The Lovely Ladies of the Iota Lambda Chapter Of AKA Sorority  at the University of Florida.  May 05, 2008  —

Great Video!

Visit the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority website

You can have your paddle custom made like the one shown above.  Choose your colors and Greek letters and decide on distinguishing characteristics to make your paddle original.

See ideas for Sorority Paddles

Greek Gear offers special order Greek Paddles for less than $40.  They measure a hefty 21" x 4" and come in vibrant colors as you can see from the pictures on this post.

-See ideas for Delta Sigma Theta Paddles

If you need to find a paddle that is less expensive, Greek Gear also has a paddle that might work.  This paddle has a classic look since it is a basic unpainted wooden paddle with simple but elegant Greek letters and it's sorority crest.  The discount paddle measures  at 22" x 3.5"

Rasheeda said,
"I started out making them as gifts for my new sorority sisters.  I then began receiving requests from some of my sorority sisters, to give as gifts to people in other chapters. I began making them  for several sororities and thought I would try selling them on Ebay.  I have been selling successfully on Ebay since June 2008."

Rasheeda has her own website ( see our Greek Links for Crimson Red) and her goal is to begin vending at sorority and fraternity events. She currently hand-crafts sorority scrapbook covers to represent  Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Zeta Phi Beta,  and Sigma Gamma Rho Sororities and Order of Eastern Star.

She welcomes requests from  other sororities and will work with you on a design that meets your needs.
Each book cover is two- dimensional and designed to represent the symbols, mascots, jewels and colors of each organization. Books can also be personalized for an additional fee.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Frog Ornament

Tis the season to be jolly..
These little AKA pink and green frog ornaments are full of jolly.  Liven up your own tree or give them away as Christmas gifts to your sorority sisters.

Use this idea and make your own sorority Christmas ornaments.

• Look for 3 wooden cut-outs of your mascot such as the frog in this example.  You will also need 3 Woodsies.
• I used the round shaped woodsies for this example.
• I painted the woodsie pink and when it dried, I used a Sharpie permanent markers to write the letters.
• This wooden circle (woodsie) was glued to the wooden frog.
• I cut a length or narrow pink ribbon and attached it to the wooden frog this way: With Elmer's Glue I made 2 little globs of glue on the back of the frog and put the ends of the ribbon in the glue.  Then I added another small drop of blue on top of the ribbon end. I allowed it to dry thoroughly (takes and hour or two).

That's it. Ready to hang on the tree!

Your might be interested in:

AKA Paraphernalia

Make an AKA Tote

AKA on Wikipedia

Make a tote bag from a T-shirt

You can make a sorority t-shirt tote bag like this one in about an hour if you have your supplies handy.  The directions assume that you have a sewing machine.

Supplies:

• T-shirt
• sorority letter or mascot iron-on transfers
• basic sewing supplies
• sewing machine
• scissors
• iron

Directions for Making Sorority Letter Bag:

• Iron the T shirt
• Fold the T shirt in half lengthwise
• Starting in the center front fold about 3 inches below the neckline; draw a "u" shape and continue a straight line up to the shoulder seam and armhole.
• Measure about 2 or 3" from this line at shoulder toward the armhole.  Make a mark.  Draw a second "u" shape down from the shoulder around sleeve and armhole.
• With scissors, cut out the straps using markings as your guide.
• Unfold the T shirt to see  the results
• Turn T shirt inside out (right sides together) and sew along the bottom. (press seam for a better result)
• Turn shirt right side out.
• Fold under 3/8" of straps.  Press
• With a zip-zag stitch, sew around strap.
• Place  iron-on letters, symbol, or mascot on right side of garment.
• Following manufacturer's instructions, adhere the iron on to your bag

(NOTE:  Other ways of adding sorority letters to a bag are with hand or machine embroidery, or painting the Greek letters with acrylic paints. For painting or hand embroidery, you will need to lightly sketch your sorority letters onto the bag with a pencil or fabric chalk)
Craft Time- about 1 hour
Some basic sewing experience is needed.
This idea was adapted from Joann.com

Kappa Delta Sorority Bag