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A Century of Sisterhood; Almost 25,000 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Members Meet in Washington

By 7:30 in the morning, nearly 1,000 ladies began their fitness walk around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Many wore pink sweat pants with a double row of green piping. Some wore dark green Converse tennis shoes with a salmon pink toe. Others went hard, head-to-toe pink with just a hint of green sparkle.

There were those so devoted to the Alpha Kappa Alpha theme -- Economics, Service and Partnerships -- in honor of the sorority's 100th anniversary that they walked with a bit of attitude, swaying and chanting. It was serious fitness-promoting. But as the sisterhood likes to say, Alpha Kappa Alpha is a serious matter.

The walk kicked off the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority ...

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