January 2013

Kappa Omega Newsletter

Volume 3, Issue 1

Promoting a Legacy of Service, Leadership and Sisterhood

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Kappa Omega Chapter P.O. Box 50081, Atlanta, GA 30302

The Sisterhood Connection

Alpha Kappa Alpha Celebrates 105 Years of Sisterhood and Service

The Sisterhood Connection

2013 Chapter Officers

Basileus

Franka H. Young

Anti-Basileus

Icey Johnson

Grammateus

Jan Hilliard

Anti-Grammateus

Joyce Spaulding

Epistoleus

Anna Jones

Tamiouchos

Lynn Jones

Pecunious Grammateus

Annette Hall

Hodegos

Fredreca King

Philacter

Ethel Foster

Parliamentarian

Muriel Jones

Ivy Leaf Reporter

LeKeisha D. Jackson

Graduate Advisor

Richardean Few

Historian

Doris Stroud

Chaplain

Melva Costen

Standards Chairman

Janis Drake

A Sisterly Message from the Basileus

Greetings Sorors, I hope you enjoyed the holidays with your family and friends and that you are well rested for all of the great things Kappa Omega will accomplish this year. This month, through community service and sisterhood, we celebrate 105 years, as well as 100 years of our incorporation. We began this month with our National Founders’ Day event held in Baltimore, Maryland this past weekend and will end this month with the Metro Atlanta Founders’ Day event to be held on Saturday, February 2. We also pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. through the Metro Atlanta MLK Service for Peace Project to be held this Saturday, followed by our own MLK Economic Opportunity Sunday Supper to be held on this Sunday. I hope that you will be able to attend Sunday’s event. We also have the great pleasure of watching the second inauguration of the 44th and current president of the United States of America (the first African-American), President Barack Obama. On March 1, 1923, Kappa Omega was chartered and this year we celebrate 90 years. Please stay tuned as more detailed information will be provided soon. What an awesome way to begin the year! As we continue to prepare for this year, I hope that you will join a program committee. We need each of you to be successful! It is important that we provide service to all mankind, particularly those in our community. Sorors, I hope that you are taking extra precautions in safeguarding yourself against the flu this season. For those who have become ill, please take care of yourself and we hope you get better soon! Last, but definitely not least, I want to thank you again for your confidence in me as I begin to serve another term as Basileus. I am so honored and thankful for this opportunity to serve. Happy 2013!!! With Sisterly Love,

Soror Franka H. Young, Basileus

Hodegos Report

.

Soror Fredreca S. King, Chairman

fredreca@gmail.com / (678) 650-5700 - Cell

The Sisterhood Connection

Vice President & Program Chairman Global Leadership Through Timeless Service

Sorors,

Madam Basileus, our Global Initiatives were successful in their 2012 service projects. Our end of the

year reports were entered and reported to Corporate Office on time and before the 12/31/12 due date.

Kappa Omega reported 408 volunteer hours with a total of 6,401 persons benefiting from the activities.

The breakdown is as follows:

EYL – 180 Sorors participated – 144 Volunteer hours – 562 persons benefited

Health – 48 Sorors participated – 69 Volunteer hours – 2,925 persons benefited

Global Poverty – 60 Sorors participated – 103 Volunteer hours – 60 persons benefited

Economic Security – 214 Sorors participated– 35 Volunteer hours – 2,682 persons benefited

Social Justice and Human Rights – 112 Sorors participated – 51 Volunteer hours – 132 persons

benefited

Internal Leadership Training – 40 Sorors participated – 6 Volunteer hours – 40 persons

benefited

We will again participate in our Regional Awards for this year’s 60th South Atlantic Regional

Conference that will be held in Charleston, SC.

The Metro Atlanta Anti-Basilei Council (MAABC) will meet this month to finalize our service project for

Metro Atlanta Founder’s Day Celebration. We are collaborating with the American Heart Association in

the donation of pedometers. Each metro chapter has been asked to participate. The pedometers are

to be collected and delivered at Spelman College on Friday, February 1, 2013 between 9:30am –

10:30am. A Health Fair will be conducted at Spelman on Friday, February 1, from 11:00am until

2:00pm. (This will be facilitated by Phi Phi Omega.) All metro chapters will be invited to attend. The

presentation of pedometers will be given at that time.

Sisterly,

Soror Icey L. Johnson, icey@bellsouth.net

Soror Margaret Dabney Jackson's Ivy Beyond the Wall ceremony was held Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Carl Williams Funeral Home. The funeral was held Monday, December 31, 2012, at St. Mark AME Church.

“Sorors, You are indeed a blessing to all in need. Thank you for the calls, cards (so many), prayers and well wishes you sent my way. The plant dish was beautiful and heartwarming. Sorors, I haven't seen in such a long time were so sweet! I am nearly recovered and will be “back in the saddle again" soon.” Lovingly, Soror Lessye

The Sisterhood Connection

Emerging Young

Leaders 2013

The Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa

Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will host the

Emerging Young Leaders Program for middle

school girls again this year at Paul D. West

Middle School. Over the past couple of weeks we

have had several AKAdemy meetings and the

EYLs have been actively engaged in the

curriculum under the nationally mandated

programs.

The EYLs had a wonderful time at our annual

lock in! They were engaged in a variety of fun

activities promoting leadership development,

educational enrichment, self-esteem/character

building, civic engagement and a lot of GIRL

Power!

We ended 2012 with our annual holiday

gathering. The EYLs, and Sorors, had a

wonderful time socializing, singing and playing a

variety of games. It was a wonderful way to end

the year.

I would like to express sincere thanks to all

Sorors who either donated funds or food for our

events, volunteered, participated and or hosted a

workshop. You are the reason we continue to

have a great impact on our youth! Thank You!

Our first AKAdemy meeting was held

Wednesday, January 9, 2013.

Soror Sarah E. Williams, Chairman

sewilliams102350@gmail.com

Host School: Paul D. West Middle School

Upcoming Activities:

The Health Initiative intends to continue to sell healthy snacks at each chapter meeting, resuming at the next chapter meeting scheduled on January 19, 2013.

The Health Initiative would like to also resume the monthly workouts at the Ivy Community Center and consider holding them open for the community with greater advertisement to generate revenue for the center and promote wellness. This would increase participation and an overall emphasis on wellness.

We are actively recruiting active new members and will be forging relationships with other chapters to co-promote events such as health fairs, forums, and events.

We would like to roll out a revamped version of the KO program called the Healthy Soror which includes on line tracking of activities and wellness tips to meet an overall weight loss goal for the chapter.

The Health initiative will offer the opportunity to have a team to walk or volunteer in the 2013 Breast Cancer 2-day 30 mile walk in October. It is a fundraising activity that would meet one of our corporate objectives.

The Health Initiative will be meeting prior to the chapter meeting to solidify our calendar for the remainder of the year.

Soror Kimberly Alexander, Chairman

psychfit@gmail.com

Social Justice & Human Rights

Social Justice & Human Rights

Economic Security Initiative

Founders’ Day 2013

2013 Metro Atlanta Founders' Day

Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013

Where: Hilton Atlanta 255 Courtland St. NE

Atlanta, GA 30303

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Attire: Black dress or Black Suit (no pants)

with white pearl necklace

Event: Sold Out

Contact Soror Kecia Bonds at (404) 617-7204

with questions.

Sisterly, Sorors Kecia Bonds & Charlotte Atkins

MAFD Representatives

HOSTESS COMMITTEE

WANTED.......WANTED......WANTED!!!

Looking for Energetic, Friendly and Sisterly

Sorors to join the Hostess Committee.

If interested in joining this wonderful

committee, please plan to attend a quick

meeting after the January 19th Sorority

meeting.

Soror Kecia Bonds, Committee Chairman

kecia_bonds@hotmail.com

404-617-7204

National Founders’ Day Celebration Friday, January 11- Sunday, January 13, 2013

Baltimore, Maryland

Metro Atlanta Founders Day 2013

Theme: Forever in our hearts

Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013

Time: 11:30am

Place: Hilton Hotel Downtown

Cost: $65 per person **SOLD OUT EVENT***

Attire: Black Dress or Suite with White pearls

Speaker: Soror Star Jones, First African American

Co-Host of the TV show “The View” and Former

Second Supreme Anti-Basileus

VIP Reception Theme: PINK GOES RED – “Heart Month”

Date: Friday, February 1, 2013

Place: Marriott Marquis

Parking: $10.00

Attire: Red Cocktail Dress

Guest: Selected members from Metropolitan

Atlanta Chapters

(Note: Only guests with paid Founders Day ticket

will be invited)

Cost: Gratis

Other Tidbits

1. Special seating for ALL GOLDEN SORORS.

2. Rededication will be in the first part of the

program.

3. Lunch will be served before speaker.

4. Program will end and guests will be moved to

another location for a DESSERT RECEPTION

with entertainment. Here we will greet special

guests (speaker, honorees) and other sorors.

5. Time limits for program participants will be

scaled down.

6. Video screen will be used for ease in viewing.

7. Undergrads presentation of founders will be 5-8

minutes.

8. We will have two dress rehearsals at the hotel

in January to ensure that the program is timed.

adequately.

9. Hotel reservation information is available upon

request.

AKA Day at the Capitol

Registration – On Line

$60.00 - Beginning 1/11/13 (Deadline: January 28, 2013)

Late Registration, $70.00 (Deadline: February 4, 2013)

Attire: Black Business attire accessorized with a pink and

green scarf

Sponsors- “AKA Day at the Capitol”

Entrepreneurial Sorors your company has the opportunity to

purchase an Ad in the 20th Anniversary Commemorative

Souvenir Journal. Company Ads can be purchased for $500.00

Individual Ads ($100.00- one whole page) or ½ page ($75.00)

are also welcomed. There will not be an additional charge for

photos.

Newly Elected/Appointed

Please contact Soror Freidia Dinkins (770-949-0033) if you are newly elected or have been recently appointed to a position in government.

AKA Connection Committee

Georgia’s AKA “DAY AT THE Capitol” 2013

20th Anniversary February 17-18, 2013

Alpha Kappa Alpha, “A Call to Action through Timeless Service” “Global Empowerment. Moving from Discussion to Action”

Kappa Omega Chapter proudly

chairs the AKA “Day at the

Capitol” Reception

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Recognizing Kappa Omega’s own

Soror Majorie H. Young

Thank You Soror Marjorie!!

CALLING ALL SORORS WANTING to SERVE as SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL DELEGATES '2013:

Please check your schedules and level of commitment to Kappa Omega to serve as a "registered & reporting" delegate for our upcoming South Atlantic Regional Conference this year. It will be held during the month of April in Charleston, South Carolina. Please note that when serving as a Regional and/or Boule Delegate you must prepare and submit a typed report back to our chapter in a timely manner following the conference. Names of candidates will be taken from the floor during our January Chapter meeting. Sisterly Submitted, '2013 Kappa Omega Chapter Nominating Committee

Important Dates to

Remember

January 11-13, 2013 - Founder’s Day Celebration Baltimore, Maryland January 15, 2013 – 105th Founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated January 19, 2013 – - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Metropolitan Atlanta Chapters will host a peace rally and workshop for middle school-aged youthat the Ivy Community Center located at 3850 Stone Road S.W., Atlanta, GA from 10 AM to 12:30 PM in partnership with The 40 Days of Peace project. February 2, 2013 – Metro Atlanta Founders’ Day, Hilton Atlanta. Attire: Black dress or Black Suit (no pants) with white pearl necklace February 18, 2013 – AKA Day at the Capitol Attire: Black with pink and green scarves March 2013 – 2013 Pink Cultured Pearls Debutante Cotillion April 17 – 21, 2013 - 60th Regional Conference Charleston, South Carolina July 9 - 14 2013 - Leadership Seminar Montreal, Canada

The Sisterhood Connection

A Message

from the Ivy Leaf

Reporter

It is always a treat to receive the Ivy Leaf

Magazine in the mail. I am always elated to

flip through the pages to read all of the

marvelous works we have collectively done

in the name of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Kappa Omega will embark on great works in

2013 and my job is to ensure that our events

are publicized corporately in the Ivy Leaf

Magazine and in the local media

(newspapers, radio, television, and social

media).

One of my goals is to ensure that we

maximize our exposure for our events and

service projects. If you need any assistance

with promotion please do not hesitate to

contact me.

The next Ivy Leaf Magazine that is scheduled

to be published is the Winter issue. The

following articles were submitted:

1-SOCIAL SCENE: Emerald Extravaganza

2-CHAPTER NEWS: Economic Security

Initiative partners with Operation HOPE.

If anyone has any additional suggestions

please contact me at

sophisakated@yahoo.com or by phone at

678-978-7368.

Sisterly,

Soror LeKeisha D. Jackson

Ivy Leaf Reporter

sophisakated@yahoo.com

678-978-7368

January 2013

Ivy Community Foundation Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 1

2012-2013 Pink Cultured Pearls

Debutante Cotillion

The 2012-2013 Debutante Program and Cotillion is

currently underway with over 35 debutantes and pre-

debutantes.

The Fall was full of activities and events as the

debutantes and pre-debutantes participated in the

following: Thanksgiving Basket Service Project, Toys

for Tots Drive, and the Spelman Morehouse Winter

concert. This month the participants will have a coat

drive while the parents will participate in an

informative Financial Aid workshop.

Practices will be held throughout this month and

upcoming months to prepare for the Cotillion, which

will be held in March of 2013. Tickets are now on

sale for $60.00 and can be purchased each Sunday

from 3-5pm at the Ivy Community Center.

Sincerely, Billette Owens Ashford

Debutante Cotillion Chairman ashford5@bellsouth.net

Emerald Extravaganza

Thanks to all Chapter sorors and Foundation

Board members for your support of the 2012

Emerald Extravaganza. Special thanks to

Willieboyd Saddler, Franka Young, Janay

Wilborn, Betty Boyd, Emerald Extravaganza

Committee members, and all who worked so hard

to make the event a success.

If anyone has pictures of the event, please e-mail

them to me at kfboyd@yahoo.com or provide

them to me in person.

Kandace F. Carty, Emerald Extravaganza

Committee Chairman

Foundation Officers President: Willieboyd Saddler Vice President: Sherry Ware Secretary: Lena Jones Treasurer: Carrie Buggs Financial Secretary: Mattie Welch Parliamentarian: Amelia Long

Special Assistants: Delores Cross & Mae Austin

Ivy Community Center Information Facility Contact: Ms. Bettye Boyd Phone: (404) 696-2312 Address: P.O. Box 3181 Atlanta, GA 30302

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CONNECTION IS A

PUBLICATION

OF THE KAPPA OMEGA

CHAPTER OF

ALPHA KAPPA

ALPHA SORORITY,

INCORPORATED

THE SISTERHOOD CONNECTION

KAPPA OMEGA CHAPTER

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.

3850 STONE ROAD SW

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30331

TO ALL SORORS BORN

IN THE MONTHS OF

JANUARY