In 1924, sixteen years after the founding of the first organization of African American college-educated women in the United States, Phi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. was chartered at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. It included both graduate and undergraduate members and represented the first chapter west of the Mississippi River. More importantly, it was the first chapter chartered in what we now refer to as South Central Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®.
Of the ten current regions of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the South Central Region is one of the largest in membership. After almost eighty years of service, the region has grown consistently and continuously in membership and chapters. The active membership is comprised of Boule and chapter members. There are more than 120 undergraduate and graduate chapters located in the four-state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas. Its growth in both members and service is primarily attributed to a combination of sincere and rare fellowship, visionary leadership, strong chapter programs, individual excellence in community and professional service, and, more importantly, a firm and unified commitment to fulfill the Alpha Kappa Alpha mission of improving the quality of life for all.