Ethel Jones Mowbray

Founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority At Howard, Ethel was one of seven sophomore honor initiates into Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She participated in the first Ivy Day ceremonies on May 25, 1909, when members started a tradition of planting ivy at Miner Hall.

Incorporation of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Ethel Mowbray, Nellie Quander, Julia Evangeline Brooks, Norma Boyd, Nellie Pratt Russell and Minnie B. Smith decided to incorporate Alpha Kappa Alpha and completed the process on January 29, 1913. In 1913, Mowbray was the vice-president of Alpha Kappa Alpha's first directorate. She worked as a culinary artist, while her husband was a teacher in the Kansas City public schools.