Illinois SR 263: ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA DAY

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SR0263LRB104 13370 MST 25687 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, On January 15, 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 

3Incorporated was founded by Ethel Hedgemon Lyle and eight 

4other collegiate women with the mission to cultivate and 

5encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote 

6unity and friendship among college women, to study and help 

7alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to 

8improve their social stature, to maintain a progressive 

9interest in college life, and to be of "Service to All 

10Mankind"; and

11 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has a 

12rich history of social action; in 1915, Alpha Kappa Alpha 

13Sorority, Incorporated hosted its first political action 

14conference with human rights activist and Illinois Congressman 

15Martin B. Madden as the speaker, marking its commitment to 

16progress through advocacy, education, social progress, and 

17political engagement; and

18 WHEREAS, Soaring to greater heights of service and 

19sisterhood, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated 

20established its headquarters on the south side of Chicago in 

211949, becoming more complex, while expanding to mobilize over 

22360,000 initiated members in 1,086 chapters in 50 U.S. states 

23and territories and 12 nations, focusing on advocacy and 

SR0263- 2 -LRB104 13370 MST 25687 r

1service projects aimed at improving socioeconomic, racial, 

2political, and environmental issues, further amplifying its 

3influence; and

4 WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated's 

5diverse collaborative work throughout the United States and 

6including but not limited to the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, the 

7Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and the United Arab Emirates 

8integ