University of Arkansas

Arkansas Alpha

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Our Roots

A local group of women was formed in 1906, and they officially became the Arkansas Alpha Chapter in 1909 after installation by past Grand President May Lansfield Keller, Maryland Alpha. On December 29, 28 members were initiated in the bottom right bedroom of Arkansas Alpha Mary Campbell’s home on Dickson Street. Celebratory activities took place in what had been the Arkansas building at the 1904 World’s Fair.

Supporting Sisters’ Dreams

Chapter-specific scholarship funds support collegiate chapter members as they pursue their academic dreams and professional goals. By giving to a scholarship fund, donors can directly impact their own chapter sisters and open doors that might not have been possible otherwise.

Notable Chapter Alumnae

Elizabeth Paisley Huckaby

Educator and Author

Elizabeth Paisley Huckaby

Educator and Author

Elizabeth Huckaby was an educator and school administrator whose firsthand account of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School became an important historical record of a pivotal moment in the American civil rights movement. As an English instructor and vice principal for girls at Central High, she witnessed the challenges and tensions surrounding the integration of the school in 1957.

Elizabeth worked closely with the six female members of the Little Rock Nine, the first Black students to attend Central High after desegregation. After retiring from education, she published “Crisis at Central High: Little Rock 1957-58,” a detailed account of the events she observed during that historic year. The book offered readers a firsthand perspective on one of the most significant school integration efforts in U.S. history and was later adapted into a film.

Elizabeth was initiated in 1924.

Chapter Awards

2001

Best Original Song

2001

Centennial Award

2001

Symphony Pin

2001

Symphony Pin

2001

Westchester Club Award

2001

Top Ten Chapters

2001

Top Ten Chapters

2006

Top Ten Chapters

2006

Top Ten Chapters

2006

Top Ten Chapters

2007

Balfour Cup

2007

Excellence in Fraternity Standards

2008

Balfour Cup

2008

Excellence in Community Service/Philanthropy Projects

2009

Balfour Cup

2014

Excellence in Panhellenic

2019

Excellence in Primary Recruitment

2019

Balfour Cup 2nd Runner Up

2019

Excellence in Panhellenic

2019

Excellence in Membership