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On Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s Founding Day

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, the first Greek-letter organization for African-American women, was founded on January 15, 1908 by nine young female Howard University students. They were led by the vision of Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle); she had spent several months … Continue reading

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Dr. Bette Catoe Strudwick, Alpha Kappa Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Dr. Bette Catoe Strudwick, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was one of seven women in her Howard University Medical School class in the mid 1950s. She was a pediatrician.

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Merze Tate, Ph.D., Alpha Kappa Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2021

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Congratulations to Senator Kamala Harris, Alpha Kappa Alpha!

Congratulations to Kamala Harris, Senator from California and the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate. She is a woman of firsts including the first sorority woman to make it on to a major Presidental ticket. While a student at Howard University, she … Continue reading

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Thelma Berlack Boozer, Alpha Kappa Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

Thelma Edna Berlack Boozer was born in Florida on September 26, 1906. In 1920, she moved to New York and attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx. She graduated with highest honors in 1924. As a school reporter for the … Continue reading

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“Crowned by Victory,” Carrie Chapman Catt and Her Friends

The women who fought for suffrage are on my mind. Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters. Carrie Chapman Catt was one of the founders of that organization. A friend sent me links … Continue reading

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Anna J. Cooper on Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Founding Day

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first Greek-letter organization for African-American women, was founded on January 15, 1908 by nine young female Howard University students. They were led by the vision of Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle); she had spent several months … Continue reading

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Remiss + Catch-up = Today’s GLO History Post

Remiss is my word of the day. I have been remiss in acknowledging many accomplishments of GLO members over the past year. This week, I plan to play catch-up. I am also saddened to hear of the passing of a … Continue reading

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Etta Moten Barnett, Alpha Kappa Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2019

Etta Motten Barnett was born in Weimar, Texas on November 5, 1901. She first enrolled at Western University, a historically black college in Quindaro, Kansas. In 1918, she married Lieutenant Curtis Brooks, a former teacher. They moved to Oklahoma and … Continue reading

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Meetings, Milestones, and More

The annual meeting of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), which was held in Indianapolis, wrapped up this weekend. Hazing took center stage when parents who have lost sons to fraternity hazing shared their stories with the attendees. I applaud … Continue reading

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