New undergraduate chapter makes history

Tau Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was chartered on Sunday, March 29, 2009 in Chester, PA on the campus of Widener University. This is the first undergraduate Chapter chartered in the North Atlantic Region since 2002 and the first member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council on the campus. Fifteen talented and intelligent women were initiated and pledged allegiance for a lifetime. The sorors of Tau Delta Omega Chapter are the supervising chapter. Big things are expected from Tau Alpha as the 60th Undergraduate Chapter in the Notable North Atlantic Region where sorors Feel Good!

Alpha Kappa Alpha on National Public Radio

NPR recently had stories on Alpha Kappa Alpha. The links to the stories are below.

AKA Sorority Presents Colorful Picture appeared on All Things Considered, July 17, 2008

Leading Black Sorority Celebrates 100 Years appeared on Tell Me More, July 10, 2008

AKA Traveling Exhibit Comes to Philly

The AKA Centennial Exhibit arrives in Philadelphia on July 26, 2008 and a reception is scheduled for July 31, 2008 at the African-African American Museum in Philadelphia. Having seen the exhibit while in DC, it is a must see stop for all. The exhibit will be in Philadelphia through October 19, 2008.

UPDATE:

The black socialite has some great pictures of the reception in the recent Friday's Fabolous Pictures post.

Essence.com Features Famous AKA's

Essence.com recently posted an article about famous Alpha Kappa Alpha women. Click here to view it.

AKA Fact

Nellie Quander was an incorporator and the first international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Her family could trace its lineage and sense of purpose for three hundred years in Maryland and Virginia. The Quanders are considered to be one of oldest free African American families whose ancestors had once been enslaved in America.

Quander along with Smith, Norma Boyd, Julia Evangeline Brooks, Nellie Pratt Russell and Ethel Jones Mowbray moved to incorporate Alpha Kappa Alpha on January 29, 1913. After leading the initiative to incorporate the sorority, Quander served as president of Alpha Kappa Alpha. In 1918, at the first Boulé at Howard, she was officially elected president. After having served six years, at the next Boulé in 1919 at Chicago, Illinois, she resigned. During her tenure, she wrote the constitution's preamble and appointed fellow members to implement the sorority's expansion. Later, Quander was the first director of the North Atlantic Region of AKA