Pleasant Plains in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rankin Chapel

Commemorating the Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

Alpha Kappa Alpha Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008

1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Marker

Inscription. Site of the Founder's Window erected in honor of the Sixteen Pillars of ΑΚΑ, January 14, 1978.

Erected 2008 by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Dr. Barbara A. McKinzie, Centennial International President.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1862.

Location. 38° 55.339′ N, 77° 1.226′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Pleasant Plains. Marker can be reached from Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. Marker is on the campus of Howard University, just outside to the west of the Howard University Middle School of Science and Mathematics. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 405 Howard Place Northwest, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Day of Honor 2000 (a few steps from this marker); Howard University (within shouting distance of this marker); Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Phi Beta Sigma

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(within shouting distance of this marker); "Strike!" (within shouting distance of this marker); Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders Library and Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Also see . . .
1. Alpha Kappa Alpha. (Submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. AKA: A Legacy of Sisterhood and Service. (Submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. (Submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. 366th Infantry Regiment; HBCUs

Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2023

2. Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Marker

The marker appears to have been spray-painted and remains legible.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2023

3. Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Marker

AKA Founder's Window, Andrew Rankin Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008

4. AKA Founder's Window, Andrew Rankin Chapel

Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008

5. Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel

Rankin Chapel: 366th Infantry (WWII) Memorial Window image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008

6. Rankin Chapel: 366th Infantry (WWII) Memorial Window

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,046 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on January 27, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.