JANS – Over 300 young women representing Mississippi undergraduate chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) in the South Eastern Region (SER) gathered Sat., Sept. 26, for the Undergraduate Leadership Institute. The day-long meeting at the Jackson Convention Complex focused on business matters, leadership development, and initiatives of the nation’s oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-educated women.
The young members also kept with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s longstanding legacy of service and community impact with donations that will support Canopy Children’s Solutions, a nonprofit organization that serves children and families across Mississippi through behavioral health, educational, and family-support services. All of the state’s undergraduate chapters donated, with more than 1,350 packs of crayons, spiral notebooks, and pencils going directly to children and youth served by Canopy.
According to South Eastern Regional Director Toni Franklin, the project reflects AKA’s commitment to addressing challenges facing communities throughout the South Eastern Region…