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

Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Alpha Kappa Alpha Marker image. Click for full size.

By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008

1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Commemorating
the
Centennial Year
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Rankin Chapel,
site of the Founder's Window
erected in honor of the Sixteen Pillars of AKA,
January 14, 1978.

Dr. Barbara A. McKinzie, Centennial International President.
Marker dedicated January 15, 2008

Erected 2008 by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities marker series.

Location. 38° 55.375′ N, 77° 1.167′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Plains, District of Columbia, in Washington. Marker can be reached from Howard Place Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right 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. Founders Library and Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (within shouting distance of this marker);

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

By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008

2. AKA Founder's Window, Andrew Rankin Chapel

Day of Honor 2000 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fortitude (about 400 feet away); Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (about 400 feet away); Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (about 400 feet away); Phi Beta Sigma (about 400 feet away); Howard University (about 500 feet away); Kelly Miller Residence Site (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Plains.

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

Categories. • African Americans • Churches & Religion • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations •

Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel image. Click for full size.

By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008

3. Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel

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

By J. Makali Bruton, September 17, 2016

4. Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Marker

By J. Makali Bruton, September 17, 2016

5. Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Marker

The marker can be seen in the distance to the east. On the central campus yard is this additional replica of the marker, just at the base of a tree painted "AKA".

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

By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008

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

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2019. This page originally submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,236 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on January 27, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on September 18, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. 6. submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.