IL HR0980

Designates May 9, 2018 as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day in the State of Illinois to honor Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and its work.

Recognizes Alpha Kappa Alpha as the nation's oldest African-American sorority, founded at Howard University in 1908 and incorporated in 1913.

Highlights the sorority's mission of cultivating high scholastic and ethical standards, promoting unity among college women, and providing service to improve the social status of girls and women.

Notes the sorority's international program "Launching New Dimensions of Service" focused on educational enrichment, health promotion, family strengthening, environmental ownership, and global impact under International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson's 2014-2018 administration.

Acknowledges prominent members including Eleanor Roosevelt, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and various Illinois political figures including Senate Majority Whip Mattie Hunter and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.