AKA Facts
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated’s motto?
By culture and by merit
Who was the first Black U.S. President?
Barack Obama
Who said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” in a speech during the March on Washington in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Top Ranking HBCU
Spelman College
true or false? The first historical black college was howard university
False, Cheyney was the first historical black college founded as the African Institute in February 1837. Howard was founded about 30 years later.
What are our official colors?
salmon pink and apple green
Which Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror is the first Black Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Who said “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”?
Maya Angelou
Largest HBCU in Georgia
Albany State College
true or false? The first black woman to win five grammys in one year is lauryn hill
true
Name a target and an activity we have done with them
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Which Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her time with NASA’s U.S. space program?
Katherine Johnson
Who said “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
Frederick Douglass
University where Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc was founded
Howard University
true or false? Coretta Scott King wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings".
False. This book was written by Maya Angelou.
How many founders and how many incorporators does Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated?
16 founders and 4 incorporators makes up our twenty pearls
Which Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror is known for being the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993?
Who said “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
Malcolm X
Located in Talahasee and founded in 1887
Florida A&M
true or false? The american civil liberties union launched the freedom rides in 1961.
False. CORE (Congress of racial equality) led Busloads of Freedom Riders from town to town, testing local compliance with federal orders to desegregate interstate bus terminals.
name ONE of Alpha Sigma's Charter members
*responses will vary*
Who was the first Black Woman to be detained for refusing to give up her seat at the age of 15 years old?
Claudette Colvin
Who said “I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.”
Langston Hughes
Number one producer of African-American aerospace science engineers in the nation
Tuskegee University
true or false? The name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church was Ebenezer baptist.
True. In his spare time, King rested, wrote and preached at Ebenezer Baptist, a recently restored gem at 407 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta.