Pleasant Plains in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008
1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Marker
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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.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. 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° 55.375′ N, 77° 1.167′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Plains in Washington, District of Columbia. 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
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008
2. AKA Founder's Window, Andrew Rankin Chapel
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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); A Lovers' Stroll…A Legacy Begins / Constitutionally Bound (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Day of Honor 2000 (about 400 feet away); 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). 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
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008
3. Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 17, 2016
4. Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Marker
Photographed 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".
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 13, 2008
6. Rankin Chapel: 366th Infantry (WWII) Memorial Window
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,537 times since then and 79 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.
