Alpha Kappa Alpha
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 43105
Lafayette, LA 70504
@epsilonbeta_aka
Contacts
Chapter President
Jamilia McKinley
epsilonbeta1967@gmail.com
Chapter Advisor
Thailund Porter-Green
tpg1908@gmail.com
AKA Scholarships
- Mr. Pink & Green Scholarship Pageant
Service Programs/Fundraising
- Soles4Souls
- Lions Club International
- The Pillowcase Project
- Habitat for Humanity
- Martin Luther King Day of Service
- Pink Goes Red for Heart Health
- Global Impact Day
- Miles Perret Carwash
- HBCU Impact Day
- Care for the Caregivers
- New Hope Partnership
- Games of Acadiana
- Hygiene Drive
- Lafayette McComb-Veazey Home Growers Community Farm
- Kutz for Kids
Chapter Awards
- 2019-2020 Outstanding Community Service Project – Soles4Souls
- 2019-2020 Sorority New Member of the Year - April Pruiit
- 2019-2020 Community Service Member of the Year - Alisha Chavis
- 2017 Greek Woman of the Year: Gabrielle Semien
- 2017 YardRunners: Greek Organization of the Year Sorority Award
- 2017 Student Organization of the Year Award
- 2016 Outstanding Community Service Project
- 2016 5 Star Chapter
Greek Hall of Fame Inductees
- 2019 Hailey Boutte
- 2019 Jasmine Loston
- 2019 Ji’Carla Martinez
- 2019 Destinee Trahan
- 2016 Morgan Scott
- 2016 Gabrielle Semien
Notable Positions on Campus
- 2020 Student Government Association President: Hailey Boutte
- 2019 UL Law Society President: Treslyn Davenport
- 2019 University Program Council President: April Pruitt
- 2019 Homecoming Queen: April Pruitt
- 2018 Public Relations Student Society of America President: Aja Winslow
- 2018 Students for the Advancement of Women President: Erineka Johnson
- 2017-2019 Residence Hall Association President: Hailey Boutte
- 2017 University Program Council President: Gabrielle Semien
- 2015 Student Government Association President: Kirsten Allen
Chapter Facts
- 2015 Second Black Female Student Government Association President: Kirsten Allen
- 2001 First Black Female Student Government Association President: Princess Willis
- 1973 First Black Homecoming Queen: Joyce Ozene
- 1967 First Black Greek Organization Chartered on USL’s campus
Organization Facts
- Founded: January 15, 1908
- Where: Howard University, Washington, D.C.
- Incorporated: January 29, 1913
- Colors: Salmon Pink and Apple Green
- Motto: By Culture and By Merit
- The "Twenty Pearls": The Founders and Incorporators of this illustrious sisterhood.