Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2025

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 sharing her idea with her friends. During this time, she was dating her future husband, George Lyle, a charter member of the Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Below are links to posts about previous #WHM profiles. I invite you to learn more about these interesting women.

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Hazel T. Nimmo became a member of the sorority at North Carolina College for Negroes (now North Carolina Central University) in Durham.

Hazel T. Nimmo, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2024

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Elizabeth Ross Haynes was a charter member of the Tau Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated in New York City.

Elizabeth Ross Haynes, Alpha Kappa Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023

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Dr. Bette Catoe Strudwick became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. during her medical studies.

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

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Merze Tate, Ph.D., was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for most of her adult life having become a member when in Indianapolis.

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

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Thelma Berlack Boozer became a member of the Lambda chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, as a New York University student.

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

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Etta Moten Barnett became a member of the sorority while a student at the University of Kansas.

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

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Althea Gibson was a member of the Beta Alpha chapter.

Althea Gibson, Alpha Kappa Alpha, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen

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The movie Hidden Figures features three National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mathematicians – Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, Dorothy Johnson Vaughan, and Mary Winston Jackson. All three were initiates of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.