Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Members Aglow in Pink and Green at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort Ahead of National Convention in Orlando

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Jul 10, 2022, 16:02 ET

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., July 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority members stood in their trademark pink and green colors outside Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort late Saturday night, a day before the sorority's international convention began in Orlando.

The sorority members attended a private after-hours reception hosted by Disney at the park to kick off the sorority's 70^th biennial conference known as the Boule. AKA Members posed in their organization's distinctive pink and green colors amid glowing pink and green lights.

Hundreds of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority members stood in their trademark pink and green colors on July 9, 2022, outside Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The sorority, established in 1908 as the first-ever Greek-letter organization for Black collegiate women, attended a welcome reception hosted by Walt Disney World Resort on the eve of the sorority’s international convention in Orlando. (David Roark, Photographer)

During the welcome reception at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, the members experienced a night full of live entertainment, character interactions, culinary delights and sweet treats.

Established in 1908, AKA is recognized as the first Greek-letter organization for collegiate Black women in the United States. Currently the sorority has more than 300,000 members, including well-known past and present members such as poet Maya Angelou, actor Jada Pinkett Smith, singer Alicia Keys, activist Coretta Scott King, author Toni Morrison, actor Jada Pinkett Smith, singer Ella Fitzgerald and civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

More than 10,000 women are expected to attend the convention in Orlando from July 10-15.

SOURCE Walt Disney World Resort