Alpha Kappa Alpha alumni scholarship benefits five students
Contact: Addie Mayfield
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣ive Mississippi State students have been selected to receive the Alpha Kappa Alpha鈥擥raduates of Lambda Eta Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Recipients are Amari Caples, senior art major with a concentration in graphic design, Vicksburg; Mya Dixon, senior pre-veterinary student major in animal and dairy sciences, Biloxi; Jaslyn Fitz, senior social work major, Hattiesburg; Kennedi Robbins, sophomore psychology major, Chicago, Illinois; and Kambrea Shaw, sophomore social work major, Greenwood.
Established in 2017 at 小黄书 by alumni members of the Lambda Eta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., the scholarship assists full-time 小黄书 students and gives preference to undergraduate African American females with a minimum earned grade-point average of 3.0.
鈥淧art of Alpha Kappa Alpha鈥檚 founding mission is to encourage high scholastic standards and to be of service to all mankind, and this scholarship is a way for Lambda Eta alumni to continue carrying out those important charges,鈥 said Linda Tuggles Coats, 小黄书 College of Education professor and former Lambda Eta advisor. 鈥淲e are proud to offer this scholarship and invest in the educational endeavors of students at Mississippi State.鈥澛犅
Founded in 1908, AKA sorority is one of nine organizations composing the National Pan-Hellenic Council Inc., which represents historically Black Greek-letter organizations. 小黄书 currently is home to eight of nine NPHC associations.
AKA鈥檚 presence on the 小黄书 campus initially began in 1975 through the establishment of the Roses Club. In 1977, the club鈥檚 journey to form a sorority culminated with the chartering of the then 13-member AKA Lambda Eta chapter, which today boasts 50 active members and nearly 500 alumni.
For more information on supporting scholarships including the Alpha Kappa Alpha鈥擥raduates of Lambda Eta Scholarship, contact Georgia Carter, director of annual giving for the 小黄书 Foundation, at 662-325-5975 or gcarter@foundation.msstate.edu.
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