| Minnie B. Smith | |
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| Died | 1919[1] |
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| Occupation | sophomore founder and incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; teacher |
| Founders and Incorporators of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority |
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| Ethel Hedgeman Lyle |
| Margaret Flagg Holmes |
| Beulah Burke |
| Lillie Burke |
| Lucy Diggs Slowe |
| Marie Woolfolk Taylor |
| Anna Easter Brown |
| Lavinia Norman |
| Marjorie Hill |
| Joanna Mary Berry Shields |
| Ethel Jones Mowbray |
| Sarah Meriwether Nutter |
| Harriet Josephine Terry |
| Norma Elizabeth Boyd |
| Alice P. Murray |
| Carrie Snowden |
| Nellie M. Quander |
| Minnie B. Alpha Kappa Alpha ( ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American college women Alpha Kappa Alpha ( ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American college women Ethel Hedgeman Lyle (born Ethel Hedgeman, February 10, 1887 - November 28, 1950) was a founder of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Margaret Flagg-Holmes ( September 6, 1886 - January 29, 1976) was one of the sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Beulah Elizabeth Burke Early life Beulah Burke was born in Hertford North Carolina. Lillie Burke (d December 16, 1949) She and her sister Beulah Burke were two of the nine original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in 1908 Lucy Diggs Slowe ( July 4, 1885 - October 21, 1937) was one of the original sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Marie Woolfolk Taylor ( December 18, 1893 - October 21, 1960) was one of the sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Anna Easter Brown ( April 13, 1879 - March 5, 1957) was a part of the original nine group of twenty founders in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Lavinia Norman ( December 14, 1882 - January 22, 1983) was one of the sixteen original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Marjorie Hill (died 1909 was one of the original nine of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated's twenty founders at Howard University Joanna Mary Berry Shields ( July 7, 1884 - February 2, 1965) was one of the original nine founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Ethel Jones-Mowbray was one of the twenty founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated the first sorority founded by African American women Sarah H Meriwether (or "Meriweather" Nutter (January 1888 &ndash May 10 1950) was a sophomore among the original twenty founders of Alpha Kappa Harriet Josephine Terry ( February 4, 1885 - August 15, 1967) was one of the sophomores founders of 1908 of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Norma Elizabeth Boyd ( August 9, 1888 - March 14, 1985) was one of sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first sorority founded Alice P Murray was one of seven sophomore founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated the first sorority founded by African American women in January 15 Carrie Snowden was one of the twenty founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporatedthe first sorority founded by African American women Nellie Quander ( February 11, 1880 - September 24, 1961) was an incorporator and the first international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Smith |
| Julia Evangeline Brooks |
| Nellie Pratt Russell |
Minnie B. Julia Evangeline Brooks (June 1882 &ndash November 24, 1948) was an incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated the first sorority founded Nellie Pratt Russell ( May 4, 1890 - December 13, 1979) was an incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated the first Smith was an incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first sorority founded by African American women. Alpha Kappa Alpha ( ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American college women Although Smith died young in the influenza epidemic in 1919, the legacy she created with Alpha Kappa Alpha has continued to generate social capital for nearly 100 years.
Minnie Smith graduated from Howard University in 1912. Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting She taught at the Mott School while attending college. [1]
Howard University and incorporation
When Smith graduated from Howard University, it was the top historically black college in the nation. It was a time when only 1/3 of 1% of African Americans and 5% of whites of eligible age attended any college. [2]
When hearing plans of twenty-two members desiring to cede from Alpha Kappa Alpha in order to form a new sorority, Nellie Quander contacted graduate members, including Smith, in order to stop the proposals. Nellie Quander ( February 11, 1880 - September 24, 1961) was an incorporator and the first international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority [3] As a result, Smith, Quander, Norma Boyd, Julia Evangeline Brooks, Nellie Pratt Russell and Ethel Jones Mowbray incorporated Alpha Kappa Alpha on January 29, 1913. Norma Elizabeth Boyd ( August 9, 1888 - March 14, 1985) was one of sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first sorority founded Julia Evangeline Brooks (June 1882 &ndash November 24, 1948) was an incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated the first sorority founded Nellie Pratt Russell ( May 4, 1890 - December 13, 1979) was an incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated the first Ethel Jones-Mowbray was one of the twenty founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated the first sorority founded by African American women Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [4] The dissenters formed another sorority entitled, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Delta Sigma Theta ( ΔΣΘ) Sorority is a Non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women who perform public service placing emphasis on the [4] Smith served as the secretary of the incorporating committee and as Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha, while Quander was away studying mentally handicapped children in Delaware. Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. [1][5]
In 1919, Smith had influenza, and died shortly after contacting the disease. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Minnie B Smith. Theta Rho Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public American research University with its main campuses located in downtown Richmond, Retrieved on 2007-10-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the
- ^ James D. Anderson, The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988, p. 245
- ^ McNealey, Earnestine G. (2006). Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America’s First Black Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. p. 66.
- ^ a b Giddings, Paula (1988). In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 53. HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. 0688135099.
- ^ McNealey 2006, op. cit. , p. 67.
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