Members from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, raised $20,000 for Educational Advancement during a conference to initiate the countdown to the organization's centennial anniversary in 2008.
The 54th annual South Atlantic Regional conference held at the Marriott Marquis from February 22-25 hosted over 4000 sorority members and guests. Led by Regional Director Ella Springs Jones of Augusta, Georgia, the members enjoyed a weekend of leadership, service, and sisterhood. They attended a series of information sessions and workshops based on the national administrative focus of Economics, Sisterhood and Partnerships. These workshops focus on developing technical and leadership skills, a hallmark of Alpha Kappa Alpha
At the conference, Alpha Kappa Alpha's international president challenged sorority members and guests to build up wealth in black communities while upholding the vision set when the sorority founded in 1908.
During the conference, Jones announced the opening of a new Region Hall of Fame, which honors the 15 women who led the South Atlantic Region, and the lay members whose dedication and hard work remains unacknowledged.
In appreciation of Jones' leadership and long record of service, the sorority members and chapters set up a $20,000 endowed scholarship in her name. The Educational Advancement Foundation, the sorority’s non-profit funding arm, will administer the scholarship.
Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., It is the oldest and largest sorority of its kind with more than 200,000 members. Because of its stature and nearly 100-year-record of service, AKA is referred to as "America's premiere Greek-lettered organization for Black women."
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