Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Member badge for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
after 1908
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
An Alpha Kappa Alpha members badge with a stickpin back. The badge is in the shape of an ivy leaf with a green center. The badge is outlined with small pearls. Gold lettering appears in the green center. It reads “A. K. A.” The badge is attached to a gold chain. The chain is also decorated with pearls near the second pendant, which are the Greek letters GX. This is representative of the Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter Gamma Chi at Northwestern University.
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Catalog reference: 2013.133.2.3
