Oct. 12-17: AKA Week

Women of Alpha Kappa Alpha plan week of activities

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2:45 p.m., Oct. 8, 2015--The women of the Lambda Gamma chapter of Alpha Kappa Apha sorority at the University of Delaware will hold several events during AKA Week, scheduled Oct. 12-17.

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, "Green Is the New Black," an environmental justice program, will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 222 Alison Hall. This event is cosponsored with the NAACP.

Events Stories

June 5: Blue Hen 5K

University of Delaware graduates planning to attend Alumni Weekend are encouraged to register for the annual Blue Hen 5K walk and run, which will be held Sunday morning, June 5.

June 6-9: Food and culture series

The 20th annual June Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UD in Wilmington will be held June 6-9. Titled 'June a la Carte,' this year's program focuses on great political documents, feminism, world politics and a Newark cuisine sampler.

The theme on Wednesday, Oct. 14, is "Into the Depths of the Black Mind" for a program at 7 p.m. in Room 118 Purnell Hall. This event is cosponsored with Active Minds.

On Thursday, Oct. 15, a Brighten Up educational workshop and breast cancer awareness program will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 206 Kirkbride Lecture Hall. Cosponsors are the Alpha Phi sorority Epsilon Nu chapter and Bright Pink. 

"The Beauty Project: Ghana" will be presented at 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, in 222 Alison Hall. This event is cosponsored with Sisters on the Move, and participants are asked to bring canned food for a food drive. 

Other activities during the week include an academic enrichment session at Downes Elementary School and a playground clean-up event. 

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