Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc, Simply Stunning
And God said
And God said, "I'll make me 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 treasurers from above
A woman who is genuine
A leader in every
way
God said, I'll make me a woman...I'll call her 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 99 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 our 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 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 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!
AKA...and?
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 real innovators
Made sure the dream could continue
After that, there could only be imitators.
That AKA dream had us standing tall
Its been over 90 years
With all the work we've done, is that all?
We have more miles to go
More dreams to create.
More services to do more goals to make Sorors!
Were 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?"
We Call it
AKATUDE
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
by Soror Michelle Robinson