AKA Members Celebrate Founders’ Day and 109 Years of Service
Special to The Truth
The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®,
Zeta Alpha Omega Graduate Chapter, along with undergraduate
chapters, Alpha Lambda at the University of Toledo and Iota
Iota at Bowling Green State University, hosted their annual
Founders’ Day celebrating “109 Years of Service to All
Mankind” with activities beginning on Friday, January 13.
This year’s Founder’s Day theme was, “Celebrating the Roots
of our Sisterhood.”
On Friday, January 13, members gathered at the movies for
the film Hidden Figures that featured three brilliant
African-American women who worked at NASA and were the
brains behind one of the greatest space missions in history.
The three women were members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Inc®.
On Sunday, January 15, members gathered for a church service
at United Missionary Baptist Church, followed by a luncheon
program featuring speakers Martha Cotton, Clara Petty and
Kimberly Fisher who represent three generations of Alpha
Kappa Alpha women. Our celebration culminated on Monday
January 16, with a MLK Day of Service Blitz, with members
volunteering at the University of Toledo Unity Celebration;
The Monroe St. Neighborhood Center; and Kitchen for the
Poor.
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