IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 48 
Recognizing the 113th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha 
Sorority, Inc. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2021 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. 
SEWELL, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 113th anniversary of the founding of Alpha 
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, was 
founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in 
Washington, DC, by Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Eliza-
beth Burke, Lillie E. Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret 
Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, Lavinia Norman, 
Lucy Diggs Slowe, and Marie Woolfolk Taylor; 
Whereas those original nine founders established Alpha 
Kappa Alpha on five core tenets: to cultivate and encour-
age high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote 
unity and friendship among college women, to study and 
help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in 
order to improve their social stature, to maintain a pro-
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gressive interest in college life, and to be of ‘‘Service to 
All Mankind’’; 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, was in-
corporated on January 29, 1913; 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha membership now includes over 
1,025 chapters with nearly 300,000 members worldwide; 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is dedi-
cated to implementing programs of service that enhance 
the well-being of local, national, and international com-
munities; 
Whereas the theme of those service programs for 2018–2022 
is Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable Service 
and will involve five program targets— 
(1) HBCU for Life: A Call to Action; 
(2) Women’s Healthcare and Wellness; 
(3) Building Your Economic Legacy; 
(4) The Arts!; and 
(5) Global Impact; 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated’s signa-
ture service program for 2018–2022 is #CAP, an acro-
nym for the ‘‘College Admission Process’’, which assists 
students in the college application process by providing a 
hands-on approach and step-by-step guidance to facilitate 
admission; 
Whereas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is help-
ing to ensure the sustainability of Historically Black Col-
leges and Universities (HBCUs) by implementing an 
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., HBCU Endowment Initiative 
at each accredited four-year HBCU and by encouraging 
students to attend HBCUs; 
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Whereas through its HBCU for Life program, Alpha Kappa 
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, has raised $1,000,000 in 
one day for three consecutive years and distributed these 
funds to HBCUs to establish an endowment on each of 
the 106 HBCU campuses; 
Whereas among the many accomplished members of Alpha 
Kappa Alpha are eight Members of the 117th Congress— 
(1) Alma S. Adams (NC–12); 
(2) Sheila Jackson Lee (TX–18); 
(3) Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX–30); 
(4) Terri A. Sewell (AL–07); 
(5) Lauren Underwood (IL–14); 
(6) Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ–12); 
(7) Nikema Williams (GA–05); and 
(8) Frederica S. Wilson (FL–24); and 
Whereas Kamala Harris, the first woman to serve as the Vice 
President of the United States as well as the first Black 
and South Asian woman to serve as Vice President, is a 
member of Alpha Kappa Alpha; Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s 113 years of 
service to all mankind. 
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