Poetry
- History of Alpha Kappa Alpha
- If You Are My Sister
- Phenomenal Woman of AKA
- Original
- And God Said...
- Akatude
- In the Beginning
- AKA...and???
- Invictus
History of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha women all over the world
proudly wearing their precious 20 pearls.
AKA, they founded January 15, 1908
at Howard University on that historic date.
Women called together by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
chose pink and green their colors, a lot of class, a lot
of style.
Women providing service to an outstanding ideal
through friendship, sisterhood and love so real.
Women blessed by God above, in friendship and love
in a sorority as precious and peaceful as the white dove.
Women, by culture and by merit too, who strive to do their
best
through high standards, moral character, a lot of zeal
Women with strength and endurance like the Green Ivy Leaf
promote the goals of service and sisterhood in our great
sorority.
Women like the rose unfolding in shadows of pink and green
demonstrate fine characteristics of womanhood serene.
Women in the Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, Germany,
Korea, Bermuda, England, and the USA
are working together in service and sisterhood the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Way.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Women all over the world
proudly wearing their precious 20 pearls.
If You Are My Sister
If you are my Sister, then you must always be honest with
me even when it hurts
If you are my Sister, then you must always push me even
when I want to quit
If you are my Sister, then you must acknowledge my faults
and help me to correct them
If you are my Sister, then I know I can count on you when
things are rough
If you are my Sister, then you must be critical of me when
I am not critical of myself
If you are my Sister, then I must be able to cry around
you and not be ashamed
If you are my Sister, then I must be able to share my feelings
with you and not offend you
If you are my Sister, then all these things I will do for
you.
Phenomenal Woman of AKA
I am DIVINE.
Gently graceful, yet elusively powerful.
The blood of kings and queens flows through my veins.
I am the living dream of my ancestors.
In the company of my sisters, I serve others selflessly.
The spirit of our founders guides me, their light shines
within me ever so brightly.
I am the living dream of my founders.
I faithfully follow the trail these dynamic women have blazed.
Make way for this phenomenal woman of AKA.
Original
Original, by definition, means pertaining to the Source,
Well when you speak of the Original Woman, you are speaking
of me, of course.
See - I am the AKA, the First and Finest for All to Behold.
I change Black Women to Black Pearls, I am 90 years old.
By merit and by culture is the motivation behind my strides,
An Alpha Kappa Alpha Woman will always Walk with Pride.
You see, being the Original Woman is not my only claim
to fame,
Service to all Mankind is my most esteemed aim.
I am the Original, giving consistently of myself,
Addressing pertinent issues, from AKAdemics to good health.
Who made a commitment to do good,
A commitment to my people and to my Sisterhood.
I am the hope and the dream of the impoverished and unclean,
When I grace the room you know the Pink and Green is on
the scene.
I am intelligent, beautiful, finest yet and sophisticated,
A strong black woman, college trained and widely educated.
One time originated, three times imitated, but never, ever
duplicated
I represent Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated!!!!
And God Said...
I'll make a woman.
A woman of substance.
A woman of pride.
A woman who is able to put petty things aside.
A woman of integrity.
A woman of love.
A woman who is worthy of the treasures from above.
A woman who is genuine, a leader in every way.
GOD SAID..."I'll make a woman and call her...AKA"
Akatude
By Soror Michelle Robinson
Conceited we're called
Because we stand tall,
Uppity we're deemed
Due to our self-esteem
"Our noses are always in the air"
For looking downward we don't dare
And continue with pride
Realizing that if you're a lady
You're automatically downgraded
Sophistication and class is a plus
Although others don't view it as much
Their thoughts are so remote
But when we were founded,
Women couldn't vote
Civil rights were a luxury
In the early 20th century
AKA was very political
Although they laugh and act very cynical
So remember the next time they jeer,
You were the FIRST to be here
Deleting all that was not good
And replacing it with SISTERHOOD
Setting a trend for all the rest
Proving that they could be the very best.
As ladies we must learn
Nothing is given, all is earned
With this in mind
You'll ultimately find
That it's a flair
It's a mood,
We call it AKATUDE
In the Beginning
In the beginning there was nothing, not a thing
And the Creator said, "It is light that I will bring."
Then He thought, "I need something to shine this light
down on -
Something devastating and indestructible -
Something I can put a crown on!
So He thought of "female" to bring illumination
to the night
It later became S-G-Rho, but He knew then it was just alright.
Then He thought of what would later be Z-Phi-B - It was
just a "girl."
Then He thought twice and said, "No, no, no!"
I need something that's gonna shake up this world!
So He thought of "woman" - DST it would become
one day
But it still wasn't all that, it was just OK.
DST, S-G-Rho, Z-Phi-B would never step foot on this Earth
first,
Never to be the original because they just couldn't quinch
His thirst.
Then it came to the Creator that His creation would have
to be better
than diamonds, rubies - more precious than gold.
He began to create it and all the heavens and earth rolled.
The Creator looked down to Earth and said "Umph, umph,
umph!" that day
Because there stood His creation, the LADY AKA.
Alpha Kappa Alpha started 1908
And as the Creator deemed it all others would have to wait.
Alpha Kappa Alpha - 3 words for a creation oh-so-right
And the "Alpha" sounded so goood, that He put
it in there twice.
Alpha Kappa Alpha - from her flesh all others came
And after you see us break it on down you will never be
the same.
AKA...and ??
By Soror Crystal J. Leotaud
Pi Phi Omega
In 1908, Soror Lyle wanted to make things better
So she created an organization
Where black women could come together
Shoot, I don't know about you,
But I think that was pretty clever.
It started in Miner Hall
When the ivy was on the wall
These women's talents were tall
And our Beloved Splendid Sixteen
Took on the challenge... held it to high esteem.
The four incorporators
Were the real innovators
Made sure the dream could continue
After that, there could only be imitators.
That AKA dream
Had us standing tall
It's been over 90 years
With all the work we've done, is that all??
We have many more miles to go.
More dreams to create.
More services to do
More goals to make
Sorors!!! We're gonna be 100 in 2008 !!!
So keep the tradition alive RE-ACTIVATE!!!
We, ladies of AKA have style, elegance
And so much flair.
We do our work with grace, class
And lots of care.
We don't settle for less
We go for the top... the very best.
We surpass all the rest.
If you don't know, put US to the test!!!
So if anyone asks you
Girl, why do you look so grand?
Why do you walk so tall?
Why are YOU in high demand?
You just say...
I'm an AKA... and??
Invictus
By Mr. William Ernest Henley (1849–1903)
Out of the night that covers me
Black as the pit from pole to pole
I thank whatever Gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbow'd.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul.