Sorors, please join KLO in recognizing our Founders daily in the month of January! #AKAFounders #AlphaKappaAlpha#KLOFoundersObservation #j15 Beulah Elizabeth Burke Born: 1885 – Died: 1975 Educator Beulah Elizabeth Burke is credited with having created the name, motto and colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She became a charter member and president of Beta Omega Chapter in Kansas City, MO, a charter member and president of Mu Omega Chapter in Kansas City, KS and chartered the first three undergraduate chapters of the sorority that were established after incorporation. Although she trained to be a language teacher, she demonstrated mastery in home economics, resulting in administrators requesting her to concentrate in the area and leading to a master’s degree in home economics. Ms. Burke taught in public schools (Kansas City, MO and Atlantic City, NJ) and at a state institution in Dover, DE, served as manager of a housing project (Atlantic City, NJ) and was director of a residence hall for female government employees (Washington, D.C.). Lillie E. Burke Birth: 1884 – Died: 1949 Educator Lillie E. Burke enrolled in Howard University’s preparatory academy in tandem with her year-younger sister Beulah and subsequently they both enrolled in Howard’s College of Liberal Arts at the same time. At the time of the formation of the Sorority, Burke, like her sister, was an honor student, a Greek scholar and a senior. She is credited with having helped with the creation of the Alpha Kappa Alpha motto and was a charter member of Xi Omega Chapter, the first graduate chapter in the District of Columbia. After graduation, Burke accepted her first teaching assignment at Downing Institute in Downingtown, PA, where she began a career where she distinguished herself as a gifted teacher.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:10:22 +0000
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