HJR57 Summary

• Recognizes Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated on the 18th observance of AKA Day at the Capitol in 2017

• Commends AKA's mission of "Service to All Mankind" and notes the sorority has contributed over 2 million service hours and over 5 million dollars in scholarships

• Highlights AKA's 2014-2018 administration theme of "Building Connection Strategies" and their focus on five program areas: Educational Enrichment, Civil Rights/Social Justice, Statewide Legislative Issues, Be the Voice initiative, and Constituent Meetings

• Notes AKA's record membership of 68,000 members and their 67th Boule in Atlanta, Georgia in summer 2016 with 21,700 attendees, the largest Boule to date

• Directs that copies of the resolution be provided to AKA South Eastern Representative Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen, International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, the AKA International Connection Committee, and South Eastern Regional Director Mary B. Conner