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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. donated $1 million to Howard University on Tuesday, according to Howard's college paper, The Hilltop (www.thehilltoponline.com).
The money will be put toward upholding the legacy of the sorority through a Founder's endowed scholarship, in addition to helping to preserve the extensive collection of sorority documents kept on a database at Moorland-Spingarn Research Center on Howard's campus, as stated in the release.
The sorority also donated a digitized version of the organization's magazine, the Ivy Leaf. The digital edition contains issues dating back to 1921 all the way to the present.
The $1 million contribution is said to be only the first installment of an even bigger gift to come at the end of the year, according to the release.
The altruism from the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. has been inspired by the organization's 100th anniversary.
The sorority was founded on Howard University's campus on Jan. 15, 1908, and was legally incorporated in 1913.
On Jan. 15, 2008, more than 1,500 ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha came from all over the world to meet at the birthplace of their sorority, celebrating their 100th year. The sojourn was taken to reconnect with their roots and to pay respects to their ancestors.
A service at the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel followed the expedition around campus. Barbara A. McKinzie, the sorority's International President, opened the service by greeting her sorors with a warm, "Happy birthday Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority," according to the release.
Alpha Kappa Alpha has been committed to sisterhood and service, resulting in a wave of growth from nine founding women on one campus to 200,000 members in 975 chapters.
According to the release, McKinzie's response to the organization's philanthropy was, "If we don't preserve our heritage, no one else will. In the interest of safeguarding our legacy, we're more than happy to give $1 million this day."
To Learn more about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority see http://www.aka1908.com/
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