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The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha

International historically African American collegiate sorority

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (ΑΚΑ) is an historically African-American sorority. The sorority was founded in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. Alpha Kappa Alpha was incorporated in 1913. It is a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), a group of…
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College fraternities and sororities

Social organizations at colleges and universities

In North America, fraternities and sororities are social clubs at colleges and universities. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Greek life or Greek-letter organizations, as well as collegiate fraternities or collegiate sororities to differentiate them from general,…
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African Americans

Ethnic and cultural group in the United States

African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group who as defined by the United States census, consists of Americans who have ancestry from "any of the Black populations of Africa". African Americans…
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