Located in Athens, Georgia, the institution was established in 1785 and, as of 2010, serves about 35,000 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs. The main campus sits on 615-acres of land. The school's Eta Xi chapter of AKA was founded in January 1973 by 14 students.
Considered a land grant public university, Penn State is a multi-campus school. Established in 1855, the university has more than 94,000 students enrolled as of 2010. In 1953, the Delta Gamma chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority became a part of the Greek culture at Penn State. The sorority was the first African-American one formed at the university.
Jackson State University, founded in 1877, is a historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi. As of 2010, the school serves 8,300 students, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of fields. Its Gamma Rho chapter of AKA was established on April 24, 1949 and still is going strong.
Established in 1891, Stanford University is a private research university with 14,000 undergraduate and graduate students as of 2010. The university's Xi Beta chapter of AKA is relatively young, having formed in 1981. Its founding member was Nola Hilton who came from MIT to pursue graduate studies. She had been a member of the chapter at MIT and decided to start a chapter at Stanford to cultivate a sisterhood among students.