University in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Marker
Inscription.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 15, 1908 on the campus of Howard University. Led by visionary leader, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, 16 students founded the sorority on five basic tenets: 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'., The Beta Epsilon Chapter was chartered on November 6, 1933 on the campus of Louisville Municipal College by six forward thinking women – Ruth Ella Tate, Eva May Glass, Margaret Ruth Durham, Lettie Louise Harris, Dorothy May Allen and Joel Pernice Pope.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 15, 1908 on the campus of Howard University. Led by visionary leader, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, 16 students founded the sorority on five basic tenets: 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'.
The Beta Epsilon Chapter was chartered on November 6, 1933 on the campus of Louisville Municipal College by six forward thinking women – Ruth Ella Tate, Eva May Glass, Margaret Ruth Durham, Lettie Louise Harris, Dorothy May Allen and Joel Pernice Pope.
Location. 38° 12.968′ N, 85° 45.419′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in University. Marker is on South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the plaza between the Belknap Academic Building and the Student Activities Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2211 S Brook St, Louisville KY 40208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
2. Alpha Kappa Alpha Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
3. Alpha Kappa Alpha Marker
Featured marker is third from left.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
