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Chapters At UGA |
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA
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lpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated, the first Greeklettered
organization established by
Black college women, was founded
on January 15, 1908 at Howard
University in Washington, DC in Miner
Hall. The sorority was incorporated
on January 29, 1913 to ensure
perpetuity. Alpha Kappa Alpha has grown from
one undergraduate chapter to an international
organization with a membership of more than
140,000 women. Our membership consists of
ladies of distinction and exemplary character
who excel in scholarship, leadership and service.
Our undergraduate and graduate chapters are
located throughout the United States, West
Africa, the United Kingdom, the Bahamas,
the Virgin Islands, Korea, and Germany. Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is the epitome of
class, grace, and finer womanhood.
The purpose of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated 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, to maintain a progressive
interest in college life, and to be of service to
all mankind. The National Program theme
for 2006-2010 is “THE SPIRIT OF ALPHA
KAPPA ALPHA.” The focus is on Education.
The five targets included in the National
Program and implemented in the Ivy AKAdemy
are:
Education
The Black Family
Health
Economics
The Arts
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
is a wonderful sisterhood committed to
community service. Solving the problems of our
community is a very serious matter, and nothing
is more rewarding than doing this with the love,
cooperation, and support of the many talented
members of our sisterhood.
The Eta Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated graced the campus of
the University of Georgia to answer a desperate
cry for a sisterhood of elegance, class, and style.
The chapter was chartered at the University
on January 13, 1973. Through the years the
chapter has upheld the standards, principles,
and ideals of the sorority by continuing to stress
high scholastic achievement, finer womanhood,
and involvement in campus and community
life.
The ladies of the Eta Xi chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated have hosted
several innovative and relevant programs for
the University of Georgia since the chapter was
chartered in 1973. The chapter strives to not
only meet AKA’s national goals and targets,
but also to implement creative programs from
which the Athens Clarke County and the UGA
community will enjoy and benefit. Some of
the traditional programs Eta Xi hosts annually
are the Mr. Esquire Pageant (where all the
proceeds are donated to the Sickle Cell Anemia
Foundation), AKA Charm School and Easter
Egg Extravaganza (both done for Athens Clarke
County Youth), the MLK March, Pink Ice Ball,
MiAKA Auction, Akalades, and Pink Lemonade
Stand.
In the past years the chapter has also done
major community service projects for the Athens
Clarke County; The Hardstepping ladies of Eta
Xi made appearances within the community at
the annual Black History program at Whitehead
Road Elementary as well as stepping alongside
the Clarke Central High School Step Team
during their Black History Month celebration.
The team has also stepped at campus wide events
such as Habi-Fest which is in conjunction with
Habitat for Humanity and G-Day—the annual
scrimmage game for University of Georgia
Football.
More recently during Skee Week 2008,
the ladies of Eta Xi coordinated a match to
commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. on his nationally recognized holiday
to kick off the week’s activities. The Eta Xi
hosted other programs throughout Skee-Week
such as “All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go”
which enlightened young women regarding the
importance that appearance plays in situations
such as obtaining jobs and conducting business
in professional settings. The chapter also hosted
their annual “MiAKA Auction” which highlighted
several exceptional young men on campus who
are truly defying the odds during a time when
black men make up only a very small percentage
of all students in American institutions of higher
education. Secondly, proceeds from the auction
go towards a scholarship for a black male on
campus through the Eta Xi Chapter’s annual
“Mr. Esquire pageant”. With the daunting
obstacles many black men face regarding their
educational development, money raised by the
MiAKA Auction will specifically help alleviate
the financial obstacles for one exceptional young
man. To culminate Skee-Week activities, Eta Xi
went to the Northeast Athens food bank to assist
in packaging food for needy families within the
Athens-Clarke County community. In addition,
members also attended Dance Marathon, a
24-hour philanthropy project which raised more
than $321,000 benefiting Children’s Miracle
Network. Eta Xi also hosted Eta Xi’s 35th
Anniversary Party, which was the official return
of pink and green to UGA’s campus. These
accomplishments only go along with Eta Xi’s
great history of being the first and the finest—as
such, we continue to exceed expectations. |
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