ABOUT US
The spirit of AKA hovering over us and our little deeds and acts—smoothing here, covering there, broadening younger, and making us do our best to think, to act, up to the highest in us. It is a force bigger than we are, stronger than we are, and it compels us to climb to the heights where it dwells.
—Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
NATIONAL HISTORY
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) is an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-lettered organization established by African-American college-educated women.
Alpha Kappa Alpha is comprised of a nucleus of 260,000 members in graduate and undergraduate chapters in the United States, the U. S. Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, Canada, Japan, Germany, Korea and on the continent of Africa.
Its membership is comprised of distinguished women who boast excellent academic records, proven leadership skills, and are involved in the global community through advocacy and service. Alpha Kappa Alpha has dedicated itself to improving the quality of life for citizens worldwide and promoting peace.
OFFICERS
International and Regional Contacts
OUR CHAPTER HISTORY
President Crystal Benton
Vice President Ida Gibson
Secretary Christina Williams
Assistant Secretary Lisa Daniels-Baines
Financial Secretary Mary Hall
Assistant Financial Secretary Alicia Officer
Treasurer Gail P. McDaniel
Corresponding Secretary Schurron Cowart
Graduate Advisor Yvonne B. Evans
Parliamentarian Carmen L. Snell
Ivy Leaf Reporter Stacy L. Beauford
Historian Sharon R. Amos
Membership Chairman Edith M. Terrell
Assistant Membership Chairman Cydney Johnson
Hospitality Chairman Lisa Adams-Cornelius
Chaplain Nellie B. King
Members at Large Arielle Peterson & Lillian Davis-Wilson
Sargent at Arms Jocelyn Guthrie
Protocol Chairman Michea Pope-Moss
Standards Chairman Sharon M. Bradley
Technology Chairman Ottilie M. Woodruff
NPHC Reps Valerie T. Williams & Marvel Ross-Jones
EAF Captain Nancy Thompson
Risk Management Twyla S. Hardy
Nomination Committee Chairman Josephine Cross
Rituals Chairman Gerri Horton & Denise V. Cobbs
Business Manager Tracy Garner-Robinson
Strengthen our Sisterhood Kenisha Smith
Empower Our Families Tanya Staples/Arielle Peterson
Build Our Economic Wealth Janet E. Barnes
Enhance Our Environment Alise Adams
Advocate for Social Justice Pamela Stephens-Jackson
Uplift Our Local Community Valerie T. Williams
Chartered on June 25, 1944 by a group of young women returning home from college, the Gamma Phi Omega Chapter has been providing programs of service to the WNY community for over 58 years. The purpose of this chapter shall be to retain and reactivate all Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members in the Buffalo area; to initiate those who are recommended and meet the requirements of membership; to promote unity and friendship among the members; to implement programs that benefit the community on a theme suitable to our national body in the areas of scholarship, heritage, and social interaction. Click below for Charter Members.
MEETINGS
Geraldine Horton
WNY Cluster Coordinator
Great Lakes Region
Stacy Lewis Beauford
Great Lakes Regional Newsletter Committee
Danette Anthony Reed
International President/CEO
Gwendolyn Kirtley
Great Lakes Regional Director
Edith M. Terrell
Regional Membership Committee
Regional EAF Committee
Michea Pope
Regional Protocol Committee
Second Saturday of each month, except in July and August at 10:00am. 802 Kenmore Avenue Buffalo, New York