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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Kappa Theta Chapter records
UA 030
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Title: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Kappa Theta Chapter records
Date (inclusive): 1976-2014
Collection Number: UA 030
Creator:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Kappa Theta Chapter (Riverside, Calif.)
Extent:
2.81 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection consists of records created by the Kappa Theta chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., which was the
first Greek-lettered sorority established by African-American college women. The Kappa Theta chapter was chartered on the
University of California, Riverside's campus on March 27th, 1976. Materials in the collection include a copy of the charter
establishing the chapter, and a photograph album of sorority events occurring in 2014.
Languages: The collection is in English.
The collection is available for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Kappa Theta Chapter records (UA 030).
Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Gift of Joni Matthews-Wright, 2023.
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2023.
This collection consists of records created by the Kappa Theta chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., which was the
first Greek-lettered sorority established by African-American college women. The Kappa Theta chapter was chartered on the
University of California, Riverside's campus on March 27th, 1976. Materials in the collection include a copy of the charter
establishing the chapter, and a photograph album of sorority events occurring in 2014.
Photographs in the collection may also include members of the Eta Nu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., as some events
in 2014 were held jointly by the two chapters.
The collection is arranged topically.
MS 377 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Eta Nu Omega Chapter records
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Eta Nu Omega Chapter (Riverside, Calif.)
University of California, Riverside.
African American Greek letter societies
African American students
African American women
College students -- Societies, etc
Greek letter societies
Documents
Photographs