Alpha Kappa Alpha

 Greek Letters

𝚨𝚱𝚨

Nicknames

AKAs, Alpha Women, Pretty Girls, Ivies

Founded

Howard University
Washington, DC

January 15, 1908; 116 years ago

Emphasis

African American

Colors

Salmon Pink: ■
Apple Green: ■

Flower

Pink Tea Rose

Symbol

Ivy Leaf

Coat of Arms

Publication

Ivy Leaf Magazine

Motto

By Culture and By Merit

Chapter	Years	University	Status
Alpha Pi	1930	Clark Atlanta University	Active
Gamma Gamma	1942-xxx?	Morris Brown College	Inactive
Alpha Beta	1943	Fort Valley State University	Active
Gamma Sigma	1949	Albany State University	Active
Gamma Upsilon	1949	Savannah State University	Active
Zeta Eta	1971	Paine College	Active
Eta Iota	1972	Columbus State Unviersity	Active
Eta Mu	1972	Georgia State University	Active
Eta Xi	1973	University of Georgia	Active
Iota Eta	1975	Mercer University	Active
Kappa Eta	1976	Georgia College & State University	Active
Kappa Tau	1976	University of West Georgia	Active
Kappa Upsilon	May 23, 1976	Valdosta State University	Active
Lambda Kappa	1977	Georgia Southern University	Active
Mu Zeta	1978-xxxx?	Augusta State University	Inactive
Mu Pi	1978	Spelman College	Active
Nu Alpha	1979	Emory University	Active
Nu Beta	1979	Georgia Tech	Active
Nu Zeta	1980	Georgia Southwestern State University	Active
Nu Tau	1981-xxxx?	Georgia College & State University	Inactive
Pi Phi	1992	Kennesaw State University	Active
Rho Eta	1994	Brenau University	Active
Sigma Sigma	2005	Clayton State University	Active
Sigma Tau	2005	Georgia Southern University – Armstrong Campus	Active
Sigma Phi	2006	Mercer University	Active
Tau Pi	2012	Oglethorpe University	Active
Upsilon Xi	October 29, 2023	Georgia Gwinnett College	October 29, 2023