The Guiding Light - Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
The visionary behind the most illustrious sisterhood we know today as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®.
The Original 9
Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg-Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe, Marie Woolfolk Taylor
Led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, the nine Howard University students who came together to form Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, were the scholastic leaders of their classes. Each also had a special talent or gift that further enhanced the potential of this dynamic group.
Led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, the nine Howard University students who came together to form Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, were the scholastic leaders of their classes. Each also had a special talent or gift that further enhanced the potential of this dynamic group.
The Sophomores
Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Alice Murray, Sarah Meriweather Nutter, Joanna Berry Shields, Carrie Snowden, Harriet Terry
By 1909, with the exception of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, the original group of women were comprised of college seniors.
By 1909, with the exception of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, the original group of women were comprised of college seniors.
The Incorporators
Norma Boyd, Julia Brooks, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Nellie Quander, Nellie Pratt Russell, Minnie Smith
Norma Boyd and Ethel Jones Mowbray, of the Sophomore group, were also Incorporators. Nellie Quander was elected president in 1911. Under her visionary leadership, Alpha Kappa Alpha initiated a dynamic plan of expansion. The first step of establishing a national body in perpetuity was taken in 1913 when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was legally incorporated.
Norma Boyd and Ethel Jones Mowbray, of the Sophomore group, were also Incorporators. Nellie Quander was elected president in 1911. Under her visionary leadership, Alpha Kappa Alpha initiated a dynamic plan of expansion. The first step of establishing a national body in perpetuity was taken in 1913 when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was legally incorporated.
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