HISTORY OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED®

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA) is an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC on January 15, 1908. It is the oldest Greek-lettered organization established by African-American, college-educated women.

The sorority’s sixteen Founders created the organization to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women, and most important of all, to serve all mankind.

Under the leadership of Ethel Hedgemon, a group of nine Howard students started our sisterhood. They were Lavinia Norman, Margaret Flagg, Lucy Slowe, Marie Wolfolk, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Anna Easter Brown, Marjorie Hill. Seven sophomores were asked to join later in 1908 to ensure the continuity of the sorority. They were Joanna Berry, Norma Boyd, Ethel Jones, Sara Merriweather, Alice Murray, Carrie Snowden and Harriet Terry. These sixteen women are known as the Founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Four years later on January 29, 1913, Nellie M. Quander, the first national president, ensured that Alpha Kappa Alpha would exist forever by incorporating our sisterhood. The incorporators are: Norma Boyd, Julia Brooks, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Nellie Quander, Nellie Pratt Russell and Minnie Smith.

Over 115 years later, the purpose and presence of Alpha Kappa Alpha continues in perpetuity. Currently, the organization is comprised of nearly 355,000 members in 1,064 graduate and undergraduate chapters in the United States, Liberia, the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands, Germany, South Korea, Bermuda, Japan, Canada, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Led by International President Danette Anthony Reed, Alpha Kappa Alpha is often hailed as “America’s premier Greek- letter organization for African-American women.”

For more information on Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and its programs, please visit www.aka1908.com.

HISTORY OF LAMBDA PHI OMEGA CHAPTER

Chartered March 18, 1978, Lambda Phi Omega Chapter is one of two graduate chapters in Cleveland, Ohio. Under the leadership of the first chapter president, Geneva B. Maiden, the 70 charter members made a heartfelt commitment to forge a sisterhood that would make a difference in our community. Today, with nearly 270 members, we proudly carry on that legacy of community involvement. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is committed to service programs that enhance communities worldwide.

Since its inception, Lambda Phi Omega Chapter has initiated many programs and projects, which have left a lasting impact on the community.  

Lambda Phi Omega Chapter is a part of the Great Lakes Region which is comprised of 97 chapters in Michigan, Ohio, Western New York, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.  The Great Lakes Region is home of over 7,000 accomplished, educated, and service-oriented members who commit daily to enhancing the lives of their respective communities.

For more information about the Great Lakes Region please visit: https://aka1908.com/greatlakes/home/ 

Alpha Kappa Alpha’s MISSION

The purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of service to all mankind.  

Lambda Phi Omega’s VISION

Lambda Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is the premier unique sisterhood of distinguished professional women in Greater Cleveland united to serve humankind.

Lambda Phi Omega’s VALUE STATEMENT

By engaging a sisterhood of committed and loyal professionals, Lambda Phi Omega Chapter will leverage our individual skills to implement programs and service initiatives that make a sustainable economic impact in Greater Cleveland area.  We value and respect the diverse perspectives of all members.  We are unwavering in our dedication to fostering high ethical standards in all our endeavors.  We capitalize upon every opportunity to enhance Lambda Phi Omega Chapter so that it is always in a mode of continuous improvement and remains a progressive and viable organization.