The Lovely Ladies of
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first Greek letter organization founded by and for Black college women, was established on January 15, 1908. It was initiated by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle and fifteen other ambitious and dedicated women at Howard University. The sorority was founded for the purpose of encouraging high scholastic and ethical standards, promoting unity and sisterhood and improving the social stature of African-Americans. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was incorporated in 1913 to perpetuate its existence throughout the world. Currently, membership in the national organization totals over 140,000 women in the United States, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. Since the Beta Psi Chapter was founded in 1940, the women who have graced its' prestigious halls continue to uphold the lofty Ideals of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The chapter sits on the campus of Southern University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The women continue to represent the highest academic and social ideals. In addition to the examples of leadership set by the women of Beta Psi, they have also initiated many programs for the betterment of the Southern University students. Programs such as; AKA Adopt a Family, Pink and Green Health Fair and their various national organization committments continue to show the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as the epitome of intelligence, grace and womanhood.