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"Alpha
Kappa Alpha women are college presidents, deans, directors of Fortune
500 companies, judges, mayors, and members of Congress, state
legislatures, city councils, and school boards. [We] are rural and urban
teachers, counselors, and role models. An Alpha Kappa Alpha woman made
the calculations for the automatic control system design of the first
orbital flight.
Members are
poets, musicians, artists, and dancers. They are fighters for civil and
human rights. They are the strong mothers and wives of brave men who
have carried burdens in the heat of the day. Sometimes they are
kinfolks--mothers, daughters, sisters--but often they are themselves the
leaders of catalysts. They make history whenever they come together.
There
are no average or even typical Alpha Kappa Alpha women. They fit no
common physical descriptions or economic characteristics, yet they are
all the same--these women who wear the twenty pearls. You can identify
them by the smiles on their faces and the love in their eyes. Beautiful
Alpha Kappa Alpha women are young, mature, matriarchal, elderly, and
venerable. Life polishes neophytes until they are shining silver stars,
who then mellow into the glowing radiance of golden sorors....Equally
lovely and beloved are the hundreds of sorors who have just passed their
neophyte year and partake in campus activities, leadership training
programs, and careful study of Sorority tradition."
(Taken
from Alpha Kappa Alpha Through the Years 1908-1988)
Conceited
we're called
Because we stand tall
Uppity we're deemed
Due to our self-esteem
Our noses are always in the air
For looking downward we don't dare
And continue with pride
Realizing that if you're a lady
You're automatically downgraded
Sophistication and Class is a plus
Although others don't view it as much
Their thoughts are so remote
But when we were founded
Women couldn't vote
Civil rights were a luxury
In the early 20th Century
AKA was very political
Although they laugh and act very cynical
So remember the next time they jeer,
You were the FIRST to be here
Deleting all that was not good
And replacing it with SISTERHOOD
Setting a trend for all the rest
Proving that they could be the very best.
As ladies we must learn
Nothing is given, all is earned
With this in mind
You'll ultimately find
That it's a flair
It's a mood
We
call it AKATUDE
-- Soror Michelle Robinson, Bradley
University
Sigma
Delta Chapters thoughts.....
Soror Kimberly "Baby
Girl" Hutchinson, fall of 98
Sisterhood: A bond that will last a
lifetime and beyond.
Legacy:
The one goal and purpose to make such a difference, it still leave's
a trail to follow.
Vision:
To see a hill grow into an erupting volcano.
Goal:
To achieve
and make a difference in every life we touch.
Strength:
Strong enough to be the first, long enough to be the best, bright
enough to make it last
Soror Deva "Angel"
Kehoe-Thompson, spring 99
The bond that is created among sisters is like no other I have ever
experienced. Although my undergraduate life as an alpha kappa alpha is
only the beginning I will always cherish the times and all my new
sisters at the university of Oregon. Sisterhood to me means love,
support, friends and teamwork.
Soror Brandy "Miss-Chievous",
spring 99
Alpha
Kappa Alpha women to me symbolize the epitome of grace, wisdom and
beauty. Being part of such an organization has allowed me to
have the
opportunity to surround myself by such women. Alpha
Kappa Alpha women have proved their standards through their,
"Service to all Mankind by Culture and by Merit!"
I am more than privileged to belong to an organization of great
women.
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