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This is a panoramic photograph showing members of Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi at regional meetings in Topeka, Kansas. Kappa Alpha Psi is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership and was founded on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University at Bloomington. Alpha Kappa Alpha was the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Date: October 12, 1940
Item Number: 310868
Call Number: B Williams, Mamie *18
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 310868
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Alpha Kappa Alpha
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Kappa Alpha Psi
Date - 1940s - 1940
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Panorama
People - African Americans
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs - Views - Panorama
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