National History
In the fall term of 1901 five women at Longwood College, in Farmville, Virgina, became good friends. On November 15, 1901 these women organized Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. The five founders were Virginia Boyd Noell, Juliette Hundley Gilliam, Calva Watson Wooton, Louise Cox Carper, and Mary Williamson Hundley.

In 1914 Alpha Sigma Alpha reorganized at a convention in Miami. At this convention, delegates adopted a constitution, formulated more elaborate ritual, changed symbols and customs, and created a weekly publication, The Phoenix. At this point, Alpha Sigma Alpha decided to limit its chapters to teachers' colleges and colleges of education within universities. By October 1914 two other local groups were sufficiently interested in Alpha Sigma Alpha to arrange for a convention.

By 1930 Alpha Sigma Alpha was growing as a national organization. At the national convention that year, Wilma Wilson Sharp was elected national president. She led Alpha Sigma Alpha to further expansion and oversaw the writing of the Creed. On November 12, 1947 Alpha Sigma Alpha joined the National Panhellenic Conference. In 1976, the Special Olympics was named the national philanthropic project of Alpha Sigma Alpha. In 1990, S. June Smith Center was added as a philanthropic project.

In 1998 Alpha Sigma Alpha moved their national headquarters from Springfield, Missouri to Indianapolis, Indiana. For a more detailed history about Alpha Sigma Alpha's history, check the Nationals website.