ethel hedgeman lyle was the founder of alpha kappa alpha.
ethel hedgeman lyle was the founder of alpha kappa alpha.
who are the founders of alpha kappa alpha?
ethel hedgeman lyle
throughout the fall of 1907, hedgeman was instrumental in founding alpha kappa alpha sorority incorporated, america's first greek-letter organization established by black college women. hedgeman was inspired by the accounts of tremaine robinson, a faculty member at howard who shared her sorority experiences at brown university. hedgeman was also aided in her efforts by her friend george lyle, whom she had dated since high school. he was a charter member the beta chapter of alpha phi alpha fraternity at howard in 1907. to establish a sorority, hedgeman began recruiting interested classmates during the summer of 1907. together, the nine classmates founded alpha kappa alpha on january 15, 1908. hedgeman served as vice-president of the sorority, since she was a junior, and designed the insignia for the sorority. starting in the 1920s, as national treasurer of alpha kappa alpha for more than 20 years, lyle (by then married) continued to guide the sorority and its growth.
ethel hedgeman lyle
alpha kappa alpha continued to grow at howard. by the end of the 1911–12 school year, there were more than twenty members of the sorority and the organization had become an influential part of student life at howard. following the annual celebration "ivy day" on howard campus in spring 1912, founder( she is not the founder of alpha kappa alpha sorority. there are only 16 founders and she is not listed as one of them. they recognize her as the incorporator). and former basileus nellie quander learned that all of the newly initiated members of the sorority planned to change the colors, letters, and constitution of the sorority. quander actively worked with the women who had become ακαs during the four years of the sorority's existence to maintain the integrity and tenets of alpha kappa alpha. on january 13, 1913, the twenty-two undergraduate chapter members who wanted to transform alpha kappa alpha left the organization and formed delta sigma theta. quander set up a three-person committee that successfully petitioned to incorporate ακα as a perpetual entity. alpha kappa alpha was nationally incorporated on january 29, 1913.
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