Alpha Kappa Alpha honors 105-year-old Bronx member for 80 years of sisterhood

Clad in hues of pink and green, the signature colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., women spanning generations gathered at RiverSpring Living to celebrate the life of its most devoted member, now 105 years old.

Irma Clement has been a Kappa for exactly eight decades, holding membership in three different states. Born on June 14, 1920, in Joliet, Illinois, she marked her 105th trip around the sun the same way she’s lived for 80 years, surrounded by sisterhood.

“I thought all I had to do was show up,” Clement said of her party with a laugh. “Then all these women came in. Women I’ve worked with, traveled with, grown with. I was over the moon.”…

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