On Saturday, Jan. 3, thousands of women from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s North Atlantic and Mid Atlantic Regions came together for a Joint Metropolitan Founders’ Day Luncheon Celebration at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center in Maryland. The event theme was “United Sisterhood, Anchored in Legacy celebrating 118 Years.”
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. members Noah Harris (left) and Nyla Gray, of the Eta Chapter at Bowie State University, perform for attendees as Marissa Mitchell (back, left) FOX 5 D.C. anchor and host, and Nadine Vargas Stewart, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director, look on. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Shown here, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Board of Directors: Tracey Morant Adams (left); Tiffany Moore Russell; Nadine Vargas Stewart; Elicia Pegues Spearman; Charletta Wilson Jacks; Danette Anthony Reed; Carolyn Gause Randolph; Kiahna W. Davis; Nichole H. Jordan and Carrie J. Clark. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Special guest and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. member, Phylicia Rashad (left) stands before the crown along with Elicia Pegues Spearman, Esq., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. North Atlantic Regional Director. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Tanya Hubbard (left), Michelle Davis and Shanta Toney fellowship together at the luncheon. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. gather at the Joint Metropolitan Founders’ Day Celebration Luncheon at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Tynisha Jones (left) and Lydia McCargo-Reed, of the Rho Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., show off their finest pink and green. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Shown here, Kimberly Pennamon (left), Deloris (Dee) Martin, and Sharon Pindle. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Veronica Jackson, performs at the celebration. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. International President Danette Anthony Reed gives the Founder’s Day Charge. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Lashaun Phillips Martin (left); Nancy Gaskins; Tonja Ringgold; Doxie McCoy; Angela Hendrix Best and Marie Bibbs come together in a beautiful display of sisterhood. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall 
Soror Melody Johnson Morales (left), Soror Antionette Duncombe and Soror Tracy Terrell address the crowd. Credit: All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall
Members from the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area joined together to support the Greater D.C. Diaper Bank Program. The funds raised will support mothers and children in need of diapers and other baby items.
Actress and cultural icon Phylicia Rashad, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. from Howard University’s Alpha Chapter, was the special guest luncheon speaker. She gave a powerful speech in the room filled with a sea of salmon pink and apple green.