Objective Summary

          Lois C. Olden recorded the history of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in, The Timeless Legacy of Zeta Nu Omega. In chapters through three of The Timeless Legacy of Zeta Nu Omega the author focuses on the goals the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority tried to accomplish, for example; creating a support network for women with like minds. Ethel Hedgeman created the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority to benefit others by making a group that would bring out each others strengths. The main concern of the AKA sorority was to educate the masses and encourage lifelong learning, the author also makes it clear that AKA wanted to help their community. Olden states that the AKA, "Not only fostered interaction, stimulation and ethical growth among members; but also provided hope for the masses"(10). Olden also highlights that the AKA received a scholarship award and adopted more than twenty-seven African villages, earning Africare's 1986 Distinguished Service Award. These chapters conclude with the fact that the Alpha Kappa Alphas focused on helping their community in anyway they could, whether it was providing education or help to the sick and poor.

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Ethel Hedgemen

Olden, C. Lois. The Timeless Legacy of Zeta Nu Omega. New York: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Nu Omega chapter, at Smashwords, 2014, print.