Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, inc.

In April 1948, a voluntary group of determined AKA's compiled a list of twenty-five persons in Evanston who were AKA's. All were invited to a meeting. From this day on, the wheels were steadily moving which were to bring our Evanston Chapter into activation and make the dreams a realization. A charter had been granted back in 1944, and paid for by Fredrica Smith of Waukegan. Obstacles impeded the progress; however, the Regional Director indicated that the charter was still valid and all that was needed was ten members.

They were privileged to have nineteen members willing to be charter members. Their names were submitted and approved by Mrs. Lucille Wilkins, the Regional Director at that time. On June 25, 1948, Mrs. Wilkins, accompanied by Mrs. Irma Clark, and Mrs. Arlene Washington, a former Regional Director, traveled to Evanston and established the chapter in the home of one of the members. There was a ceremony, followed by a candlelight dinner.