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AKA Soror Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond named Central State University’s President, first woman in 125-year history
The Central State University Board of Trustees announced today Dr. Cynthia Jackson Hammond as the 8th President of the University. Dr. Hammond has built a distinguished career in higher educational leadership. Under her guidance as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Coppin State University, she guided six prominent initiatives: the reformation of the [...]
Obituary: AKA Soror Brenda Marie Young Ellison
Source Mrs. Brenda Marie Young Ellison, of 184 Stribling Circle, entered into eternal rest Monday April 16, 2012 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ellison was the wife of Mr. George Ellison. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Odell W. Young and Mrs. Lillie M. Neuble Young. A graduate of Carver High [...]
Detroit to Host 81st Alpha Kappa Alpha Great Lakes Regional Conference
On April 11-15, 2012, Detroit will serve as the home of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® 81st Great Lakes Regional Conference! With over 1,200 members expected, from across five (5) states, the economic impact on the city of Detroit will be considerable. According to the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCVB), a conference [...]
Alpha Kappa Alpha launches asthma management program
Source Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has embarked upon a national multi-year campaign to educate the community about how to manage asthma through its Asthma Prevention and Management Initiative. The sorority will galvanize thousands of members who will fan out to the nearly 1,000 communities worldwide where Alpha Kappa Alpha has chapters. Locally, Mu Alpha Omega [...]
Obituary: AKA Soror Janifer Lynn Lighten, 50
Source The Lighten Family sadly lost their matriarch,Janifer Lynn Lighten, on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Mrs. Lighten, who was 50 years old, succumbed to cancer. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family and friends in her New Rochelle home. Mrs. Lighten, was a former Wall Street banker, who turned full-time wife to her husband William [...]
Jackson-Madison County Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter recognizes student leaders at Founders’ Day celebration
Source Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., a sorority dedicated to international leadership, honored high school students from Jackson-Madison County Schools for their leadership qualities and contributions to the community during the sorority’s 104th anniversary celebration. Avis Baxter, president of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Gamma Alpha Omega chapter, said the sorority has honored student leaders for more than [...]
Leading Ladies: “Go Red & Think Pink”
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. partner with Delaware Valley Baptist Church to raise heart health awareness Leading Ladies: “Go Red & Think Pink” The “Leading Ladies Go Red & Think Pink” campaign is an initiative sponsored by the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, American Cancer Society, and the [...]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Masons Join Forces to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On January 15, 2012, graduate and undergraduate Alpha Kappa Alpha women along with the men of the Jericho Lodge #20, Free and Accepted Masons, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of PA partnered to celebrate the life Martin Luther King Jr. The event was held at Barack Obama Academy of International Studies. The event opened [...]
AKA- Phi Tau Omega Chapter takes a “Day On of Service” for the MLK Holiday
On Monday, January 16, 2012 the Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Phi Tau Omega chapter along with family and friends partnered with Hands On Atlanta for their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at Renaissance Elementary School in Fairburn, GA. Volunteering in this event supports Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Initiative V: [...]
Marshall University AKAs Serve Homeless Children at Area Shelter
Source A local sorority has dedicated itself to making life better for homeless children in the area. The Marshall University Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority adopted a room at Hovah Hall Underwood Children’s Home in Ona, W.Va. The room serves as a short-term emergency children’s shelter operated by The Children’s Home Society of West Virginia. “We are [...]
