IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 31 
Honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, on reaching the historic 
milestone of 115 years of serving communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2023 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. 
WILSON of Florida, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. 
WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Mrs. SYKES) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, on reaching 
the historic milestone of 115 years of serving communities. 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, was founded on 
January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, 
DC, by Ethel Hedgemon, Anna Easter Brown, Beulah 
Elizabeth Burke, Lillie E. Burke, Marjorie Hill, Mar-
garet Flagg, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe, and 
Marie Woolfolk; 
Whereas these 9 young women founded Alpha Kappa Alpha 
Sorority, Inc.®, on the 5 original core tenets: to cultivate 
and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards; to 
promote unity and friendship among college women; to 
study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and 
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women in order to improve their social stature; to main-
tain a progressive interest in college life; and to be of 
‘‘Service to All Mankind’’; 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, was success-
fully incorporated on January 29, 1913; 
Whereas, since its founding in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha So-
rority, Inc.®, membership now includes over 1,000 chap-
ters internationally, with more than 120,000 active mem-
bers, and has initiated more than 325,000 members 
worldwide; 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, is dedicated to 
implementing programs of service that enhance the well- 
being of local, national, and international communities; 
Whereas the theme of that service program for 2022–2026 
is ‘‘Soaring to Greater Heights of Service & Sisterhood’’ 
and will involve 6 initiatives, namely— 
(1) Strengthen Our Sisterhood; 
(2) Empower Our Families; 
(3) Build Our Economic Wealth; 
(4) Enhance Our Environment; 
(5) Advocate for Social Justice; and 
(6) Uplift Our Local Community; 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®’s present ad-
ministration looks to use each of these initiatives to em-
power members to lead on the front lines of change, edu-
cation, and advocacy; and 
Whereas, among its many accomplished members, Vice Presi-
dent Kamala Harris, the first woman to occupy the Of-
fice of the Vice President of the United States, is a proud 
member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®: Now, 
therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates and commends Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 
Inc.®, on 115 years of service. 
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