sweetie- it was not a relative. This means she has no official duties or affiliation with that Fraternity, which is basically a College/University Fraternity. I am confident that there are even better days ahead for Alpha Kappa Alpha. Barack and Michelle Obama's youngest daughter will have no problem joining Alpha Kappa Alpha because the former first lady was once made an honorary membership of the sorority. Senior Vice-President, Business Operations, first African-American and longest-serving mayor of, artistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater, Vice President of Northern Regions Energy Delivery Services, Progress Energy; first woman and first African American to chair the State Board of Community Colleges in North Carolina, president of E. G. Bowman Company, Incorporated, president and CEO/Consultant of International Business Solutions; first woman to lead an assembly plant at, president and CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners, president of the Fund for Corporate Initiatives; on the board of directors for, first female Chancellor of North Carolina Central University, founder of the Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency, Founder and Executive Director of 5000 Role Models of Excellence, Incorporated, State Senator, District 33, Vice President of licensing and Oracle Corporation; former president, Ameritech Illinois and Ameritech Ohio, first African-American woman to receive a patent for a medical procedure, the Cataract Laserphaco Probe in 1988, advocate for women's health; established health clinics in Washington, D.C. and Mississippi, Computer pioneer who helped calculate the trajectory for the 1969, The first African-American woman to receive a promotion and supervise a group of staff at, first African-American woman federal judge in the, Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, judge, District Court of Cumberland County, North Carolina. Also note that the founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated wanted to revamp the sorority because they wanted to change the direction of the sorority being based as a social organization. Also, go beyond our national website to find it (I must warn you.it's going to take MORE than a WEEKEND for it come together). And half of the AKA's executive board realized that they needed a change and thus Delta was formed. In July 2008, she actually accepted an invitation to become an honorary member of ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC., the . In those ways she is unlike Mrs Kennedy. manicure and pedicure i love people calling me pretty girls.. stuck up.. smart girls.. prissy girls I see my comment was taken downthat was classy, Natasha. Theres so much charm about this lady the media doesnt know or refuses You're college educated, right? And while on the subject of PAPER (lol)I got offered membership into your organization- but chose otherwise. Is that not the purpose of sisterhood? Alpha Kappa Alpha International Membership Directory, 2004. [quote comment="140541"]Whats up with all the ridiculousness?? If she can get in there and do what she has to do to get the job done, then so be it. As the first . Now that she has been selected by Alpha Kappa Alpha, I know that Michele Obama must be an outstanding American woman because,According to Alpha Kappa Alpha, the criterion for consideration as an honorary Can you say the same about your Founding and Incorporation? I really don't understand the significance of thisnot like she needed the affiliation to network or to be a public servantand correct me if I am wrong, but isn't AKA actually a social organization? A comparison I wouldnt wish on anyone As we now know, Jackie Kennedy was long suffering while her husband ran around with Marilyn Monroe and many others. It was interesting and informative. We were Founded and Incorporated, as a sorority in the same year, 1913. Now that Ive got the blog comment wimpy, wanna-be spin out of the way, can we finally have an honest conversation? Published in the St. Louis American Newspaper. If you were confident you would pledge AKA.why.. because you would pledge the sorority that looks like youAKAs always look good.. hair is always done, nails are always done! As the Institute's reputation and enrollment increased, however . I was approached too, but I looked at the substance of Delta and once I realized what Delta stood for and what they accomplished.it was a no brainer. Yes AKA's were the first, an actual copy of A-Phi-A but as girls. The City of Chicago subsequently named the . A complete sentence must have a subject, predicate, and a verb. When MIT was founded in 1861, most students lived locally and commuted from home. I thinks that is a known fact even a Latino Greek knows that- so it was no light or dark skin thang! For starters, the group's national president, Barbara McKinzie . But tonight a spokeswoman for Mrs. Obama, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said: Because of her respect for each of the historically black sororities and fraternities, her membership is non-exclusive. [/quote] No one, at least not in their right mind or self-esteem. [Michelle Obama] is the epitome of what the sorority stands for." If Sen. Obama is elected president in November, his wife will be the second first lady inducted into Alpha Kappa. Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded at Howard University on January 15, 1908 by nine women. It's not a good week for Alpha Kappa Alpha. These include Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta. Ok yeah- when do we get to a point where we tell these "already powerful women" what they can and cannot do? If this is intriguing news to you, you need to get out more. Those are personal traits, not sorority traits. They represent the best in their fields and the best in character. I don't belong to any, yet I understand why some join as another social network for fellowship and support in common goals and ideals. People, weve got to do better! I can never be a part of anything snobbish who think everyone hates on them. Quit worrying about what another organization is doing or who they are inducting. The platform in which each sorority was founded speaks volumes about their total existence. What is your problem? So before you start challenging sorors from DIFFERENT sororities KNOW THEIR HISTORY! forward to working with all of them to help bring change to their communities.. Just respect each other and prove to us non-greeks that you are not just an extended clique. NO you were not required to know concrete details of Delta Sigma Theta Inc. but it is a part of your history. and greetings to all else: As an African American woman I am proud. Harris's pearl necklace, by Puerto Rican designer Wilfredo Rosado, is a reported signal to Alpha Kappa Alpha, the sorority she pledged at Howard University. Michelle wants to make sure we know shes an elitist. If all my sorors are conceited, stuck up, and our only claim to fame is being pretty,then why do you care? Yet, also ringing in their ears was an earlier proclamation from D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, who augmented the momentum of the day for Alpha Kappa Alpha members while also creating history in the District. Michelle Obama was not in a sorority at Princeton but did become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha in 2008. This Just In: Michelle Obama Inducted As An Honorary Member Of AKA! Nevertheless, NO, an AKA cannot tell another AKA because I am a Zeta and I have been mistaken many times, including by my AKA mentor at work when we first met. By Rolling Out. As far as you claiming that we get "nasty", scroll up and really decipher which sorority is being "nasty". She is truly a todays elegant woman with her tall, slender, Kennedy-eque statute, coiffed hair, pop culture attitude, and a lady of couture. Conservative shill: This just proves how elitist Michelle is joining an exclusive organization. They at least seem to be about business. All organizations share that distinction. by Christi Parsons The former first family member will begin classes at the college campus next week and if she is hoping to join the Greek system, the 18-year-old already has legacy ties to a pretty good organization. first African-American female mayor of a major city, civil rights activist; first African-American, Democratic Senator of North Carolina District 40 Mecklenburg County, Attorney-General of the Bahamas, barrister, politician, and community rights advocate, first female Cabinet Minister, Bermuda; Member of the Bermuda Cabinet. I hadnt noticed the resemblance and I hadnt made the connection Mr. Graham said the fact that Mrs. Obama hadnt been a member of a sorority before underscored I thought being Greek was about sisterhood and helping our community no matter what our letters happen to be. Thank you Michelle! I could not agree more. [quote comment="139844"]Why would Ms. Obama - join a sorority (DST) Look how Delta was founded! The induction of the wife of Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee, will not take place during this week's convention, McKinzie said. 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Apparently, she feels her membership will be "non-exclusive" because of her respect of all the sororities, which may be the reason why she has yet to be inducted. Not once did I see a lady of DiSTention stoop to the level of saying hatful remarks about Mrs. Obama becoming a AKA (even though its not official yet). Wowand now I realized why I decided NOT to go that routeSWEETIE. We are unable to fully display the content of this page. As for Barack Obama, back when he was a. Famous Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Go To Homepage Before You Go Now runteldat! I just dont get it therefore, AKA founded DST too! Rounds of whispers inundated the audience of nearly 1,000 people as AKA President Barbara McKinzie read a congratulatory letter from the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, in honor of the centennial. PEOPLE!!!! What an AKA. to talk about. & Ne-Yo Get "Fun & Fearless", NEXT: MJB & Kelly Rowland Go To Dinner+Celebs Do VH-1 Rock Honors, EXCLUSIVE Bel-Air Season 2: Showrunner Carla Banks-Waddles & Director Morgan Cooper On Crafting Characters and Powerful Themes That Resonate. shes a lovely, smart, educated woman and mother. The words "your" and "you're" have entirely different meanings, and they are not related. As for Malia , we don't know if she pledged at Harvard. But a spokeswoman for Ms. Obama said that her membership was non-exclusive. they are known as letter wearers and I personally know some in every organization so stop acting like just AKAs have this problem. You don't want my AKA, and I don't want your DST..don't entertain that BS that people try to start. I dont know who was in the room with Mrs. Obamas spokeswoman when this statement was drafted, but I would wager there wasnt one college educated African-American familiar with the history OO-OOP!!! Among those being inducted tomorrow are Rutgers University basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer and Wangari Muta Maathai, the Kenyan environmental and political activist who is the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. I am amazed at the sheer numbers of haters in this world. There is no reason to bash another orgs. Those of you are hating, remember Deltas, your founders were AKAs. 28 September 1998. p. 22. will be made not even for Mrs. Obama. I can, however see her point. And I doubt an exception to that policy We should Just congratulate the organization Michelle choose and move on, b/c everything else sounds like hate and we (African American women) already receive enough of that from other races and our own men. The invited party has to accept which means she wants us as much as we want her. It's a shame but it's the reality. LOL. I have many homegirls that rock the CRIMSON and CREAM beause that is what speaks to their heart. It was founded on Jan. 15, 1908, by Howard University's Ethel Hedgeman, who wanted to create a . I just wished it were not like that and more about community service like the Delta's. Make up your mind! Who do you even think youre convincing? Just My Opionion I am really proud to be Greek now! If you are truly beautiful, you don't need to call yourself "pretty." So YES to the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha thank you for starting something and to the intelligent 22 thank you for finishing what they started out to do. The most likely cause of this is a content blocker on your computer or network. However, one word uttered fondly among these women, who ranged from second year college students to seniors in wheelchairs adorned with the sororitys insignias, cemented the bond between what was a seemingly disparate assemblage soror, the Greek word for sister. Senior Vice President of Global Communications, first African-American woman to be part-owner of a major, businesswoman, recipient of the William F. Nabors Marketer of the Year Award, first woman president of the National Dental Association (1997), principal consultant with the Fields Harris Group, LLC; Executive Director, National Action Network, president of the California State Conference of the NAACP, former Managing Director, Aetna; Chair and CEO, Smith Whiley and Co. Venture Capital Investment Firm, founder of the Harlem Rehabilitation Center in. The collectible doll, which will be sold at Wal-mart stores nationwide for $50, is also a significant business and financial plume for the sorority which will receive a percentage profit from each toy sold. Because we dont need to hate for what!!! This is the first doll Mattel has created in its flagship brand that honors a sorority or any predominately Black institution. to some black people and ask them their thoughts and history of the black Greeks and you might actually learn something. First lady Michelle Obama is a member of the sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. July 27, 20094:46 PM. Pearlflection, MY soror DOES know her history, the problem is that YOU don't. Once javascript and access to those URLs are allowed, please refresh this page. For example: I quote: "and correct me if I am wrong, but isn't AKA actually a social organization?" If you are congratulating just say that! Her commitment began in 1959, when she was inducted into the Beta Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. while pursuing her undergraduate studies at The Alabama State University. hater, AKA is the best ! The media? "Greater Service, Greater Progress"!! Although it is not her sole responsibility, but I, too, hope that she provides a new perspective within the organization. Mrs. Obama is such an example of a strong, intelligent, and beautiful woman, and it is an honor and privilege for any organization to have her become a part of it. I personally think it is good of her to even extend a hand to help other Greeks. let me ask all you a question! Sweetheart we'll stop calling ourselves "Pretty Girls" when you and YOUR sorors stop branding the BabyPhat symbol on your bodies. I'm not sayingI'm just saying ;). Lets not forget why my founders walked out in the first place. Why you're soooo concerned is very strange to me. No member who made the choice for themselves should be jealous. She is such an ethical elegant woman. <---Tail of a line of 19 *check* Its very political, and appropriate for the blog, even if it appears marginally so. A question is a statement followed by a question mark. I also have to make it clear that Soror Sheila Jackson Lee (prominent Clinton supporter) was hard pressing the issue for Hillary Clinton. This is a very great honor for cum laude Princeton University graduate and the Lady Esquire from Harvard Law School to receive. You should be a comedian. And YOU correct me if I'm wrong but, point of clarification Did you not ask a question in your post? Details have not yet been set. I think people peldge delta, because they are not prissy, more masc Completely different story with Michelle Obama. as it is. I love your green top on your profile pic.. Go Michelle! Joining different organizations is often seen as an indicator of personality Most have a life. Jealousy comes from wanting what someone else has. You are nothing more than angry former sorors. Good Job AKA! What happened, has happened. Our process does not concern you, so what do you care for? Every organization has honorary members including fraternities. I never hear you making [/quote] DAMN! you rather see us in the hood with no job or in jail? Let me start by saying Congrats to The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha for seeing the greatness that Mrs. Obama represents. And YOU correct me if I'm wrong but, point of clarification Did you not ask a question in your post? AKA had dark-skinned founders. I was thinking about that Hilary thing and she said no because you have to be exclusive. But I couldnt keep from saying anything today. Hughley & He Responds, Ye To Appear On 'The Kardashians', Kanye Follows Pete On IG, Gets Payback, Kim K Unfollows Ye + Kid Cudi Receives Supportive Message From Ye Amid Their Drama, IM SORRY - NOT! If you have that much time and energy, I am sure your respective org would love the extra help. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for example, belonged to Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest historically black fraternity. then we are elitist (translation: uppity negro). Secondly, this whole "this is just opportunism by AKA" is a bit muchI hope all of you, made this much of a stink when DST invited Halle Berry shortly after her oscar win to join their sorority via honorary membership, and she declined. LOL[/quote] It is so sad that people are still having this AKA/Delta debate after 95 years!! Michelle Obama Joins Alpha Kappa Alpha. It is final and she has accepted. Third, to put it in perspective there are over 200,000 ladies who have taken the of of membership of AKA, there are less than 150 honorary members in a 100 year history of the sorority. I have been an avid supporter of Obama & campaign contributor, but frankly this makes me SICK to my stomach & I will not contribute another dollar. 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When Howard University started accepting students they had the paper brown test, and AKA just started letting brown and darker ladies join their organization Why you're sooo concerned is a mystery to me. Other honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha include the poet Maya Angelou, the late Coretta Scott King and former astronaut Mae Jemison. Before you post comments in open forums, learn to spell simple words and compose simple sentences. [quote comment="140176"][quote comment="139767"]Ms. Obama is a great high profile candidate to claim. As Michelle Obama once said, "Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract . I dont understand why the honorary invitation is troubling so many people. Michelle Obama has accepted an invitation to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, ending weeks of speculation on historically black college campuses about which, if any, sorority she would join. It definitely gives them bragging rights, Mr. Graham said of AKA. Greek or not greek, we are all black women, we are intelligent, we are strong, and we need to support one another. This list of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorors (commonly referred to as AKAs[1]) includes initiated and honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (), the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Black college women. . Jul 14 | by Natasha Sunday night (July 13th), it was announced at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Boule (National Convention) that Michelle Obama will be inducted as an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She didnt even join a sorority when she was in college, obviously or they wouldnt be doing this now. Congratulations to AKA and M. Obamawhatever works for you. *** See not one negative comment about any of my D9 sistergreeks***, I am in total shock. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has never been shy about sharing her love for her alma mater, Howard University, and her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, the country's first Black sorority, founded . AKA's practice of putting down other women's physical appearance & overall stuck-up attitudes simply makes me sick. Let me ask you another question, if you went to Howard, Spelman, Yale or Harvard.. what Sorority would you plegge? an historically black organization founded in 1908, and the group announced this week at its Centennial Convention in Washington that Mrs. Obama had agreed to join. Although both ladies were offered honorary membership, they are not officially members of the organization. -white woman. The pretty members are stuck-up & out of the 30, 60, and 100+ plus groups that cross- be serious- not many are still active and financial and virtually none learn their history or their line sisters names. />. Vice President of Employment and Diversity, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. founder of the Smith-Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, founder of DuSable Museum of African American History in, first African book publisher in the United Kingdom; writer and broadcaster; inducted into the, global marketing director, personal care division, Avon, first African-American woman to form a commercial, president of the National Association of Black Journalists; Managing Editor and primary anchor at, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for, founder of Westside Preparatory School in, taught in New York City schools for 28 years. Of course you may never agree about the differences because you are two different organizations. You do know what a stereotype is, right? True, my Founders were members of your sorority however, they had a desire to Change and Change is what they did, thus Delta Sigma Theta was born. That being said, Im outie WHY? Stop this double standard where if blacks actually pull themselves up by their bootstraps and achieve Rational people would understand this concept. People, we've got to do better! AKA19081stand Foremost.. all the orignal memebers dropped out and formed another sorority. her lack of elite ties in black social circles. How is calling members of Alpha Kappa Alpha "superficial" hating? Before you post comments in open forums, learn to spell simple words and compose simple sentences. It is an honorary membership because when she attended Princeton, there was no chapter of the sorority there. Who thinks that? That is all[/quote] We have historically inducted honorary members with an established and significant legacy, not those who are high profile at the time of convention. Yuck! That is all[/quote] We are down to business and surround ourselves with community service individuals with goals and grades. She looks sent to daughter. Pamela, thanks for making that comment. [3] List [ edit] And if she was so successful herein America, why wasnt she proud of her country until very recently. "Finer womanhood" indeed! But the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wants to make sure people know that accepting AKA's invitation doesn't mean she'd rule out others. Skeee Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.. Skee Wee, Sorors! However it's amazing for me to hear AKA's claim that my sorority would not have existed without them? [/quote] "ChinaDoll ofthe Platters". good for her. became a honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Pearlflection, my soror does know her history, the problem is that YOU don't. Therefore since I answered your question, the appropriate reply would have been to say is THANK YOU. Wow, now for the first time in my adult life I have come to realize that Michele Obama is the new Jackie Kennedy for the 21st century. 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