Major Annual Events
Founders' Day
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC in Miner Hall. Its founders were among the fewer than 1,000 Negroes enrolled in higher education institutions in 1908 and the 25 women who received Bachelor of Arts degrees from Howard University between 1908 and 1911. Nine juniors and seniors who constituted the initial core group of founding members and seven sophomores who were extended an invitation for membership without initiation comprised what are acknowledged as Alpha Kappa Alpha’s original 16 founders.
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Charter Day
Alpha Kappa Alpha’s presence on the University of Oklahoma dates back to 1967. Prior to Kappa Psi’s establishment, any women interested in joining the sorority had to go through the Beta Beta chapter. During this time, Beta Beta was a multi-campus chapter under the umbrella of our graduate chapter, Beta Sigma Omega, in Oklahoma City. As the number of sorors on campus grew, so did the dream of establishing a chapter at OU.
In the summer of 1976, 14 dedicated women amassed enough members to support a chapter. The Kappa Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was officially chartered on July 1, 1976 under the foresight of the Regional Director, Soror Dorothy Parker.
As the successors of our chapter’s charter members, we will continue to perpetuate the Alpha Kappa Alpha legacy, nurture Kappa Psi and be of service to all mankind.