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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

Also See:

Famous Members Of Alpha Phi Alpha

Famous Members Of Omega Psi Phi

Famous Members Of Delta Sigma Theta

Famous Members Of Phi Beta Sigma

Famous Members Of Zeta Phi Beta

Famous Members Of Kappa Alpha Psi

Famous Members Of Sigma Gamma Rho

Famous Members Of Iota Phi Theta

Famous Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha  was originally published on woldcnews.com

1. Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad

2. Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

3. Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

4. Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

5. Cathy Hughes

Cathy Hughes

6. Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

7. Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight

8. Vice President Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris

9. Maya Angelou

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Original Chapter: Honorary

10. Erica Campbell

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Original Chapter: Honorary

11. Brandy

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Original Chapter: Honorary

12. Iyanla Vanzant

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Original Chapter: Honorary

13. Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Adams Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

14. Alicia Keys

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Original Chapter: Honorary

15. Yvette Nicole Brown

Yvette Nicole Brown Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Delta Pi

16. Vanessa Bell Calloway

Vanessa Bell Calloway Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Delta Phi

17. Roxie Roker

Roxie Roker Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Alpha

18. Jamilah Lemieux

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Original Chapter: Delta Rho Omega

19. Donda West

Donda West Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Alpha Eta

20. Yvette Lee Bowser

Yvette Lee Bowser Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Xi Beta

21. Marjorie Vincent-Tripp

Marjorie Vincent-Tripp Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Beta

22. Shamari DeVoe

Shamari DeVoe Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Nu Lambda Omega

23. Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Beta Delta Omega

24. Sunny Hostin

Sunny Hostin Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Upsilon Nu Omega

25. Star Jones

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Original Chapter: Lambda Zeta

26. Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Nu

27. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Alpha Kappa Omega

28. Lisa Borders

Lisa Borders Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Iota Mu

29. Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Beta Alpha

30. A’ja Wilson

A'ja Wilson Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Theta Gamma

31. Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

32. Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

33. Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

 

34. Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

 

35. Tika Sumpter

Tika Sumpter Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

 

36. Regina Taylor

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Original Chapter: Kappa Mu

37. Alice Walker

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Original Chapter: Honorary

38. Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay Source:Getty

Original Chapter: Honorary

39. Ella Fitzgerald

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Original Chapter: Honorary

40. Jessye Norman

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Original Chapter: Honorary

41. Coretta Scott King

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Original Chapter: Honorary

42. Dr. Bernice King

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Dr. Bernice King Original Chapter: Kappa Omega

43. Rosa Parks

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Original Chapter: Honorary

44. C. Delores Tucker

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Original Chapter: Honorary

45. Suzanne De Passe

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Original Chapter: Honorary

46. Mae Jemison

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Original Chapter: Honorary