Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908. Since then, the sorority has grown into a globally impactful organization.

The nearly 300,000 members are bound by the bonds of sisterhood, and the organizations’ mission is 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 women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of “Service to All Mankind”.