Disciplining Women

Disciplining Women

Author: Deborah Elizabeth Whaley

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1438432747

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An interdisciplinary look Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the first historically Black sorority.


Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Gamma Delta Omega Chapter

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Gamma Delta Omega Chapter

Author: Fannie Chamblis Bullock

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2014-04-11

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 1496900375

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Gamma Delta Omega chapter has been an intrical part of the Portsmouth, Virginia community for about 75 years. This book is our first chapter history book done in conjunction with the rest of the sorority. One sorority writing their timeless histories for publication in 2014. It details the chapter history, biographies of former and current presidents, the chapters growth, governance, national and local programs through the years.


Timeless Service in Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter

Timeless Service in Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter

Author: Emma Jean Hawkins Conyers

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1491714298

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Since the beginning in 1943, the mission of the Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has been to cultivate scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, and to be of service to all mankind. Timeless Service in Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter chronicles the history of the women who sojourned in the life of one chapter of the first Black female Greek letter organization and the events that impacted their journey in Savannah, Georgia, from 1943 to 2012. Emma Jean Hawkins Conyers, former president of the GSO Chapter, begins with the story of Adeline Graham, a white philanthropist who bequeathed funds to the chapter for use in establishing an orphanage for Negro children, and reveals how the chapter responded to the challenge. As she continues the chapter's history through the years, Conyers shares notable details on members, awards, community projects, and events that helped to preserve a legacy that endures to this day. Timeless Service in Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter captures the spirit of unity, sisterhood, and service that still drives the sorority to fulfill the mission after commencing nearly seven decades ago.


The Timeless Service of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Timeless Service of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Author: Upsilon Delta Omega Chapter

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2015-02-17

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 1496932358

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The essence of this book is to portray a chronological outline of the history of the Upsilon Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The story starts with the interest group that had desires to start an organization in the south Jersey area that would follow the guidelines of Alpha Kappa Alpha regarding community service. This book will give the reader an overview of the process that it took this particular group of like-minded women to initiate, follow up and execute their plan. Once the chapter became official, the book highlights the various administrations that were elected to guide the members through a series of programs that varied every four years. The programs have been focused on family, education, economic security, social justice and global hunger. The reader will have a better understanding of how the Upsilon Delta Omega Chapter has a mission to have a positive impact on the surrounding communities by offering countless free workshops, hosting picnics and seminars for family shelters and providing scholarships to deserving students that are attending college. These events are vividly captured with photos and highlighted with media articles.


A Legacy of Ivy, Roses and Pearls

A Legacy of Ivy, Roses and Pearls

Author: Phi Eta Omega Chapter

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2014-12-12

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1490751327

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This book is the chronological history of one of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororitys graduate chapters, Phi Eta Omega of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, from its chartering in 1999 through 2013. Ten inactive members (sorors) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., rekindling a desire to be of service to others, assembled at a sorors home in Plainfield, New Jersey, in the early winter of 1998. Soon this small group grew to fourteen and, ultimately, to seventeen women. These seventeen inactive sorors became an official interest group of the sorority later that year. With the mission to promote harmony and friendship among members, to develop and implement programs to enhance the self-esteem of youth, and to assist others wherever needed in their communities, these women, full of energy and enthusiasm, ventured into unknown waters. Becoming the first Greek letter organization to affiliate with the New Jersey Orators, the Scotch Plains/Union County Interest Group helped foster the development of confidence and public speaking skills in youth ages seven to seventeen. TAG, a weekly tutorial program, was also established. Since its chartering on June 6, 1999, Phi Eta Omega Chapter continues to institute and participate in other altruistic programs: the Angel Network; collection of coats and other winter clothing during local coat drives; donation of suits for Dress Barns Dress for Success; financial support to two Kenyan students in Africa; donation of duffel bags filled with pajamas, clothing, books, and other sundries to Union County Division of Child Protection and Permanency; and the replacement of the headstone of Caesar, a Revolutionary Warfreed slave, at Scotch Plains Baptist Church in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.


The Alpha Kappa Alpha Presence in Southwest Mississippi

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Presence in Southwest Mississippi

Author: Lorraine Banks Gayden

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2014-03-07

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1491853468

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This book chronicles the timeless service of Phi Mu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha from its humble beginnings as Ivy Omega Interest Group in 1998, to its chartering on January 15, 2000, to its present status as a thriving chapter living out the sorority's motto to be "Supreme in Service to All Mankind". This history book was a time-intensive and labor-intensive assignment for women who are already busy, career-minded, and community-service oriented , but it truly became a labor or love which International President Carolyn House Stewart requested of each chapter of the sorority. Without her directive, this book, in all certainty, would never have been written. The project has indelibly etched valuable lessons in the minds of the historian and chapter members--the need for archiving and documenting the chapter's programs, activities, events, and projects. The assignment also refocused attention on previous and current international initiatives issued by each international president. According to historian Earnestine Green McNealey, Ph.D., author of the sorority's definitive history book The Pearls of Alpha Kappa Alpha: A History of America's First Black Sorority, until the lion tells its own story, the story will always glorify the hunter. This project forced chapters across the United States and in other countries to tell our own stories from their perspectives and in the context of historical events and social issues facing the communities we serve. Hopefully, it also reinforced the raison d'etre for every member, every chapter, every region, and the international sisterhood. The beginning and evolving history of Phi Mu Omega is captured for generations of young women yet to come so that it might inspire and motivate them to become women with a desire to serve all mankind.


Countless Connecting Threads

Countless Connecting Threads

Author: Deborah G. Douglas

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780262525459

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"[T]hese countless connecting threads, woven into one indissoluble texture, form that ever-enlarging web which is the blended product of the world's scientific and industrial activity." -- William Barton Rogers, 1860, "Objects and Plan of an Institute of Technology "Inspired by an exhibition of 150 objects created by the MIT Museum to mark MIT's sesquicentennial, this lavishly illustrated volume is a unique collection of visual and written meditations about the making and meaning of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The story of MIT is more than a simple tale of a founder's vision. It is greater than the sum of all the stories that have been or are yet to be told by the hundreds of thousands who have a direct personal connection with the Institute. Yet, with the assistance of the collective intelligence of the MIT community, the Museum was able to capture some of those "countless connecting threads" -- from a towering module for the first real-time digital computer to the famous Baker House Piano Drop. Part history, part catalog, part souvenir, "Countless Connecting Threads" invites readers to (re)discover, through some of the Institute's most evocative objects, the essence of the vast and varied tapestry that is MIT.


AKA Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908

AKA Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908

Author: A. K. A. Pride

Publisher:

Published: 2019-05-11

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781097856077

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This Alpha Kappa Alpha Journal is the best way to show how proud you are of your sorority and it makes a anwesome gift for your soror, it's a great way to show how much you love your sorors. AKA Journal Journal Features: 110 blank lined pages Professionally designed soft matte cover Convenient size to take anywhere Can be used as a journal, notebook or a composition book


Seasons of Sisterhood

Seasons of Sisterhood

Author: Cynthia F. Reaves

Publisher:

Published: 2014-06-06

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780990350309

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Seasons of Sisterhood provides meditations for daily living inspired by the words of the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is the oldest Greek-lettered organization established by African American college-educated women. Since its founding, the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority have pursued a mission of service designed to promote unity among women and enhance the social stature of African Americans. The words of these women are powerful and inspiring - especially given the context of the social and political times in which they lived. Moreover, the messages that these women sought to convey have as much meaning and impact for today's reader as they did when they were first shared. Celebrate the history and contributions of the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority through meditations inspired by their words.