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Alpha Kappa Alpha


Mailing Address

P.O. Box 43105
Lafayette, LA 70504

Inter/National Website

Instagram

@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.