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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority collection
- Title
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority collection, 1966 -1986.
- Author
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 412 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Details
- Description
- .2 lin. ft. (1 archival box)
- Summary
- The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Collection consists of historical sketches and other related materials for several New York State chapters, including Delta Mu Omega, Delta Rho Omega, Epsilon Phi Omega, Theta Iota Omega, Xi Chi Omega, and Zeta Nu Omega Chapter. In addition there are letters, news articles, flyers, and programs.
- Subjects
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority > Delta Rho Omega Chapter (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority > Epsilon Pi Omega Chapter (Queens, New York, N.Y.)
- African American college students
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority > Xi Chi Omega Chapter (Westchester County, N.Y.)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority History
- New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority > Delta Mu Omega Chapter (Albany, N.Y.)
- Women in charitable work > United States
- African American fraternal organizations
- Greek letter societies > United States > History
- Flyers
- Letters
- African American women > Societies and clubs
- African American Greek letter societies > New York (State) > New York
- Programs
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority > Zeta Nu Omega Chapter (Westchester County, N.Y.)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority > Theta Iota Omega Chapter (Long Island, N.Y.)
- Genre/Form
- Flyers.
- Letters.
- Programs.
- Source (note)
- Wanda Johnson
- Biography (note)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) is the first African American Greek Sorority. It was founded in 1908, by nine college students on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. AKA currently has members in graduate and undergraduate chapters across the world. Their mission is to encourage high scholastics and ethical standards, promote sisterhood, and help young girls and women to improve their social stature.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 412
- OCLC
- 811776274
- Author
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
- Title
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority collection, 1966 -1986.
- Biography
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) is the first African American Greek Sorority. It was founded in 1908, by nine college students on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. AKA currently has members in graduate and undergraduate chapters across the world. Their mission is to encourage high scholastics and ethical standards, promote sisterhood, and help young girls and women to improve their social stature.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 412