Victoria Ellis Pledges Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

On November 23, 2025, Victoria Ellis became one of the Pretty Girls in Pearls, joining the Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated at the University of Pennsylvania. Please join us in congratulating her! Victoria is a double major in Political Science and Africana Studies/Business Management at Penn, Class of 2027.

Welcoming her into the sisterhood are many other notable Alford AKA’s including: Her mother, Phillippa V. Ellis; cousins, Violet Alford-Patterson, Dr. Emily Harris, Gwynell Patterson-Wilson, Dr. Lynne Simpson-Scott, Dr. Wessylyne Mitchell, Brenda Nails-Alford; Latoya Moore, Kim Smith, Valerie Hill, Ericka Dooley, Deandra Bradley, Melissa Alford, Raven Lydia Patton, Sydney Michelle, Kendall Juliet Wilson, Taylor Weldon, Amreen Alisha Harris, Nancy A. Moore, Natalie Henderson, Stacey Carr, Veronica L. Williams, Trinity Alford, and Jordan L. Alford.

Lineage:

Victoria Ellis is the daughter of Philippa V. Tibbs-Ellis, Esq. and Burrell Ellis, Jr., Esq.;

Granddaughter of John R. Tibbs, Sr. & Dr. Ruth E. Cooksey-Tibbs;

Great-Granddaughter of Troy Chandler-Tibbs & Williams H. Tibbs, III;

Great-Great-Granddaughter of Matthenia “Emma” Coffey-Chandler & John J. Chandler, M.D.;

and Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter of John Henry Coffey & Mattie Parker-Coffey.