Violet Alford Patterson celebrated her 70th anniversary as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. On September 16, 2018, she was honored at Morning Star Baptist Church for her years of dedication and commitment as a Life Member of the sorority.
History was made on April 14, 2018, when she became of a charter member of the Alpha Alpha Alpha Omega chapter, in the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, along with her daughters Gwynell Wilson and Emily Patterson Harris. This is the first four letter chapter of the AKA organization.