Famous Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was founded by nine women on the campus of Howard University in Washington DC on Jan. 15, 1908. It is the oldest greek-letter organization created by and for African American collegiate women. Its founders were: Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle), Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe and Marie Woolfolk (Taylor). AKA has nearly 300,000 members in 1,018 graduate and undergraduate chapters worldwide.
Motto: “By Culture and By Merit”
Colors: Salmon Pink and Apple Green
Symbol: Ivy Leaf
1. Maya Angelou
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Original Chapter: Honorary
2. Phylicia Rashad
Original Chapter: Alpha
3. Loretta Devine
Original Chapter: Epsilon Lambda
4. Wanda Sykes
Original Chapter: Gamma Theta
5. Toni Morrison
Original Chapter: Alpha
6. Cathy Hughes
Original Chapter: Honorary
7. Lynn Whitfield
Original Chapter: Honorary
8. Gladys Knight
Original Chapter: Honorary
9. Vice President Kamala Harris
Original Chapter: Alpha
10. Mae Jemison
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Original Chapter: Honorary
11. Suzanne de Passe
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Original Chapter: Honorary
12. C. Delores Tucker
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Original Chapter: Honorary
13. Rosa Parks
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Original Chapter: Honorary
14. Bernice King
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Original Chapter: Kappa Omega
15. Coretta Scott King
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Original Chapter: Honorary
16. Jessye Norman
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Original Chapter: Honorary
17. Ella Fitzgerald
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Original Chapter: Honorary
18. Critics’ Choice Awards 2019
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19. Alice Walker
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Original Chapter: Honorary
20. Regina Taylor
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Original Chapter: Kappa Mu
21. PaleyFest Fall TV Previews – ABC
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22. Jada Pinkett-Smith
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Original Chapter: Honorary
23. JoMarie Payton
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Original Chapter: Honorary
24. North Hollywood Cinefest – Arrivals
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25. Marla Gibbs
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Original Chapter: Honorary
26. A’ja Wilson
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Original Chapter: Theta Gamma
27. Althea Gibson
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Original Chapter: Beta Alpha
28. Lisa Borders
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Original Chapter: Iota Mu
29. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
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Original Chapter: Alpha Kappa Omega
30. Katherine Johnson
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Original Chapter: Nu
31. Star Jones
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Original Chapter: Lambda Zeta
32. Sunny Hostin
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Original Chapter: Upsilon Nu Omega
33. Cassandra Wilson
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Original Chapter: Beta Delta Omega
34. Shamari DeVoe
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Original Chapter: Nu Lambda Omega
35. 2017 Miss America Competition – Red Carpet
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36. Yvette Lee Bowser
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Original Chapter: Xi Beta
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Original Chapter: Alpha Eta
38. Jamilah Lemieux
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Original Chapter: Delta Rho Omega
39. Roxie Roker
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Original Chapter: Alpha
40. Vanessa Bell Calloway
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Original Chapter: Delta Phi
41. Yvette Nicole Brown
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Original Chapter: Delta Pi
42. Alicia Keys
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Original Chapter: Honorary
43. Yolanda Adams
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Original Chapter: Honorary
44. Ava DuVernay
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Original Chapter: Honorary
45. Iyanla Vanzant
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Original Chapter: Honorary
46. Brandy
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Original Chapter: Honorary
