The Pi Lambda chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was established at DePauw University on March 23, 1991 by "The Pearls of DePauw:" Joy Armstead, Robin Batties, Ronda Henry and Gina Ross.

Alpha Lambda Delta was founded in 1924 by Maria Leonard, dean of women at the University of Illinois, to recognize academic excellence among freshmen women. One year before, Dean Thomas Arkle Clark ...