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List of Alpha Kappa Alpha members

This list of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorors (commonly referred to as AKAs[1]) includes initiated and honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ), the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Black college women.

Members of Congress, all of whom are Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters, among them then-Senator Kamala Harris, the first female Vice President of the United States

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women who were known as The Original Group of 1908, and seven sophomores, honor students who are also considered founders and are known as The Sophomores of 1910.[2]

Alpha Kappa Alpha has a membership of more than 200,000 women in over 950 chapters in the United States and several other countries. Membership is extended to female college undergraduate and graduate students. The sorority also bestows honorary membership as its highest honor.[3]

List

Listed below are notable Alpha Kappa Alpha women such as the founders and international presidents, and members who are involved in the fields of arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, health, law, politics, science, literature and sports.

Arts and entertainment

Artists and illustrators

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Elmer Lucille AllenBeta Epsilonceramic artist; one of the first African-American female chemists in the US[4]
Barbara Chase-RiboudDelta Musculptor and author[5]
Kristye Addison DudleyLambda Thetavisual artist, painter[6]
Jan Spivey GilchristHonoraryillustrator[7]
Anita Posey LoweNuceramic artist[8]
Barbara Madden-SwainAlpha Omicron Omegaceramic artist[9]
Laura Wheeler WaringHonoraryartist, painter, and writer[7]
Meta Vaux Warrick FullerHonoraryartist and sculptor[7]
Mary Park WashingtonKappa Omegapainter, illustrator, collage artist[10]
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Actresses

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Inga BallardMu Kappatheatre actress, roles include "Motormouth Maybelle" in Hairspray, "Mazeppa" in Gypsy[11]
Raney BranchNu Alphaactress, independent films[12]
Yvette Nicole BrownDelta Piactress, film, television, host, and voice[11]
Tamula BrowningMu Xitheatre actress, Beehive, national tour; Buddy, national tour
Vanessa Bell CallowayDelta Phiactress in Coming to America[13][14]
Olivia ColeHonoraryfirst African-American actress to win an Emmy award[7]
Cicily DanielsXi Omicronactress, singer; Ugly Betty, Broadway productions of The Little Mermaid and Rent, film Across the Universe
Loretta DevineEpsilon Lambdaactress in Waiting to Exhale and This Christmas; one of the original Dreamgirls[15]
Tanisha Lynn EanesLambdaactress; portrayed Danielle Frye on All My Children
Marla GibbsHonoraryactress on 227 and The Jeffersons[7]
Nichelle NicholsHonoraryactress on Star Trek; NASA recruiter[7]
Brandy NorwoodHonoraryGrammy Award-winning singer, actress[7]
Jo Marie PaytonHonoraryactress on Family Matters[7]
Taylor PolidoreAlpha Piactress, roles in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins, Fatal Attraction (TV series), Snapped: Killer Couples, and Bossip Comedy Series[16]
Phylicia RashadAlphaactress on The Cosby Show, first African-American woman to win a Tony Award for Lead Actress[17]
Roxie RokerAlphaactress on The Jeffersons[18]
Medina SenghoreAlphaactress, theatre and independent films[19]
Jada Pinkett SmithHonoraryactress and singer[7]
Tika SumpterHonoraryactress (One Life to Live, The Haves and the Have Nots)[7]
Wanda SykesGamma Thetaactress and comedian[20]
Regina TaylorKappa MuGolden Globe-winning actress
Lynn WhitfieldHonoraryEmmy Award-winning actress[7]
Nichelle Nichols
Jada Pinkett Smith
Phylicia Rashad

Authors

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Yamiche AlcindorOmicron Pijournalist[21]
Maya AngelouHonorarypoet, dancer, producer, playwright, film director, author[7]
Tajuana ButlerBeta Epsilonauthor of Sorority Sisters, Hand-Me-Down Heartache, Just My Luck[22]
Marvel Cookeunknowncivil rights activist; first African-American woman to work at a white newspaper, Compass[23]
Anna Julia CooperAlphaauthor of A Voice from the South by a Black Woman of the South; feminist[24]
Edwidge DanticatTheta Psi Omegaauthor of Breath, Eyes, Memory and Krik? Krak![25]
Crystal Black DavisKappaauthor of Shaken and Stirred[26]
L. M. DavisTheta Omegaauthor of Interlopers: A Shifters Novel[27]
Anita Davis-DeFoeTheta Piauthor and social entrepreneur; A Woman's Guide to Soulful Living:Seven Keys to Life and Work Success; Tropical Escapes; Follow Her Lead: Unleashing the Greatness Within[28]
Sadie and Bessie DelanyHonoraryauthors of Having Our Say and civil rights activists[7]
Leslie Esdaile Banksunknownauthor of Slow Burn and Sundance[27]
Lolita FilesIota LambdaScenes From A Sistah, Getting To The Good Part, and Blind Ambitions[27]
Valada S. FlewellynHonorarypoet and author[7]
Ayana GrayKappa Iotaauthor of Beasts of Prey[27]
Shirlee Taylor Haizlipunknownauthor, The Sweeter the Juice and Finding Grace; first woman to manage a television station in the US[27]
Germany KentLambda Etaaward-winning author, celebrity journalist, former beauty queen, actress, model, producer, social activist and philanthropist[27]
Karla F. C. HollowayChischolar, author, professor of African American Cultural Studies, Law, and Bioethics[27]
Jamilah LemieuxDelta Rho Omegawriter, senior digital editor for Ebony, cultural critic[29]
Andrea Lyle-WilsonHonorarywriter; granddaughter of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle[7]
Felicia Masonunknownauthor, For the Love of You, Rhapsody, Foolish Heart[27]
Bebe Moore CampbellHonoraryauthor of Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You Owe Me[7]
Michelle MorialHonoraryjournalist[7]
Toni MorrisonAlphaNobel Prize-winning author[30]
Sophia NelsonXi Omegaauthor of Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama; lawyer; political commentator[31]
Lillian Rogers ParksHonoraryauthor of My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House; White House maid and seamstress[7]
Sonia SanchezLambdapoet[32]
Sandra SeatonChi Epsilon Omegaaward-winning playwright and librettist
Ntozake ShangeHonoraryplaywright and performance artist of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf[7]
Reshonda Tate-BillingsleyDelta Xijournalist and author[33]
Miki TurnerSigma Omegaaward-winning photojournalist; author of Journey To The Woman I've Come To Love[27]
Iyanla VanzantHonoraryauthor and attorney[7]
Ann B. WalkerUnknownJournalist and radio personality, 24th President of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Sigma Omega chapter in Columbus, Ohio[34]
Alice WalkerHonoraryPulitzer Prize-winning author[7][25]
Donda WestAlpha Etaauthor of Raising Kanye; Chairwoman of English Department at Chicago State University; mother of Kanye West[35]
Maya Angelou
Anna Julia Cooper
Edwidge Danticat
Alice Walker
Donda West

Dancers

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Lauren AndersonHonoraryfirst African-American principal ballerina of a major company (the Houston Ballet)[7]
Chauniece ConnerEpsilon Epsilonprincipal dancer, River City Ballet Company; founder and Artistic Director, Ballet on Wheels[36]
Virginia JohnsonHonoraryballerina[7]
Jennifer JonesEpsilon Chicore dancer, Lindy Hop All-star Dancers; winner of 2004 American Lindy Hop Championships Open Showcase division; winner of 2003 New York Lindy Hop Open Champions Routine division[37]
Carmen de Lavallade-HolderHonorarydancer and choreographer; wife of Geoffrey Holder[7]
Carmen de Lavallade-Holder

Filmmakers and producers

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Abiola AbramsAlpha Muindependent filmmaker, Knives in My Throat and Ophelia's Opera; author, actress, tv host[38]
Yvette Lee BowserXi Betawriter and producer, Half & Half, Living Single, and A Different World[32]
Charity BurtonPi Gammaproducer, Five Sisters Production Company[39]
Julie DashHonoraryfilmmaker of Daughters of the Dust[7]
Ava DuVernayHonoraryfilmmaker, Selma[40]
Daphne ValeriusTheta Psi Omegafilmmaker of Souls of Black Girls; actress, television journalist[41]

Miss America, Mrs. America, Miss USA, Miss Black USA Pageant and other pageant titleholders

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Mistie AdamsBeta PsiMiss Maryland USA 2001[42]
Terez BaskinBetaMiss Black Illinois 2005
Suzette CharlesHonoraryMiss America 1984 for seven weeks after Vanessa Lynn Williams[7]
Dr. Keyna (Kirklen Cobb) BoykinTheta Theta/AlphaMiss Los Angeles County USA 2003; Miss California USA 2004 California Main & Style Award
Andrea Reynolds DiggsZeta ZetaMiss Black Kentucky 2006
LaShan DixonEta PsiUnited States of America Mrs. 2022
Victoria FranklinIota TauMiss Nevada USA 2004[43]
Myja GaryAlpha PhiMiss Black USA 2021
Dr. Whitney B. GaskinsOmicron/Sigma OmegaMiss Black Ohio, USA 2009
Mia HeastonEpsilon EpsilonMiss Illinois USA 2007[44]
Kelsi HornDelta ZetaMiss Black USA 2018[45]
Noelle HughleyBeta DeltaMiss Georgia Teen USA 2014[46]
Stephanie HuntDelta ChiMrs. United States 2007; Mrs. Michigan America 2010; Mrs. Michigan International 2005; Mrs. Michigan Galaxy 2006
Osas IghodaroPi Iota OmegaMiss Black USA 2010
Janaye IngramAlpha PiMiss New Jersey 2004[citation needed]
Deanna McCray JamesRho Xi OmegaMrs. District of Columbia America 2009; Mrs. Maryland United States 2005
Alicia HughesGamma PsiMiss Black USA 1998[47]
Tracey JamisonIota Lambda OmegaMrs. All-American Woman 2010
Nadia MoffettNu RhoMiss North Carolina 2010
Myah MoorePi SigmaMiss Oregon USA 2003[48]
Fionnghuala O'ReillyMu DeltaMiss Universe Ireland 2019
Danielle PayneKappa PsiMiss Black Oklahoma USA 2012
Jasmine RaysorIota TauMiss Black Arizona 2016
LaDaria RichardsonBeta Iota OmegaMrs. North Carolina International 2009
Cherrelle "e'Lan" RobinsonAlpha/Rho Mu OmegaMiss Teen District of Columbia, USA 1990
Danica TisdaleMu PiMiss Georgia 2004[49]
Debbye TurnerHonoraryMiss America 1990; veterinarian[7]
Kenya TysonIota Kappa OmegaMiss Black Delaware 1996; University Dean
Marjorie VincentBetaMiss America 1991; news anchor[50]
Sabrina LewisRhoMiss California 2021
Natisha Webb-RabbKappa OmegaMs. Black Continental Woman 2004
Nicole WhiteMu DeltaMiss DC USA 2009[50]

Singers, musicians, music business

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Yolanda AdamsHonorarygospel singer[7]
Etta Moten BarnettDeltafirst African-American woman invited to sing at the White House[51]
Cicely BeasleyChiopera singer (retired)
Erica CampbellHonorarygospel, christian R&B singer and songwriter[7]
Maude Cuney-HareHonorarypianist and writer[7]
Shamari DeVoeNu Lambda OmegaR&B singer (Blaque) and reality television personality (Real Housewives of Atlanta)
Ella FitzgeraldHonoraryjazz singer[7]
Mareda Gaither-GravesZeta Nu Omegaclassical soprano[52]
Antoinette GarnesHonoraryconcert performer[7]
Stepanie HancockMu Omega Omegasinger; This Happy Madness
Hazel L. HarrisonHonorarypianist[7]
Alika Hope BryantBouléopera singer[53]
Caterina JarboroHonoraryopera singer[7]
Anne Gamble KennedyPiconcert pianist
Alicia KeysHonoraryGrammy Award-winning R&B singer[7]
Gladys KnightHonorarylead singer of Gladys Knight and the Pips; Grammy Award-winning gospel and R&B artist[7]
Patti LaBelleHonorarylegendary singer and songwriter[7]
Tiffany MoniqueRho Kappa OmegaR&B singer and songwriter; lead background vocalist for Beyoncé[54]
Jessye NormanHonoraryopera singer[7]
Brandy NorwoodHonorarysinger[7]
Delores Parker-MorganHonorarypianist and soloist[7]
WandeDelta Xirapper and A&R administrator[55]
Cassandra WilsonBeta Delta OmegaGrammy Award-winning jazz vocalist/producer[56]
Sherry WinstonAlphaGrammy-nominated jazz flutist[57]
Antoinette Garnes
Marian Anderson
Erica Campbell
Ella Fitzgerald
Alicia Keys

Television

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Xernona Clayton BradyAlpha Psicreator of CNN's Trumpet Awards and creator of the Xernona Clayton Show on WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia[50]
Dorothy BrunsonHonoraryfirst African-American woman to own a television station, WGTW-TV[7]
Dr. Zoanne ClackHonorarywriter for Grey's Anatomy[58]
Belva DavisHonoraryfirst African-American news anchor on the West Coast[7]
Stephanie ElamAlphaCNN Business News correspondent[59]
Sharon EppersonLambda Upsilonfinancial correspondent for CNBC[60]
Tamara HooksAlphaone of two African-American hosts for the Home Shopping Network[61]
Sunny HostinUpsilon Nu Omegajournalist, lawyer, social commentator on The View[62]
Janice HuffZeta Omicronmeteorologist for WNBC in New York City[63]
Constance JonesTheta Epsilonnews anchor/reporter, WPLG Miami, Florida; KETK-TV in East Texas[64]
Star JonesLambda Zetaauthor, television host, attorney, and former Second Supreme Anti-Basileus[65]
Muriel Lyle-SmithHonorarytelevision producer; granddaughter of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle[7]
Suzanne MalveauxHonorarynews anchor on CNN and TVOne contributor[66]
Lark McCarthyIota Gammaformer news anchor for WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C. for 17 years.[50]
Amie McLainAlphareporter for NBC2, Fort Myers, FL[67]
Wanda SykesGamma Thetacomedian/TV personality
Kathy TimesBeta AlphaEmmy Award-winning investigative reporter WVTM-TV (NBC13) in Birmingham, Alabama; president of National Association of Black Journalists[68]
JaQuitta WilliamsGamma Upsilonanchor/reporter for WSB-TV, ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia[69]
Keisha WilliamsAlphahost of Focus Atlanta; CW Atlanta's Public Affairs Director[70]

Civil rights

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Zernona BlackAlpha Tau Omegawife of Claude Black; civil rights advocate[71]
Rose Butler Browneunknownteacher at Virginia State University and North Carolina Central University; civil rights activist[23]
Johnnie Rebecca CarrHonorarycivil rights activist[7]
Septima Poinsette ClarkGamma Xi Omegaeducation activist, trained Rosa Parks during workshops at Highlander Folk School School[23][72]
Virginia Coffeyunknowncivil rights advocate and social reformer[73]
Pauline Redmond CoggsEpsilon Kappa Omegafirst African-American woman to head the Urban League in Washington, D.C.; personal confidante to first lady Eleanor Roosevelt[74]
Virginia Foster DurrHonorarycivil rights activist who supported sit-ins and the Freedom Rides[7][75]
Ada Sipuel Fisherunknowndesegregated the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma[76]
Bernice KingKappa Omegacivil rights leader; daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Coretta Scott KingHonorarycivil rights leader; wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.[7]
Rosa ParksHonorarycivil rights leader; catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott[7]
Mary E. PeabodyHonoraryactivist in civil and human rights[7]
Minnijean Brown-TrickeyDelta Betacivil rights activist, one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High School in 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas[77]
Gloria RichardsonAlphaleader of the Cambridge movement, often cited as the birth of the Black Power Movement[78]
C. Delores TuckerHonorarycivil rights activist[7]
Bernice King
Rosa Parks
Coretta Scott King

Education

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Cecilia Nabrit AdkinsHonoraryfirst to lead the Publisher's Association[7]
Vanita BanksEpsilon RhoPresident of the National Bar Association[68]
Mary L. BellHonoraryfirst African-American to own and operate a radio station in the city of Detroit; president and chairperson of Bell Broadcasting Corporation[7]
Roslyn BrockAlpha EtaChairman of the NAACP[79]
Mecole BrownKappa MuVice President of Employment and Diversity, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.[41]
Jessie Bryant MosleyHonoraryfounder of the Smith-Robertson Museum and Cultural Center[7]
Margaret BurroughsHonoraryfounder of DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, Illinois[7]
Margaret BusbyHonoraryfirst African book publisher in the United Kingdom; writer and broadcaster; inducted into the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II[7]
Margaret Bush WilsonChichaired the NAACP's national board of directors in 1975[80][81]
Louise ButlerGamma Epsilonglobal marketing director, personal care division, Avon[82]
Emma C. ChappellHonoraryfirst African-American woman to form a commercial bank in the US[7]
Barbara CiaraUpsilon Omicron Omegapresident of the National Association of Black Journalists; Managing Editor and primary anchor at WTKR NewsChannel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia; youngest woman and first African-American to become news director at a commercial television station in the Southwest (KMSB-TV in Tucson, Arizona)[68]
Deborah S. ColemanHonoraryExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for National Urban League[58]
Marva CollinsAlpha Pifounder of Westside Preparatory School in Chicago[83]
Leathe Colvert HemachandraTau Omegataught in New York City schools for 28 years[84]
Jocelyn CooperTau Omegapresident of Hitco Music Publishing; first and only African-American woman to run a major publishing company, Midnight Songs; former head of A&R at Universal Records; Senior Vice President/Special Assistant to the Chairman (Doug Morris) of the Universal Music Group; advisor, Afropunk Festival[85]
Suzanne de PasseHonoraryonly African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for writing; CEO of de Passe Entertainment[7]
Terri DeanAlpha SigmaSenior Vice President of Global Communications, Verizon[86]
Lia EppersonLambda UpsilonProfessor of Law, American University Washington College of Law; civil rights activist; former Director of Education Litigation and Policy, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Bettiann Gueno GardnerHonoraryfirst African-American woman to be part-owner of a major National Basketball Association team, the Chicago Bulls[7]


Patricia P. GibsonHonorarybusinesswoman, recipient of the William F. Nabors Marketer of the Year Award[7]
Linda GillXi Omegageneral manager, founder of Kimani Press[87]
LaTonya GoffneyUnknownfirst Black superintendent of Aldine Independent School District[88]
Hazel Harper-JohnsAlphafirst woman president of the National Dental Association (1997)[23]
Marjorie Fields Harrisunknownprincipal consultant with the Fields Harris Group, LLC; Executive Director, National Action Network[89]
Alice Huffmanunknownpresident of the California State Conference of the NAACP[90]
Catherine L. HughesHonoraryfounder and owner of Radio One[7]
Jane Edna HunterHonorarynurse who founded Phyllis Wheatley Association & House in Cleveland[7]
Gwendolyn Smith IloaniEpsilon Omicron Omegaformer Managing Director, Aetna; Chair and CEO, Smith Whiley and Co. Venture Capital Investment Firm[91]
June Jackson ChristmasHonoraryfounder of the Harlem Rehabilitation Center in Harlem, New York[7]
Jewell Jackson McCabeHonoraryfounder of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women[7]
Wilhelmina LawrenceHonorarypresident of the A.M.E. Church Women's Missionary Society[7]
Lucille McAllister Scottunknownco-owner of Atlanta Daily World[50]
Depelsha McGruderAlphaSenior Vice-President, Business Operations, MTV[92]
Enolia McMillanHonoraryfirst female national president of NAACP[7]
Lorraine H. MortonGamma Lambdafirst African-American and longest-serving mayor of Evanston, Illinois[93]
Cleo Parker RobinsonHonoraryartistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater[7]
Hilda Pinnix-RaglandAlpha PhiVice President of Northern Regions Energy Delivery Services, Progress Energy; first woman and first African American to chair the State Board of Community Colleges in North Carolina[86]
Ernesta ProcopeHonorarypresident of E. G. Bowman Company, Incorporated[7][94]
Rupert F. RichardsonZeta Psi OmegaNAACP president from 1992 to 1995[95]
Deborah Stewart-ParkerHonorarypresident and CEO/Consultant of International Business Solutions; first woman to lead an assembly plant at Ford Motor Company[96]
Carol Thompson ColeHonorarypresident and CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners[7][97]
Jessie L. VannHonorarypublisher of Pittsburgh Courier[7]
Addie D. Waites-HuntonHonorarya founder of the National Association of Colored Women[7]
Faye WattletonThetapresident of Planned Parenthood from 1978 to 1992; president of Center for the Advancement of Women[80]
Delores D. WhartonHonorarypresident of the Fund for Corporate Initiatives; on the board of directors for Phillips Petroleum, Gannett, and Kellogg[7][98]
Debra Saunders-WhiteTheta Kappafirst female Chancellor of North Carolina Central University[99]
Carol H. WilliamsHonoraryfounder of the Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency[58]
Frederica WilsonPiFounder and Executive Director of 5000 Role Models of Excellence, Incorporated, State Senator, District 33[80][100]
Jacquline WoodardRho Mu OmegaCEO, Performance-based Systems, Inc.[101]
Frederica S. Wilson

Health and science

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Ethel AlpenfelsHonoraryanthropologist[7]
Patricia E. BathLambdafirst African-American woman to receive a patent for a medical procedure, the Cataract Laserphaco Probe in 1988[23]
Sara W. BrownHonoraryphysician and first female alumna trustee of Howard University[7]
Dorothy Boulding FerebeeEpsilonadvocate for women's health; established health clinics in Washington, D.C. and Mississippi[102]
Edith FinlaysonHonorarynurse[7]
Marilyn Hughes GastonHonorarypediatrician and Assistant Surgeon General[7]
Dr. LaToya B. GathersMu XiNeuroscientist and Political Candidate[103]
Gwendolyn Goldsby GrantBeta Alpha Omegamedia psychologist; advice columnist for Essence[23]
Mae JemisonHonoraryfirst African-American female astronaut in space[104]
Pearl E. GrimesGamma Rhodermatologist
Joy Harden Bradfordclinical psychologist and creator of the platform "Therapy for Black Girls"
Katherine JohnsonNuComputer pioneer who helped calculate the trajectory for the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon
Dorothy VaughanWilberforceThe first African-American woman to receive a promotion and supervise a group of staff at NASA
Mary Jackson (engineer)Hampton UniversityNASA's first black female engineer
Margaret M. LawrenceHonorarychild psychiatrist and psychoanalyst[7]
Lilian LewisAlphazoologist and endocrinologist.[105]
Glenda Newell-HarrisEpsilonMedical doctor and former National President of The Links, Incorporated, for which she served as the organization's first medical doctor to hold the National President title[106]


Jewel Plummer CobbChicancer researcher, former President of California State University, Fullerton[23]
Gladys WestAlpha Epsilonpivotal in the development of the satellite geodesy models that were eventually incorporated into the GPS; inducted into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame in 2018[107][108]
Jane C. WrightHonorarysurgeon and cancer researcher[7]
Patricia E. Bath
Dorothy Boulding Ferebee

Judges

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Constance Baker MotleyHonoraryAfrican-American civil rights activist, judge, and state senator[7]
Joan Bernard ArmstrongHonoraryJudge in New Orleans[7]
Ada E. BrownMu Pifirst African-American woman federal judge in the Northern District of Texas in its 140 year history
Chereé A. BuggsEpsilon Pi OmegaJudge, Civil Court of the City of New York[109]
Julia Cooper MackHonorarySenior judge of District of Columbia's Court of Appeals[7]
Dena DouglasDelta Rho OmegaJudge, Civil Court of the City of New York[41]
Lenora GeraldNu MuJudge, Queens County (NY) Criminal Court[82]
Toni KingUpsilon Kappa Omegajudge, District Court of Cumberland County, North Carolina[110]
Bertina LampkinHonorarycircuit court judge[7]
Joyce London AlexanderHonoraryChief Judge in Massachusetts State Court; United States magistrate judge[7]
Alice O. McCollumBeta Eta Omegafirst African-American female municipal judge, Dayton, Ohio; County Probate Judge for Montgomery County, Ohio[111]
Vicki Miles-LaGrangeBeta Sigma Omegafirst African-American Federal District Judge in Western District of Oklahoma[112][113]
Thelma Wyatt MooreTau Omegafirst African-American female municipal judge, Atlanta, Georgia; first African-American judge for Fulton County, Georgia[111]
Valerie Brathwaite NelsonIota UpsilonJustice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York[82]
Lisa Symone OttleyLambdafirst African-American Judge appointed Supervising Judge of Civil Court, Kings Co., Brooklyn[114]
Honorable Zina Pickens CruseMu Taufirst African-American woman elected Circuit Judge, 20th Judicial Circuit, State of Illinois[115]
Peggy QuinceAlphafirst African-American female Supreme Court Justice on the Florida Supreme Court[113][116]
Fern Flanagan SaddlerXi OmegaD.C. Superior Court Judge[117]
Leah Ward SearsMu Upsilonfirst African-American woman Chief Supreme Court Justice on the Georgia Supreme Court[113][118]
Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Peggy Quince

Political figures

Humanitarian and social causes

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Jane AddamsHonoraryfounder of Hull House in Chicago; Nobel Peace Prize recipient[7]
Elinor GuggenheimerHonoraryhumanitarian and founder of the Women's Forum[7]
Addie Waites HuntonHonorarya founder of the National Association of Colored Women; co-author of Two Colored Women with the A.E.F.[7]
Ann Sunsteen KheelHonoraryphilanthropist[7]
Dr. Wangari Muta MaathaiHonoraryfirst African woman to receive Nobel Peace Prize[58]
Eleanor RooseveltHonoraryFirst Lady of the United States; humanitarian[7]
Lou Nelle SuttonHonoraryState Representative of Texas; completed a State Office Complex outside of Austin[7]
Jane Addams
Wangari Maathai
Eleanor Roosevelt

Non-elected officials

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Kimberly A. McClainXi Omegafirst African-American female United States Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Gayleatha B. BrownHonoraryUS Ambassador to the Republic of Benin[7]
Donna Hill StatonIota Lambda Omegafirst African-American female deputy attorney general in Maryland; first African-American circuit court judge in Howard County, MD[119]
Azie Taylor MortonBeta Kappafirst and only African-American to serve as United States Treasurer[82]
Hazel O'LearyPifirst African-American and first female United States Secretary of Energy; President of Fisk University[120]
Gayleatha Brown
Hazel O'Leary

U.S. politicians

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Alma AdamsBeta Iota OmegaDemocratic Congresswoman of North Carolina's 12th Congressional District[121]
Alma AllenXi Alpha OmegaRepresentative to Texas State Legislature[122]
Yvonne Brathwaite BurkeAlpha GammaDemocratic Congresswoman of California's 37th Congressional District, 1973-1975; represented California's 28th Congressional District, 1975-1979; represents the second district on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; named Democratic National Convention's co-chairman (1972), becoming the first African-American woman to serve in that position in any major political party[32]
Rosetta BurkeHonoraryNew York State and Army National Guard's Assistant Adjutant General[7]
Eva M. ClaytonGamma DeltaDemocratic Congresswoman of North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, 1993-2003[123]
Bonnie Watson ColemanEpsilon Upsilon OmegaDemocratic Congresswoman of New Jersey's 12th Congressional District[124]
Cardiss CollinsHonoraryDemocratic Congresswoman of Illinois' 7th Congressional District, 1973-1997[7]
Vivian Davis FiguresDelta Theta OmegaAlabama State Senator[125]
Katie HallEpsilon PiDemocratic Congresswoman of Indiana's 1st Congressional District, 1982-1985[126]
Kamala HarrisAlphafirst female, first Jamaican Afro-Caribbean and first Indian (India) American United States Senator from California, Attorney General of California, District Attorney for San Francisco, CA, former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate; 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2020 election, first African-American and first Asian-American vice presidential nominee of a major party; first female, first African-American, and first Asian-American Vice President of the United States[127][128]
Christina HendersonRho ZetaMember of the Council of the District of Columbia[129]
Monique Holsey-HymanDemocratic member of the Durham City Council[130]
Sheila Jackson-LeeAlpha Kappa OmegaDemocratic Congresswoman of Texas's 18th Congressional District[126]
Jacqueline JenningsPi Mu OmegaMayor, Willingboro, NJ[41]
Eddie Bernice JohnsonAlpha Xi OmegaDemocratic Congresswoman of Texas's 30th Congressional District[126]
Jolanda "Jo" JonesEpsilon LambdaAt-Large City Council Member of Houston City Council[126]
Eleanor JordanUnknownKentucky State Representative, Executive Director on the Kentucky Commission on Women[131][132]
Mamie E. LockeGamma OmicronState Senator, Virginia; former Mayor, Hampton, VA; Dean School of Liberal Arts, Hampton University[82]
Juanita Millender-McDonaldAlpha Gamma Omegaformer Democratic Congresswoman of California's 37th Congressional District[133]
Gwendolyn M. MillerGamma Theta OmegaChairperson, Tampa (FL) City Council; first African-American woman elected to Tampa City Council[134]
Sharon Pratt KellyAlphafirst African-American female mayor of a major city, Washington, D.C.[32]
M. Athalie RangeHonoraryfirst African-American to serve on Miami City Commission and Florida's Department of Community Affairs[7]
Terri SewellZeta Eta OmegaDemocratic Congresswoman of Alabama's 7th Congressional District[135]
Alma G. StallworthHonoraryMichigan state representative[7]
Lou Nelle SuttonHonoraryTexas state representative[7]
Alisha Thomas Morganunknown/gradyoungest elected member of the House of Representatives in the U.S. state of Georgia[136]
Marietta TreeHonoraryfirst U.S. woman ambassador to the United Nations; founder of Syndenham Hospital, Harlem, first interracial hospital in the US[7]
C. Delores TuckerHonorarycivil rights activist; first African-American Secretary of State in Pennsylvania (1971-77)[7]
Joyce WaddellUnknownDemocratic Senator of North Carolina District 40 Mecklenburg County
Diane WatsonAlpha GammaDemocratic Congresswoman of California's 33rd Congressional District[137]
Frederica WilsonPiDemocratic Congresswoman of Florida's 24th Congressional District[138]
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Eva L. Clayton
Cardiss Collins
Katie Hall
Kamala Harris
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Diane Watson

World leaders

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Diane AbbottBouleBritish Labour Party Member of Parliament, representing the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency[139][140]
Cheryl AlburyHonoraryServes on the Bahamas Supreme Court[7][141]
Dame Nita BarrowHonoraryGovernor-general from Barbados; Permanent representative to the United Nations[7]
Angie Elisabeth BrooksEta Beta Omegafirst African female President of the United Nations General Assembly from Liberia[139]
Ellen Johnson SirleafEta Beta Omegafirst female president of Liberia[142]
Allyson Maynard GibsonHonoraryAttorney-General of the Bahamas, barrister, politician, and community rights advocate[143]
Gloria McPheeAlphafirst female Cabinet Minister, Bermuda; Member of the Bermuda Cabinet[144]
Veronica OwensMember of Parliament, The Bahamas
Edith Mai PadmoreHonorarycabinet member from Liberia[7]
Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru PanditHonoraryfirst female President of the United Nations General Assembly; Indian diplomat[7][141]
Lois Marion Roselyn PerinchiefHonoraryfirst female Mayor of St. George's, Bermuda[7][141]
Sheila Makate SisuluHonorarySouth African ambassador to the US[7]
Edith G. SsempalaHonoraryUS Ambassador from Uganda[7]
Sylvia Ross TalbotHonorarychurchwoman from St. Croix, Virgin Islands[7]
Leah TutuHonorarywife of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu[7]
Tanisha TynesunknownSenator, the Bahamas[145]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Religion

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Cheryl Moore AdamsonTheta Gammafounding pastor of the Palmetto Missionary Baptist Church, Conway, South Carolina[146]
Arnetta BeverlyOmicron Psi OmegaDistrict Superintendent, Northeast District, United Methodist Church[147]
D'Mrtri Cato-WatsonZeta Omicronpastor, Harris Chapel United Methodist Church, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; pastor, Kirkman Road United Methodist Church, Orlando, Florida
Rev. Portia Annette Cavittunknownpastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in South Omaha, Nebraska[148]
Leontine T. KellyNufirst African-American woman to become a bishop; second woman to become a bishop in the United Methodist Church[149]
Mia Knight WrightDelta Xifounder and executive director of Metamorphosis Empowerment Conference; co-pastor of the Fountain of Praise Church, Houston, TX[150]

Sports

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
Robin AikensLambda Alpha OmegaDivision I golf coach, Chicago State University; founder of InnerCityGolf[151]
Lisa BordersIota MuPresident of WNBA[152]
Jade CargillOmicron DeltaProfessional Wrestler, World Wrestling Entertainment[153]
Alice Coachman DavisHonoraryfirst African-American woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal and first American woman to win a gold medal in track and field during the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England[7]
Brandit CopperTheta Sigmaformer professional track runner, college all-American; assistant track and field coach, US Military Academy; Associated Head track coach, California State University-Fullerton, first female (African-American) on their coaching staff; Olympic track and field coach of 2016 bronze medalist Bolade Ajomale[154]
Vonetta FlowersHonorarygold medal winner of bobsledding competition in the 2002 Winter Olympics; first African-American (male or female) to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics[7]
Chryste GainesAlpha Xi OmegaUS track champion; bronze medal winner, 2000 Olympics[155]
Zina GarrisonHonoraryfirst African-American to win a tennis medal[7]
Althea GibsonBeta Alphafirst African-American to win a Grand Slam in tennis[156][157]
Chamique HoldsclawHonorarytop WNBA draft pick; basketball player[7][158]
Jolanda "Jo" JonesEpsilon LambdaUS Track and Field Heptathlon champion; three-time NCAA Heptathlon champion; NCAA Top Six Award winner; Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame; Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame; University of Houston Hall of Honor
Tiffany MitchellTheta Gammashooting guard for WNBA's Indiana Fever[159]
Shannon PerryEpsilon Thetawomen's basketball assistant coach, Duke University; former assistant coach University of Southern California women's basketball team[160]
Danya PilgrimPi Betahead coach, field hockey, Bryn Mawr College; head field hockey coach, State University of New York at Oswego; assistant coach, Wittenberg University[161]
Lucy Diggs SloweAlphafirst African-American to win a national championship in any sport (tennis)[162]
Dolly "Mabel" Landry StatonBetamember of US track and field team, 1952 Olympics; won several national championships in 50 meters and long jump[163]
C. Vivian StringerHonoraryRutgers University head basketball coach[58]
Debi Thomasunknownfirst African-American figure skater to win a medal (bronze) in the Winter Olympics[164]
Morgan TuckLambda Tauforward for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun[165]
MarLena WeshLambda ThetaNCAA track-runner, 3-time ACC Champion in the 400, 3-time All-American; 2012 Summer Olympics Semi-finalist in the 400[166]
Tonique Williams-DarlingTheta Gammagold medal Bahamian runner in the 400 meter track at the 2004 Summer Olympics[167]
A'ja WilsonTheta Gammatop 2018 WNBA draft pick by the Las Vegas Aces,[168] 2017 NCAA Champion, 2018 unanimous national player of the year, Wooden Trophy, Naismith and Wooden award, three-time SEC Player of the year
Corrinne WrightEta Xinine-time All-American winner in gymnastics; won NCAA championships in all-around and floor exercise in 1989; member of U.S. National team; Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Stockton University[169]
Vonetta Flowers
Althea Gibson
C. Vivian Stringer

Other

NameOriginal chapterNotabilityReferences
LaDonna Bradford SuggsGamma Mu2008 winner of Today's "Race to the Altar" wedding contest
Tobie BrownBeta Zetamodel, Ebony Fashion Fair[171]
Pauletta Brown BlueittOmicron Epsilon Omegafirst African-American woman to achieve the rank of colonel in Air Force Medical Service Corps
Jameka CameronDelta Thetacontestant on reality TV show Big Brother (Season 8, 2007)
Emma Clarissa ClementHonoraryMother of the Year in 1946[7]
Keisha DeanBeta Alphafashion and jewelry designer[172]
Elena Diaz-Verson AmosHonoraryfirst female president of Latin American Studies Club[7]
Kathryn DickersonHonoraryfirst woman to be honored with "Man of the Year" by the Chicago Urban League[7]
Leecia EveGamma Phi Omegacounsel to Senator Hillary Clinton[173]
Ashley GardnerEta Mubeauty blogger, XOAshtonNicole[174]
Venus HyltonAlpha Thetajewelry designer[175]
Wyona Lynch-McWhiteAlpha Mu Omegadirector of the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum Roanoke, VA; former curator, Columbus Museum Uptown, Columbus, GA[176]
Cleo Parker RobinsonHonoraryartistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater[7]
Patricia Russell-McCloudZeta Xi Omegainternationally-known motivational speaker; former National President of The Links, Inc; author[174]

Citations

References

  • McNealey, Earnestine G. (2006). Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America's First Black Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. LCCN 2006928528.
  • Parker, Marjorie H. (1958). Alpha Kappa Alpha: 1908-1958. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
  • Parker, Marjorie H. (1966). Alpha Kappa Alpha: Sixty Years of Service. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
  • Parker, Marjorie H. (1979). Alpha Kappa Alpha: In the Eye of the Beholder. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
  • Parker, Marjorie H. (1990). Alpha Kappa Alpha Through the Years: 1908-1988. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
  • Parker, Marjorie H. (1999). Past Is Prologue: The History of Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908-1999. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-933244-00-9.
  • Ross, Jr., Lawrence (2000). The Divine Nine: The History of African-American Fraternities and Sororities in America. New York: Kensington. ISBN 978-1-57566-491-0.

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