Kappa Alpha Theta

Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be in a sorority. I have always had this image of what a sorority girl was in my head. They were the pretty, stuck up, and rude girls. I didn’t want to be involved with drama and hold girl’s hands in pictures. I just wasn’t that girl. My best friend joined a sorority and she changed but not for the better. She became one of those girls who only thought about herself and her appearance. I wanted to focus on school and making friends, not partying

"I am a Theta. I am for the child." As an undergraduate, pledging Theta at Phi chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta has provided me with many opportunities to contribute to my community, especially through our philanthropy work for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). For 25 years, Kappa Alpha Theta and CASA have shared a common belief that every abused or neglected child should be loved, have a safe home, and have the opportunities to succeed. A CASA provides a voice for children during the juvenile

one of the Dive Nine was founded because differences. Specifically taking the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority into account in present day. It is quite evident that the purpose and message from the earlier founders of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority still live on today. I interviewed Kayse Cuevas, a twenty-one-year-old senior at Oklahoma State University. She is a current and active member in the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. I asked Cuevas if she had any family members that were Deltas and she confirmed

Dear Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated: I am seeking membership into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated because I want to grow and become an exceptional black woman. I want to be a part of a sisterhood where I can be able to express myself, and see the greatness in ourselves reflected in each other. The Gamma Theta chapter of Alpha Kappa Sorority Incorporated goals and ladies embody everything that I want to be in my life. Throughout my freshman and sophomore year I observe

Dear Ladies of the Gamma Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated: I am seeking membership into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated because I want to grow and contribute my time and talent to an illustrious, originating organization. I aspire to be a part of a sisterhood where I can express myself, and have my skills nourished by prospering African –American women. This summer I was involved in a traumatic car accident and survived, tragically two of my dearest friends did not

Contributions of Alumni Chapters and Why They Exist To start off, organizations outside of the divine nine usually don’t have alumni chapters. The general mission is lifetime commitment, regardless what organization within the divine nine. Membership in sororities and fraternities of the divine nine doesn’t end once you graduate and receive your undergraduate degree. Alumni chapters represent members who have graduated, who are beginning, in the midst of, changing, or even ending within their

are sororities. These were the first sororities formed on college campuses and have successfully made a massive impact in every community. The first sorority to be born is known as the Alpha Kappa Alpha. Everyone has seen their bright colors and heard talk about their fierce attitude. Right? Alpha Kappa Alpha was born on the campus of Howard University on the date of January 15, 1908 (Ross 163). The AKA Sorority, Inc. was meditated upon one college student, but it took nine college women to collectively

fraternity based on the stereotypes these organizations uphold, well I chose to differ. I told myself if I ever decided to become a member of a sorority it would be based solely on their ethical standards, history, and values they are founded upon. Alpha Kappa Alpha, Incorporated consists of ladies of distinction and exemplary character who excel in scholarship, leadership, and service, which are qualities I have chosen to uphold. From my perspective, I encourage myself to maintain a respectable appearance

social sorority started in 1851 by women at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The women founded the Adelphean Society, which later became a Greek-letter sorority, Alpha Delta Pi. Other early Greek-letter sororities for women included Pi Beta Phi, established in 1867 at Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinois, and Kappa Alpha Theta, established in 1870 at DePauw University (formally Indiana Asbury College) in Greencastle, Indiana (Encarta).      Social sororities contribute

would focus on interaction, encouragement, and ethical growth between the members, and that is exactly what Alpha Kappa Alpha has done ever since she created it. In 1908, AKA also known as the sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first African American sorority was created. Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha communicate and express their common ideas and goals in their own unique ways. Alpha Kappa Alphas represent service and culture more than anything. Ever since AKA was founded in 1908, their motto has been