These Things
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Vol. 90, No. 1 • Spring 2011
IVY LEAF MAGAZINE: OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.
special features
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Carolyn House Stewart
2011 National Founders’ Day:
Reflections & Remembrance of Timeless Service
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Deborah L. Dangerfield
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Connie Lynne Cochran
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ivy Leaf (ISSN 0021-3276) is published quarterly in the spring, summer, fall, and winter for $12.00 per year for members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, which is included in the dues, and $12.00 for nonmember subscriptions (individual copies — $4.00) by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. , 5656 S.
Stony Island Ave., Chicago, IL 60637. Periodical postage paid at Chicago, Illinois and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ,
5656 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago, IL 60637.
Articles must be submitted by each chapter’s official Ivy Leaf reporter. For the latest information on submission requirements, please see page 25.
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Chicago, Illinois 60637 www.aka1908.com • 773-684-1282
©2011 ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED
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AKA Style Watch
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
9th Public Policy Conference — Registration Materials
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Cultivate the Leader Within for Timeless Service
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Pink Goes Red for a Day: AKA Partnership Helps Save Lives
31
Reflections from Former Supreme Basileus Mary Shy Scott
32
The Unforgettable, Unsung Sorors of the Civil Rights Movement
38
Partnership Formed by American Kidney Fund and
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
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American
ILO-001-TOC-SP11:Layout 1 11/3/11 7:25 PM Page 1
on-line digest
Vol. 90, No. 1 • Spring 2011
IVY LEAF MAGAZINE: OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.
special features
5
Carolyn House Stewart
2011 National Founders’ Day:
Reflections & Remembrance of Timeless Service
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Deborah L. Dangerfield
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Connie Lynne Cochran
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ivy Leaf (ISSN 0021-3276) is published quarterly in the spring, summer, fall, and winter for $12.00 per year for members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, which is included in the dues, and $12.00 for nonmember subscriptions (individual copies — $4.00) by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. , 5656 S.
Stony Island Ave., Chicago, IL 60637. Periodical postage paid at Chicago, Illinois and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ,
5656 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago, IL 60637.
Articles must be submitted by each chapter’s official Ivy Leaf reporter. For the latest information on submission requirements, please see page 25.
IVY LEAF COPY SUBMISSION DEADLINES*
SPRING ISSUE, JANUARY 15 • SUMMER ISSUE, APRIL 15
FALL ISSUE, JULY 15 • WINTER ISSUE, OCTOBER 15
*DEADLINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
C ORPORATE OFFICE
5656 S. Stony Island Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois 60637 www.aka1908.com • 773-684-1282
©2011 ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
17
AKA Style Watch
18
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
9th Public Policy Conference — Registration Materials
22
Cultivate the Leader Within for Timeless Service
25
Pink Goes Red for a Day: AKA Partnership Helps Save Lives
31
Reflections from Former Supreme Basileus Mary Shy Scott
32
The Unforgettable, Unsung Sorors of the Civil Rights Movement
38
Partnership Formed by American Kidney Fund and
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
45
American