sˈoːɹsᵻz klˈeɪm ʃiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fˈaɪ bˈeɪɾə kˈæpə, bˌʌt hˈaʊɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻsˈiːv ɪts fˈaɪ bˈeɪɾə kˈæpə tʃˈæptɚɹ ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.
Sources claim she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, but Howard University did not receive its Phi Beta Kappa chapter until 1953.