Alice Porter Murray was one of seven sophomore founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first sorority founded by African-American women, on January 15, 1908.[1]
Born in Washington, D.C., Alice Murray was admitted to Howard University, the top historically black college in the nation, it was a time when only 1/3 of 1% of African Americans and 5% of whites of eligible age attended any college.[2]
Howard University and Alpha Kappa Alphaedit
Murray entered Howard Teachers College in 1906. During her collegiate years, she published several articles in Howard University Journal.[1] In addition to participating in the founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Murray hosted an Alpha Kappa Alpha banquet for new members at Howard University in November 1909.
^ abMcNealey, Earnestine G. (2006). Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America's First Black Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. p. 54.
^James D. Brown, Black Education in the South, 1860-1935. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1988, p. 245
^. Nu Chapter - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
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