[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION OF ALPHA 
                          KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY

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                            HON. JOHN LEWIS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2008

  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, it is an honor for me to help 
celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 
Incorporated. For the past 100 years, the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha 
have served as leaders in the United States and throughout the world. 
Since their founding in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha has been one of the 
most successful historically Black sororities and continues its strong 
community work today.
  In particular, I would like to recognize the South Atlantic Region of 
Alpha Kappa Alpha, which includes undergraduate and graduate chapters 
from the states of Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. This Region's 
monumental history includes one of the sorority's original founders, 
Mrs. Marie Woolfolk Taylor, two former International Presidents, Dr. 
Mary Shy Scott and Dr. Norma Solomon White and the first honorary 
member, Mrs. Coretta Scott King.
  Today through the leadership of Ms. Ella Springs Jones, current 
regional director, the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha continue to leave 
their mark in the community. Through programs such as B.R.A.T.S 
(Brilliant, Responsible, Alert, and Talented Scholars) Program, high 
school students are provided academic, health and economic support to 
make their dreams viable and support the growth of the African American 
community.
  Madam Speaker, I extend my deepest gratitude to the women of the 
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for their service to our communities, in the 
United States and across the world, on this historic day.

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