Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority regional conference in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE – Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority members gathered in Milwaukee for his or her 89th Regional Convention April 6-April 9.

“It means sisterhood,” mentioned Courtney Carter, Kentucky AKA member.

“We’re joyful to be a kind of staple establishments in the USA that has stayed round to have influence,” mentioned Kentucky AKA Central Regional Director Kiahna Davis.

Their signature colours are pink and inexperienced, which stuffed the Wisconsin Heart through the four-day occasion.

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“Being right here, it simply means life, to us, that we have now a connection of each other, that we’re in a position to come throughout this area,” mentioned Stacy Edwards, an AKA member from St. Louis.

The Black sorority has been round for 115 years.

“It’s the first African American feminine sorority that was based in Washington, D.C., on the campus of Howard College,” mentioned Edwards.

Throughout their time in Milwaukee, the ladies additionally centered on serving the neighborhood.

“I acquired the e-mail about giving blood, and I simply mechanically went and signed up,” mentioned Carter.

The ladies additionally collected and donated meals for folks in want within the Milwaukee space.

The convention was mentioned to deliver $6.5 million to town.