Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded by college-age women January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, DC.
The Gamma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha celebrated 85 years of sisterhood and service on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The members and their guests began the day attending service at Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church, where Elder Alfred Blount delivered a thoughtful and articulate sermon on the 23rd Psalm.
Following the service, the attendees enjoyed a luncheon in the fellowship hall of the church. During which keynote speaker and member Dr. Beverly Robinson gave a moving address highlighting influential women in the Bible and in American history. She spotlighted Lydia of Thyatira, a successful businesswoman and seller of purple cloth, and Dorcas (also known as Tabitha), a professional seamstress and devote disciple of Jesus. She also paid tribute to Coretta Scott King—an AKA sister and “First Lady of Civil Rights”—recognizing her unwavering service to her husband, her family, and the nation…