Logo pin for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Alpha Kappa Alpha metal logo with a small metal loop attached to the top of each. The pendants are gold ovals with a portrait of Nellie Quander on embossed one side. Text under the portrait reads “Nellie/Quander / 1911-1918 / FIRST SUPREME BASILEUS.” On the other side of the pendants a portrait of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle is embossed. Text under this portrait reads “ETHEL HEDGEMAN LYLE / 1908 / FOUNDER OF A K A.”

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