Text Box: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority International History Text Box: In 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority became America’s first Greek-letter organization established by and for Black women. Her roots date back to Howard University, Washington, DC, where the idea for formation was conceived by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle of St. Louis, Missouri. She viewed the Sorority as an instrument for enriching the social and intellectual aspects of college life by providing mental stimulation through interaction with friends and associates. Through the years, however, Alpha Kappa Alpha’s functioning has become more complex. After her incorporation as a perpetual body in 1913, Alpha Kappa Alpha gradually branched out and became the channel through which selected college-trained women improved the social and economic conditions in their city, state, nation and the world. Today, that tradition has continued--internationally, nationally and locally. Alpha Kappa Alpha cultivates and encourages high scholastic and ethical standards; promotes unity and friendship among college women; alleviates problems concerning girls and women; maintains a progressive interest in college life; and serves all mankind through a nucleus of more than 180,000 women in over 860 chapters. South Atlantic Region Website: www.akasouthatlanticregion.org National Website: www.aka1908.com AKA FoundersText Box: The Heart of ESP: An Extraordinary Service Program Alpha Kappa Alpha responds to the contemporary needs of the Black community with comprehensive non-traditional programs. The ESP vision embraces a five-pronged program designed to excite, galvanize and ignite the passions of more than 180,000 members worldwide. The goal is to transfer this enthusiasm into a collective resolve to parlay members' talents, energy and creativity to realize Alpha Kappa Alpha's enormous potential for empowerment, security and progress. Drawing from the Sorority's tremendous reservoir of strength and commitment to serve, this extraordinary service program will have an immediate impact on its members, constituents and the broader community and powerful results well into the future. *PLATFORM 1:Non-Traditional Entrepreneur *PLATFORM 2: Economic Keys to Success *PLATFORM 3: Economic Growth of the Black Family *PLATFORM 4: Undergraduate Signature Program- Economic Educational Advancement Through Technology *PLATFORM 5: Health Resource Management and Economics Text Box: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Upsilon Alpha Omega Chapter Rose Picture

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