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AKAs step up at East Coast show

LDockery — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:46:00 -0400

The Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity took center stage with the aid of crutches, wheelchairs and a walker.

The men, dressed in hospital gowns and wearing neck braces, spun around in the chairs and used the crutches to create a beat. Before the end of their routine, team members were high stepping and clapping in sync at a fast pace.

The fraternity from Temple University used

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc upholds global mission of helping communities

LDockery — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:22:00 -0500

On Jan. 15, nearly 300 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. from across the Midlands attended a members-only ceremony at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church to celebrate the sorority's 100th anniversary.

Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded in 1908 and marked a pivotal moment in black history that influenced education and civil rights advancements.

During a period when blacks were only a few generations removed from slavery and opportunities to pursue higher education were limited, a group of nine honor students, led by Ethel Hedgeman, established AKA as the first black Greek-letter organization for college-trained black women in the United States.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. celebrates centennial at MT

LDockery — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:38:00 -0500

Walking across campus day to day, you may have noticed some young, sophisticated-looking women dressed in pink and green.

Hopefully both your stomach and your ears were satisfied after grabbing a piece of cake and hearing their voices rise as they sang their national hymn last Tuesday in celebration of their centennial.

The Eta Psi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. held both private and public celebrations to commemorate their centennial last week. Many students enjoyed the free cake and festivities.

"The cake in the KUC was to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.," said Vice President Audra Smith.

AKA's 100 Year Celebration

LDockery — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:00:00 -0500

On January 12th, The Ladies of Alpha Chapter invite you to join us in celebration of a milestone which is reached by so few. 100 years of growth. 100 years of service. 100 years of achievement. Through exemplary service initiatives and progressive programs, we have continued to empower those in our increasingly complex society. In honor of an event one century in the making, we invite you to raise your glass and toast an achievement which is as much yours, as it is ours. Please join us for a celebration that will be everything that you expect and so much more.

Alpha Chapter Alumni Host Committee
Jorielle Brown (’96) Eboni Wallace Lewis (’96) Michelle Arrington (’98) Rebecca Cooper Jackson (’94)
Keita Rone (’94) Inga S. Willis (’96) Talika Joseph (’98) Precious Umunna (’00) Latrice J. Martin (’00)
Chauncie Burton (’01) Alex Jones (’01) Kimberly Mitchell (’05) Alison Brock (’05) Kelly Trepagnier ('07)

AKA's colors on the Holy Bible?

LDockery — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:00:00 -0500

The original scribes of the Bible may have been inspired by God. Their modern-day successors? They find inspiration in vacuum cleaners, polka-dot bedspreads and a slick, hot-pink Juicy Couture purse.

This all may sound a bit irreverent. But consider it from the Bible publisher's point of view: How do you sell a really old book that 91% of households already have?

You can't update the content, or get the author on Oprah.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc sponsors "O Christmas Spree"

LDockery — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:21:00 -0500

They came bearing gifts ... the floral designers and Phipps Garden Center elves to bedeck and beribbon to a fabulous Christmas fare-thee-well the century-old, Federal Revival-style manse of Chatham University's president, Dr. Esther Barazzone. An object of great real estate desire, the campus abode was once the family homestead of Pittsburgh retailing magnate John Gregg, who gifted it to the school lock, stock and sofas. And, since 1945, five CU presidents have called Gregg House a home.
Because tomorrow is Christmas (and because fantasizing is fun), my little tree topper, behold these breathtaking season's greenings that were created for Phipps' recent holiday house

AKAs Presents AIDS Awareness and Prevention Program To Teens

LDockery — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:17:00 -0500

The Nu Rho Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority recognized World AIDS Day Saturday by holding a two-hour WAD program featuring local youth performers, including the Silent Praise group from Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church , the Midway Middle School Chorus and the Midway Middle School Step Team.

Attendees, mostly teenagers who filled the Dorchester Academy auditorium to capacity, were also informed by special guest Cedric Wherry about the growing number of young Americans between the ages of 14 and 25 becoming infected with HIV/AIDS and how they could protect themselves from the disease.
“(The spread of HIV/AIDS) is happening because of this word: T-R-U-S-T,” Wherry told the crowd. “The problem is (young people) trust too fast.”
The national American Red Cross faculty HIV instructor and host of Huntsville ’s “Outside the Boxx” radio talk show explained many young adults are too quick to become sexually involved with

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. gives to children in need

LDockery — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:06:00 -0500

Sophomore Anika Fisher is getting into the holiday spirit by giving her favorite childhood board game to a child in need.

Fisher picked up a Wishing Tree ornament labeled "board game" Wednesday, and now she plans to give someone the childhood classic Chutes and Ladders.

Each ornament on the tree suggests a different gift to be given to a child who otherwise might not get a present this holiday season.

The Carolina Wishing Tree Foundation has donated toys and other wish-list items to local partners since 2003.

"I remember how exciting it was to open something cool on Christmas morning," Fisher said. "When you take the time to do this, it puts you in the spirit of giving.

Celebrating the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

LDockery — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:00:00 -0500

This collectible fashion doll was specially crafted by Madame Alexander® to celebrate the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc celebrates its centennial on January 15, 2008 and as the first African-American Sorority, she gave life to those who followed. As a tribute, The Sisterhood Boutique has created this collector's item for those who love, serve, and support the ideals of the sorority. The first in a series of Greek Lettered Organizations inspired dolls, IVY ROSE is an artistic representation of beauty, elegance and grace.

"Alpha Kappa Alpha women are beautiful, intelligent, and resilient. They have an unquenchable desire for truth and wisdom," states Rochelle McAllister, creator of IVY ROSE and CEO of The Sisterhood Boutique. "Each aspect of our IVY ROSE doll has been meticulously considered to celebrate the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

The initial concept for The Sisterhood Boutique came about when the owner, Rochelle McAllister, was preparing to apply to business school. Pulling from her childhood love of Barbie®, devotion to

Golden AKA Soror Named Curator of the Historical Dorchester Academy and Museum

Otis Collier — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:37:00 -0500

With the overwhelming endorsement of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the election of Abraham Lincoln to a second term in 1863, a foregone conclusion was that the stage was set for the complete elimination of physical slavery. Still in question, however, was what to do with four million newly freed depraved slaves? Clearly, one philosophy held that there was simply no way for Colored and Whites to co-exist as equals in these United States. Another, was that what served other ethnic groups migrating to this country should likewise serve freed Colored people. The American Missionary Association subscribed to this philosophy of which the substance was EDUCATION. Education not for subordination, rather Freedom and Liberation-for the most deprived - for the fullest development of man and womanhood.

In Ante-Bellum days, the State of Georgia forbade the teaching of reading and writing to black people. But soon after the Civil War, 1868, the American Missionary Association, now part of