The Upsilon Iota Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was chartered on December 8th, 2018 on the campus of Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Our organization and chapter are the first National Pan-Hellenic Council organization to be chartered at a public Massachusetts university outside of the UMASS system. Upsilon Iota is located in the North Atlantic region and is proudly sponsored by the Psi Iota Omega Chapter located in Brockton, Massachusetts.

The Thirteen Uniquely Refined Pearls who made this possible are: Brigitte Aikins, Chèlon Myles, Tiffany Symth, Cincere Tarkpor, Geralda Morency, Brittney Francisco, Christabell Baah, Adobi Ochijeh, Antwonette Irenne, Skye (Corbin) Dixon, Star-Asia Kuwornoo, Jaynah Owes, and Camille Holts.