Carrie Snowden

Carrie Snowden was one of the twenty founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, specifically belonging to the sophomore group. Born in Washington, D.C., she attended Howard University where she and fifteen other individuals initiated Alpha Kappa Alpha on January 15, 1908. She served as the epistoleus of the Alpha chapter. After graduating with a B.A. degree in 1910, she took courses in additional subjects such as English, French, German, history, geography, science, commerce, economics, social work and mathematics. In addition, Snowden was a charter member for Xi Omega. She also worked as a switchboard operator. Snowden died in 1948.