Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Alpha Rho Omega Chapter Centennial Gala

ARO

The Gala of the Century

ARO PRESS BOOK DESIGN BY MISHARA S. YOUNG DETROIT 2022

Celebrating Our Centennial 1922-2022

Published by Alpha Rho Omega Chapter, 2022, Limited Edition Detroit, MI

(Xi Chapter, The Ivy Leaf, 1922-23)

“Although a very new chapter, this group of women has great hopes for future achievement for Alpha Kappa Alpha.”

DEDICATION

to Beyond and

The Women of Alpha Rho Omega 1922 - 2022

By Merit &

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

by Centennial President Carlyn J. Robinson 8

Chapter 1 Letters/Resolutions/Tributes 11 Chapter 2 Herstory of Alpha Rho Omega 25 Chapter 3 Gala Program 41 Chapter 4 Legacy, Lines and Love 47 Acknowledgements 109

Introduction

On January 26, 1997 a tear fell, and then many more followed. I could not stop them if I tried. There were tears in the eyes of my mom and my aunt. Tears of joy. Tears of legacy. Tears that revealed a dream come true. Tears that celebrated the bond of sisterhood. No words, just tears.

To this day, there remain moments that I am at a loss for the exact words when asked to describe the feeling of being a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated- the first black Greek sorority. Happy? Of course. Excited? Sure! Honored?? Definitely!!! But I still search for the precise words to capture the feeling that began 25 years ago for me.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® had just turned 89 years old and Alpha Rho Omega (ARO), was preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversary on December 15th. President Schylbea Hopkins and Membership Chairman Altha Steen, lead with dignity and grace; and the chapter was welcoming and encouraging as my line sisters and I tried to find our place in the approximately 400 member Chapter.

Carlyn J. Robinson Centennial President

My service to all mankind began right away when I joined the scholarship committee. I had received a $1000 scholarship award from Omicron Xi Omega Chapter in Montclair, NJ when I graduated from high school, and what better way to begin my journey of giving back. To my amazement, Alpha Rho Omega chapter was giving a full four year scholarship to a deserving young woman graduating from high school. I learned that ARO was one of the early leaders in raising funds to provide scholarships. Armed with that knowledge, I decided to dig deeper through the annals of chapter history.

The legacy of service for my chapter began in 1922 when seven women came together in Detroit to further the progress of “educated women dedicated to family values and high scholastic standards and promote the bonds of friendship beyond geographical limits of any city or state.” The Charter Members of the newly formed Xi Chapter (later renamed Alpha Rho Omega) aligned their focus closely with those of the founding members. Beulah Tyrell (Whitby), already a force to be reckoned with in the city of Detroit, was elected as President. She seamlessly maneuvered the call of duty to the organization and the occupation of social work.

to the next 100

Under President Whitby’s administration, the Scholarship Committee was organized during the 1923 – 1924 calendar years. After fundraising for a few years, the first scholarship was presented in 1927. To date Alpha Rho Omega has distributed over $1 million in scholarship monies.

As the years progressed, I grew more and more interested in the inner workings of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® and eagerly looked forward to Regional Conferences, Boules, and Leadership Seminars. How amazing it was to meet members from all over the world coming together to do the work of AKA. During casual introductions our chapter’s name often received an “OH, Alpha Rho Omega!!!” A knowing nod, a smile, and respect. This chapter was pretty amazing, and it began with the Legacy of Supreme Leadership of Mrs. Beulah Tyrell (Whitby).

Serving as president of Xi Chapter from 1922 to 1926 and again from 1932 to 1933- when the name officially changed to Alpha Rho Omega Chapter, she became the 4th Great Lakes Regional Director from 1934 to 1936 and then rose to supreme leadership as Second, then First Vice President to finally serve as the 11th National President from 1942 to 1946. She paved the way for four more Regional Directors to be elected from Alpha Rho Omega Chapter. Mrs. Whitby created a path where one did not exist for the members of Alpha Rho Omega Chapter. She unapologetically advocated for the rights of the citizens of Detroit and was a role model for women locally and nationally.

It’s been 25 years and I am a Silver Star looking back on all that Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Alpha Rho Omega Chapter has given to me and I still find myself at a loss for words. We are 702 members strong, standing on the shoulders of African American women who were “first” in their families to go to college, “first” in their chosen careers field, “first” to achieve milestones. We are women who fought for civil rights and continue to fight for voting rights. From youth to senior programs, from food drives to clothing drives, from nutritional health to mental wellness, we are in the community making a difference. For 100 years we have been dedicated to being supreme in service to all mankind.

I am thankful for our former presidents who shaped our chapter with determination and precision. I thank our members who selflessly give of their time and energy to meet the needs of the community. I thank each of you for the privilege of your time to share in our centennial celebration at the “Gala of The Century.”

From December 15, 1922, spanning all of the members of Alpha Rho Omega Chapter- the legacy of Supreme Service continues…to the next 100!

CHAPTER 1

It is my honor and privilege to welcome you to the “Gala of the Century” as we celebrate one hundred years of service as the Alpha Rho Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated®.

On this glorious evening we will honor our seven determined founding members who set out on a day of a historical snowfall to meet on December 15, 1922, and secured our place in AKA history. It is because of their courage and commitment that I am now able to serve as the 2022 Centennial Chairman and for that and so many other reasons, I am forever grateful.

Allow me to introduce these incredible women to you:

• Beulah Tyrrell - A native of Lynchburg, Virginia, and graduate of Oberlin College

• Lorainetta Henderson - Born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduate of the Detroit Conservatory of Music

• Hazel Lyman - Originally from Pensacola, Florida, and graduate of Fisk University

• Edna Dale - Born in Montgomery, Alabama, and graduate of Detroit City College

• Mary Cassandra Scott - Born and raised in Columbiana, Alabama, and graduate of Fisk University

• Nellie Watts - Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduate of Atlanta University

• Alice Boyd Burton - A native of Natchez, Mississippi, and graduate of Fisk University

In closing I would like to acknowledge several special people:

To my chapter president, Carlyn Robinson – I am humbled by your trust and thankful for your belief in the vision presented two years ago. Your leadership has been the foundation of our success and you are deeply appreciated.

To my outstanding co-chairmen, Stacey Travis, and Lisa Whitmore Davis – thank you fall so short of describing the gratitude I want to express for your support, vision, and dedication to everything we have planned and executed. WE truly made a great team!

Salmon pink hugs and apple green kisses to the Centennial members of Alpha Rho Omega chapter – YOU are the best sisters in the world. Thank you for your support of every Centennial event, service project and answering the call every time to serve.

On behalf of our 700+ members, I would like to thank our personal guests, sponsors, fellow sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc in the metro Detroit chapters, Divine Nine family members and all others who have made this night unforgettable. A big, loving to thank you to the Centennial Gala Chairmen Freda Sampson and Eunice Moore, along with their amazing planning committee, for bringing our Gala of the Century dreams to life!

Enjoy the evening!

Leslie Graham Andrews Leslie Graham Andrews Centennial Chairman

Greetings,

Alpha Rho Omega Chapter is blessed and proud to be supreme in service for 100 years. As the 13th chapter chartered in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® 100 years ago, today we stand 702 members strong united in sisterly love and excitement. We are proud to celebrate in pearlfect splendor recognizing our past, celebrating the present and looking forward to our future. It has been our pleasure to serve in this role to help steward our chapter on this journey.

Our intergenerational planning committee has worked together over the past year to uplift every facet of the Alpha Rho Omega sisterhood as we celebrated our story. This year long celebration experienced many highpoints on our celebratory journey and with tonight’s Centennial Gala, we know it will be the most memorable occasion of the century.

Pink roses to our President, Carlyn J. Robinson and former presidents for their wise and strong leadership through the winds of change our chapter has faced across this century. Pearls of applause to our Gala Committee who left no ivy leaf unturned to ensure tonight’s gala is one for the ages amplifying the gifts, abilities, and influence of Alpha Rho Omega chapter. Every member of Alpha Rho Omega chapter has contributed to tonight’s success and we thank you!

We thank you our guests for your decision to join us tonight as we celebrate 100 years and for your support over the years to our chapter’s community programs and events. Your presence then and tonight is captured in Alpha Rho Omega chapter’s history and forever etched in our story.

Thank you for sharing with us and we hope you enjoy every element of the Gala of the Century!

In service,

Stacey A. Travis

Whitmore Davis

Lisa

Stacey A. Travis, 40th President

Lisa Whitmore Davis Centennial Co-Chairman Centennial Co-Chairman

Greetings & Salutations to All,

Welcome to Alpha Rho Omega’s Gala of the Century. We are extremely honored to serve as your chairmen for this once in a lifetime experience. Tonight, we celebrate 100 years of sisterhood, 100 years of service and 100 years of making a difference in our communities. This extraordinary chapter of Alpha Rho Omega women embodies excellence and exemplify love through our rich legacy.

Our 100-year journey has been filled with dedicated women who have dared to make a difference by educating our children, strengthening our families, and improving the health of our communities.

In 1922 our charter members paved the way with courage, capacity, and commitment to be a beckon of light to illuminate the genius of African American women. Our journey has been filled with leadership and legacy that is continually ignited from generation to generation. The torch of service brightens the path we made, and we look forward with great anticipation to the next chapter in our story.

As we honor this moment in history, we are grateful to the amazing women who poured themselves into this celebration with excellence. Each committee, each member and each sister made this moment possible, and we are grateful for our extended family who tirelessly support the endeavors to make this evening a night to remember.

Congratulations to the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® Alpha Rho Omega Chapter!

It is with great excitement that I commend you and your members on hosting a Centennial anniversary gala to celebrate this special moment with Sorority members, family, and friends. You are to be applauded for 100 years of “Being of Service to All Mankind.”

Chartered on December 15, 1922, by seven visionary women who forged the way, Alpha Rho Omega Chapter is so fortunate that the 11th international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Beulah T. Whitby, served as one of your charter members and was instrumental in your stellar success over the past 100 years. Today, Alpha Rho Omega Chapter has served and invested in the Greater Detroit area with distinction by establishing and incorporating a separate foundation and owning property in the city as a means of strengthening its economic growth. Your chapter helps the city of Detroit, and its citizens thrive by awar ding more than $1 million in scholarship funds to African American students . Your rich history of making such awards began in 1927… your chapter truly was ahead of the times. These are just a few ways Alpha Rho Omega Chapter has made a difference in the lives of countless citizens in your community.

Pink tea roses to many of your chapter members who have been recognized in the “Great” Great Lakes Region for their service and leadership through the years.

Tonight’s gala is a fitting culmination of your Centennial celebration, “The Gala of the Century –Celebrating 100 Years of Service to All Mankind!” The more than 325,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha can take great pride in knowing that Alpha Rho Omega Chapter continues to uphold the tenets of our Sorority. May your chapter continue to “Soar to Greater Heights in Service and Sisterhood.”

Again, congratulations on your Centennial anniversary, and best wishes in your future endeavors.

Sincerely yours,

Danette Anthony Reed

Danette Anthony Reed

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® International President & CEO

Charletta Wilson Jacks

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incor porated●5656 South Stony Isla nd Avenue ●Chicago, Illi nois 60637

First International Vice -President

November 26, 2022

Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

P.O. BOX 441013 Detroit, MI 48244

Greetings!

One hundred years of existence is the definition of celeb ration! It is indeed my pleasure to extend best wishes to the Alpha Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® on an awesome accomplishment.

I speak your name because of the legacy creat ed one hundred years ago by seven extraordinary women compelled by their own experiences in our beloved sisterhood I continue to speak your name with applause because forty-two presidents later, Alpha Rho Omega stands as a pillar in the community with established partnerships throughout the larger Detroit community to provide service to mankind.

You are to be commended for a legacy of leadership and should continuously show and share the pride as the home chapter of the 11th International President and 4th Great Lakes Regional Director, Beulah T. Whitby . But what is so awesome is that your leadership legacy has extended beyond that as the home of several Great Lakes Regional Directors- Irene A. Graves (6th), Fanetta B. Norris (10th), Thelma C. Hollis (14th), Schylbea J. Hopkins (26th) and many other international, regional, and cluster leaders.

Community matters and Alpha Rho Omega has made its mark on community We are better as a s isterhood because you have invested in community since chartering and you continue to remain steadfast in sisterhood and service as you inspire the community.

So, in closing, know that my pride is showing as I extend heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to you, my sister s of Alpha Rho Omega Chapter on this Centennial Celebration. I have no doubt that you will continue to hold high the ideals of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Ⓡ as you have done for one hundred years Let’s keep going as we begin our journey to Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood.

Sincerely,

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

Corporate Office 5656 South Stony Island Avenue Chicago, IL 60637-1906 (773) 684-1282 Fax (773) 288-8251

OFFICE OF:

Gwendolyn L. Kirtley

Great Lakes Regional Director

P. O. Box 202292 Cleveland, Ohio 44120 (C) 216- 706-9181 Email: gkirtley@aka1908.com

December 17, 2022

Congratulations on celebrating the prestigious milestone of achieving your chapter’s centennial anniversary. This year’s theme, “Celebrating 100 Years of Service to All Mankind”, represents Alpha Rho Omega’s storied history of sisterhood, service, and achievement.

I am honored to recognize the legacy of Beulah Tyrell, Lorainetta Henderson, Hazel Lyman, Edna Dale, Mary Cassandra Scott, Nellie Watts, and Alice Boyd Burton. Women whose vision led to the application of the first chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® in the state of Michigan on December 15, 1922. As the first and oldest chapter in Detroit, Michigan, Alpha Rho Omega Chapter continues to be the vanguard of service in the community.

Your Centennial Gala highlights your chapter’s history and signature programs of service to the community and support of college-bound students through mentoring and scholarships. Your continued support of the two undergraduate chapters you oversee, Beta Mu and Theta Tau, is a confirmation of your tenacity to nurture the next generation of leaders The dedication to youth and community service represents your chapter’s timeless commitment to enhancing the lives of others You should be commended for this and the innumerable accomplishments of the Alpha Rho Omega Chapter.

Today, with more than 650 members executing economic wealth, health and wellness, education, and environmental sustainability programs, you all continue to embrace a vision that began 100 years ago. A vision that continues to be spearheaded by Soror Carlyn J. Robinson, Centennial Basileus of Alpha Rho Omega Chapter. Congratulations to the Centennial Gala steering Committee Chairmen, Sorors Leslie Graham, Freda Sampson, and Eunice Moore for all the hard work you executed to make tonight’s event memorable and successful.

To all who have gathered tonight, may you honor those who came before us and forge a path for those who have yet to come.

On behalf of the Great Lakes Region, we celebrate and commend Alpha Rho Omega’s many years of dedicated service to Detroit and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®.

Soaring Greater Together, Soror Gwendolyn L. Kirtley Great Lakes Regional Director

Dear Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Alpha Rho Omega Chapter,

Greetings,

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate the Alpha Rho Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated on 100 years of providing service in the Metropolitan Detroit community. Through the years, we have engaged in programs, activities and events which promote education, health, career development and financial literacy, just to name a few. We have supported the youth, the senior citizens, the community organizations and local businesses.

We have had phenomenal leadership over the past 100 years with membership increasing from seven in 1922 to over 700 members in 2022; this is evidence of the success of this chapter. One of our greatest achievements has been the historical purchase of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation of Detroit building. This is a first in the city of Detroit for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and has afforded the opportunity to open our doors to many of the community organizations and programs we support.

As we celebrate our place in history, let us not forget those who have passed on who were very instrumental in our development as leaders in the community. We must honor their vision and their commitment as we continue to build upon their achievements.

As we celebrate the past and renew our efforts to make a difference in the future and let us always be mindful of providing service to all mankind. Looking forward to the next 100 years.

With love, Schylbea Jean Hopkins

Schylbea Jean Hopkins Golden and Life Member

26th Great Lakes Regional Director 33rd President of Alpha Rho Omega chapter

December 17, 2022

Dear Friends,

I would like to extend my warmest greetings to everyone attending the Gala of the Century: a celebration of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Rho Omega Chapter, and its 100 years of service to the Detroit community.

Michigan’s diverse, vibrant communities are what make our state so exceptional. The Alpha Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha has been dedicated to enriching the Black community in Michigan since its founding 100 years ago. As members, you all have worked diligently to encourage the Detroit community to uphold a high ethical standard and to pursue higher education. Your unyielding support and devotion for your community is admirable and something we should all aspire to emulate. To all past, present, and future members, I offer my sincere congratulations on this impressive milestone.

Again, welcome Chapter members and guests to the Gala of the Century! I send my best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable gala, and for your continued success in every endeavor.

Sincerely,

Gretchen Whitmer Governor of Michigan

PROCLAMATIONS

CHAPTER 2

Alpha Rho Omega Herstory

CHARTER MEMBERSCaptured a Vision Fare

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated®

Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

HERSTORY Through the years!

The cold winds blowing through the campus of Howard University on January 15, 1908, could not diminish the warmth in the hearts of Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Elizabeth Burke, Lillie Burke, Margaret Flagg, Ethel Hedgemon, Marjorie Hill, Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe, and Marie Woolfolk. Their vision of an organization dedicated to cultural enrichment, scholarship, leadership, high ethical and moral values, racial uplift, and interest in college life after graduation had come to fruition.

With permission from the administration of Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority became the first African-American Greek letter organization for college-educated women in the United States. Affectionately referred to as “The Founders,” these nine women, who were privileged to the extent that circumstances allowed them to seek and obtain higher education, had planted the seeds for a sorority that today in 2022 claims 325,000 initiated members and 1,061 graduate and undergraduate chapters throughout the United States and eleven countries.

Now let’s take a trip back to December 15, 1922. Despite a record snowfall of 10 inches in the city of Detroit two days earlier, even the weather could not discourage the seven (7) young women who had successfully applied to establish the first chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated in the state

The Charter Members of the Xi Chapter were:

Beulah Tyrrell

A native of Lynchburg, Virginia and graduate of Oberlin College

Lorainetta Henderson

Born in Detroit, Michigan and graduate of the Detroit Conservatory of Music

Hazel Lyman

Originally from Pensacola, Florida and graduate of Fisk University

Edna Dale

Born in Montgomery, Alabama and graduate of Detroit City College

Mary Cassandra Scott

Born and raised in Columbiana, Alabama and graduate of Fisk University

Nellie Watts

Born in Atlanta, Georgia and graduate of Atlanta University

Alice Boyd Burton

A native of Natchez, Mississippi and graduate of Fisk University

of Michigan. Having paid the initiation fee of $2.00, they gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Raiford to receive Miss L. Pearl Mitchell from Kalamazoo, Michigan, who was sent to organize and initiate the members of the new Xi Chapter.

These seven accomplished, cultured, and educated women despite the hardships inflicted by segregation, prejudice, and an economic depression left their mark on the Detroit community in many different ways.

From 1922 until 1930, the Xi Chapter accepted graduates and undergraduates as members, with the expectation that once Detroit City College was accredited, a chapter for undergraduates would be established on the campus of an accredited college/university. In 1930, Detroit City College (now Wayne State University) received its anticipated accreditation and Alpha Rho Omega Chapter received its designation as a graduate chapter. The year 1936 marked the chartering of the Beta Mu Chapter on the campus of Wayne University and in 1974, the Theta Tau Chapter was chartered on the campus of the University of Detroit – Marygrove with the assistance of the Alpha Rho Omega Chapter. The Xi Chapter remained a Detroit citywide Chapter for undergraduates until 1949 when its charter was transferred to Michigan Normal Teachers College, now known as Eastern Michigan University.

As the beneficiary of the vision, leadership, and commitment of the sorority’s founders, our charter members embraced the mission of encouraging and cultivating high scholastic and ethical standards among college women; and reaching back to others so they might benefit from the progress and success of those privileged to lead. These women led by example and they live on in the hearts of Alpha Rho Omega women as shining examples of what we can and should be in providing service to all mankind. The contribution of the Alpha Rho Omega Chapter in all areas of community life has been singularly outstanding. Members have given and continue to give countless hours of volunteer work in the name of

Over the past 100 years, forty-two (42) women have accepted the call to leadership as presidents of the Alpha Rho Omega Chapter. They have coordinated their efforts with those of our national board of directors, impacting the larger Detroit Community, and establishing partnerships with multiple organizations to address the needs of our citizens and to channel the energy of our children into positive and productive areas. Our reach has grown, with Alpha Rho Omega Chapter currently having more than seven hundred (700) members. As our numbers have expanded so has the breadth of our programs, speaking to the history that started in Detroit in 1922.

We take special pride in our Alpha Rho Omega Chapter members who have been called to higher levels of Alpha Kappa Alpha Service, on an international level as members of the sorority’s Directorate, or board of directors. These dynamic women were Beulah Tyrell Whitby, who served as International President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, and Great Lakes Regional Director. Alpha Rho Omega has had four additional members serve as Great Lakes Regional Director including Irene A. Graves, Fanette

B. Norris, Thelma Hollis, and Schylbea Jean Hopkins. Rosalind Griffin served as Second International Vice President and International Secretary. Laura Kate Campbell served as International Secretary and was also the Editor-in-Chief of the Sorority’s National Publication, The Ivy Leaf Magazine.

Throughout the 100 years of service, Alpha Rho Omega sought to uplift the African American community. With a strong focus on education, the chapter’s first scholarship was awarded in 1927, leading to a distribution of more than $1Million in scholarships over the decades. Grant funding was used to provide meals and services for senior citizens of Detroit. Leadership and literacy programs were established for youth as well as a playground built where there were no recreational facilities. The Youth Fashions for Freedom program, established more than 60 years ago, entered into a collaborative relationship with the Detroit NAACP; fundraising together for the first 18 years resulted in $350,000 and it has only grown since then.

The Alpha Rho Omega Chapter continued to lead by example. In 1987 the members invested in the city of Detroit with the purchase of what became the Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation of Detroit Building. Today, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation of Detroit is a 501(c)3 non-profit, which serves the community through a variety of programs and collaborations such as AKATeens, AKA/NAACP Youth Fashions for Freedom, Detroit Urban League, MOTTEP Life Walk, Detroit Cultural Center Noel Night, Ronald McDonald House, Meals on Wheels, Foundation Scholarships, Selected Citizens, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and the United Negro College Fund, to name a few.

While we take pride in these and countless other accomplishments, our real treasure has been in the active participation and dedication of the many members who have kept the light of the Alpha Rho Omega shining so brilliantly aloft.

Today the Alpha Rho Omega Chapter celebrates 100 years of “service to all mankind.” We take pride in the services and accomplishments, individually and collectively as Alpha Kappa Alpha women, and remain committed to the history nurtured in our hearts as we look ahead to the Alpha Rho Omega Chapter’s impact on the next century. It is this love that sustains us as a chapter and holds the promise that the next 100 years will be filled with “greater tasks to begin.”

Alpha Rho Omega Chapter Past Presidents

1st and 6th Basileus, 1922-1926 & 1932-1936

Beulah Tyrrell Whitby

Eva Reeves Green 2nd Basileus, 1927-1928

Sallie Ellison Darden 3rd Basileus, 1929

Ashley D. Hawkins Cain 4th Basileus, 1930

Nellie Harriet Watts 5th Basileus, 1931

Beulah Tyrrell Whitby 6th Basileus, 1932-1933

Margaret Crosthwaite 7th Basileus, 1934-1935

Mamie Geraldine

Neal Bledsoe 8th Basileus, 1935-1935

LaClaire Elizabeth Williams Knox 9th Basileus, 1936-1937

Frances Caldwell Welker 10th Basileus, 1938-1940

Hertha Priest Jenkins 11th Basileus, 1941

Laura

12th Basileus, 1942-1943

Beulah Cain Brewer 13th Basileus, 1944-1945

Ellena Yerby Boddie 14th Basileus, 1946-1947

Fannette

Kate Campbell, PhD.

Burgen Norris 15th Basileus, 1948-1949

Evelyn Monjoy Ratcliff 17th Basileus, 1952-1953

Arnette Whatley Burwell 18th Basileus, 1954-1957

Myrtle Golsby Wade 19th Basileus, 1958-1959

Mable Rainwater Haile 20th Basileus, 1960-1961

Mamie Geraldine Neal Bledsoe 21th Basileus, 1962-1963

Thelma Crompton Hollis 22nd Basileus, 1964-1965

Eva Redwine 23rd Basileus, 1966-1967

Eleanor Shamwell Griffin 16th Basileus, 1950-1951

Lois Alexander West 24th Basileus, 1968-1969

Corlease Aretha Thompson 25th Basileus, 1970-1971

Juanita Edwards-Harris Ed. D. 26th Basileus, 1972-1973

Ramona Tucker Jenkins 27th Basileus, 1974-1975

Macie Elouise Diggs Jackson 28th Basileus, 1976-1977

Vashti Boone Rochelle 29th Basileus, 1978-1979

Frances Shaw Gardner 30th Basileus, 1980-1981

Justine Johnson Lofton 31st Basileus, 1982-1983

Erma Glasco Davis 32nd Basileus, 1984-1987

Jean Gray Sherman 33rd Basileus, 1988-1991

Alfredine Jordan Wiley 34th Basileus, 1992-1995

35th Basileus, 1996-1997

36th Basileus, 1998-2001

Schylbea Jean Hopkins

Kate Frances Civil

Altha Edwina Ellis Steen 37th Basileus, 2002-2005

Bunice Carr Robinson 38th Basileus, 2006-2009

Wanda Jean Harper 39th Basileus, 2010-2011

Stacey A. Travis 40th Basileus, 2012-2015

Denise Marshall Walker 41st Basileus, 2016-2019

Carlyn J. Robinson 42nd Basileus, 2020-

Alice Boyd Burton 1997 Maggie Winstead Powell 2002 Gladys Scott Griffin 2001 Maribodine Robinson 2003

Emma Copeland Johnson 2011

Regina O’Neal Evans 2011

Odessa Gilliam Davis 2014

Roberta Hughes Wright 2015

Clamah

Clark Stewart 2015

Erma Keys Greene 2016

Kathryn Louise Hooker 2017

Naomi Long Madgett

75 Years of Service

Doris Jackson Ray 2018 Hortense C. Harvey 2018 Justin Johnson Lofton 2019 Jane Hale Morgan 2019

Kathryn Gladney Ellis 2019

Daisy Etta Billingslea 2020

Marian Swan Harper 2020

Doris Shavers Parker 2020

Alice MiddleBrooks 2020

Vivian Paul 2021

Alice Johnson 2021

Soror Alice Lightfoot Johnson: An Alpha Rho Omega Diamond

Diva Extraordinaire!

For over 75 years Soror Alice Johnson has exemplified what an Alpha Kappa Alpha woman should be. She was initiated at Beta Mu Chapter, Wayne University in 1946 where she immediately began designing decorations for her chapter. Among her many talents, skills and interests is her exceptional artistic ability. She was a premier Art teacher in the Detroit Public School System.

During her 38 years as a Master teacher, she designed an art classroom course of study, encouraged eager students, two of whom won Thanksgiving float contests and received the Teacher Retirement Award for dedicated service upon retirement in 1989. She has received recognition and awards from many organizations and the 2006 Vision Fair Award from Tau Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha for art achievement. She was also named in the book, Outstanding Elementary Teachers in America. Soror Johnson is a member of numerous professional, civic,

historical and art associations. This includes helping to design and build the Helen Odean Butler apartment complex for low to moderate income families.

Her love for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has inspired her to design decorations for the 1968 Boule at Cobo Hall, exquisite program covers, six first place Great Lakes Regional scrapbooks and many more artistic projects through the years. Soror Alice shared her skills with the chapter as Membership Intake Chairman, co- chaplain and historian, Archives Chairman, Welcoming Committee Chairman and a committee member on the Decorations , June Breakfast, Founders’ Day, Selected Citizens, newsletter, pictorial directory and Greening of Detroit Commissioner.

Soror Alice Johnson is proud and delighted to attend Alpha Rho Omega’s Centennial Celebration. She sends sisterly love and appreciation to all her sorors. She’s been known to say, “ I’m so glad that I am a AKA!”

~Maya Angelou

“I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.”

CHAPTER 3

Centennial Gala Program

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

CENTENNIAL GALAProgram

Dais Processional & Fanfare

Introduction of Mistress of Ceremony

Gerald McBride, Film and Radio Producer

Introduction of Guests Rhonda Walker, Mistress of Ceremonies WDIV Local 4 News Anchor

Introduction of Members of the Dais

Gerald McBride, Film and Radio Producer

Welcome Freda G. Sampson, Centennial Gala Chairman

Introduction of the Gala Committees

Greetings Carlyn J. Robinson, Centennial President Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

Greetings Gwendolyn L. Kirtley Great Lakes Region Regional Director

Greetings Leslie Andrews Centennial Chairman

Acknowledgement of Diamond Members

Stacey Travis, Centennial Co-Chairman

Spotlight Diamond Member Alice Johnson 40th President Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

Occasion/Historical Tribute

Lisa Whitmore Davis, Centennial Co-Chairman Arica Jackson Alpha Rho Omega Chapter & Broadway Artist

Invocation Rev. Dr. Remonia Chapman, Chaplain, Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

~Dinner is Served~

Introduction of Musical Performance Gerald McBride Performance by Kimmie Horne

Special Presentation

Gifts Presentation

Acknowledgements & Closing Remarks

Set It Off Recessional

Carlyn J. Robinson, Centennial President

Leslie Andrews, Centennial Chairman

Eunice Moore, Centennial Gala Chairman

DJ Mike Todd Deep Gruv Records

CENTENNIAL GALA Entertainment

Gerald McBride

Film and Radio Producer

Kimmie Horne International Vocalist

Arica Jackson

Alpha Rho Omega Member & Broadway Artist

DJ Mike Todd Deep Gruv Records

DJ GARY CHANDLER

DJ Steel

The HISTORICAL TOUR

Lydia Cleaver Maurice Drone and Cass Tech Harpists

CHAPTER 4

Legacy, Lines & Love

Madam Centennial President

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED®

Phenomenal

Now you understand Just why my head’s not bowed. I don’t shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing, It ought to make you proud. I say, It’s in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, The palm of my hand, The need for my care, ‘Cause I’m a woman, Phenomenally, Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

-Maya Angelou

President of Alpha Rho Omega Phenomenal Black Woman of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

Jodi, Continue to Love God, Your Family, Your Community, and Your Beautiful Black Self! With Admiration for Your Incredible Accomplishments for Alpha Rho Omega, for A.K.A., and Beyond, Love, The Marbury Family

Aunt Annette, Herbert, Andrew, Sheryl, Lawrence, Chloe, Charlie and Uncle Bob (Robinson)

Creating a better world

Henry Ford Health is pleased to support Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and continue to endorse their mission to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards. We applaud their commitment to serving our communities, our country, and our world through international service programs.

CO NGRA TULA TIONS A LPHA R HO OM EGA ON 100 YEA RS OF EXC EL LA N CE A ND SERV IC E

Tarristine Simmons

Claudia Pinkston

Juanzetta Matthews (Tolliver)

Charmaine Love

Linda Page (John)

Carla Middleton (Jones)

Brenda Copeland (Campbell)

Be ta Mu

Wayne State Univers ity De troit, Michigan May 2 6, 1 979

Carolyn Miree

Carol Rice (Ivy Beyond the Wall)

Goldie Dudley (Ivy Beyond the Wall)

Carol Bryant

Robin McClary

Rosalind Shaw (Strong)

Amie Whitaker (Osborne)

Karen Watkins (Hollowell)

Soror

Soror

Soror Celestine Smith 1929-Chi Chapter Talladega College

Soror Oreneda Cook 1935-Nu Chapter West Virginia State University

Soror Patricia Blackwell -1962 Beta Mu Chapter Wayne State University

Soror Thelma C. Hollis, 14th Great Lakes Regional Director, 1966-1968

Congratulations Alpha Rho Omega Chapter for 100 years of Supreme Service to all Mankind. We Salute You!!

Soror Celestine May-Jackson-1977 Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

Angela Ingram -2002 Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

Rebecca Sutton-2008 Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

Keeping Our Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Family Legacy Alive!

Sherrie L. Farrell, Esq. Initiated Beta Mu Chapter Proud member Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

Acknowledgements

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

Alpha Rho Omega ChapterMembership List

Karen Abbott Helen Adams

Lynn Adams

Nia Adams Sauda Ahmad-Green

Connie Akins

Kimberly Alabi-Isama

Angela Alexander Betty Allen India Allen Margrit Allen Cheryl Anderson Riana Anderson Leslie Andrews Sinitra Applewhite Sheila Armstrong Kayla Arthur Tesiley Ash Courtney Atlas Angel Austin Karen Austin Robyn Austin

Rowena Ayala

Gladys Ayala Prempeh

Elsie Babcock

Alicia Bailey Dianne Baker Faye Baker

Ciera Banks

Raquel Banks

Jacqueline Barker

Clairissa Barksdale

Lauren Barton

Normandy Beasley

Patricia Benjamin Marnett Bentley

Beverly Berry

Virginia Bert Daisy Billingslea Carmen Billups Shirley Bittings Angela Bodley Carter Bernice Bond Glenda Booker Tiffany Boyd Jaquette Bradley-Ware

Andrea Brand

Michelle Brasfield Dana Braxton LaRita Brazelton

Patricia Brewer Mitzie Broach

Andrea Bronson Toni Brooks

Valerie Brooks-D’Abreu Denise Brooks-Williams

Arlana Brown

Audrey La Salle Brown Briana Brown Lisa Brown Ollie Brown Sandra Brown Simone Brown Tiffany Brown Sarah Brown-Derbah Jeanine Brunson Antoinette Bryan Lynise Bryant

Kay Buckner-Seal Mildred Burch

LeShaun Burgess Sharon Burrell Simone Butler

Debra Butler-Jackson Barika Butler-Quarles

Angela Cadwell Dorothy Calhoun Burton Mary Calhoun Lee Judith Caliman Beverly Campbell Brenda Carethers Wendy Carrauthers Stephanie Carson Aisha Carter Carolyn Carter Kaylan Carter Pauline Cash-Smith Leigh Chandler Jewel Chapman Remonia Chapman

Stephanie Chika Kate Civil Alicia Clabon-Lockhart

Christina Clark Linda Clark Renita Clark Tanya Clark Cynthia Coble Gianna Coburn Dorothy Cocroft Terran Cohen-Johnson Brianna Colbert

Sonja Colbert-Wingate

Kenyetta Cole

Kimberly Cole Sharese Coleman

Janae’ Collier

Stephanie Collier

RaKya Collins

Rosie Colman Tamara Connelly

Geraldine Conoway Rose Cook McKea Cooper-Miller Gail Copeland Claudia Council Jeannette Crim Angela Crockett Kenya Crockett Arlinda Crossland Fredrica Crowe Abena Cruise Monique Cunningham-Sims

Judith DAbreu

Kalandra D’Abreu Alexandra D’Abreu-Hines

Rose Dady Jasmine Dandridge

Jyarland Daniels

Vernice Danna Maya DasGupta Betty Davis

Ericka Davis

Joann Davis

Lela Davis

Tyra Dear-Williams

Barbara Delaney

Cheryl DeRamus-Huling

Lillian Diallo

Khari Dickey Alexis Dishman

Elise Dishman Katrina Dixon

Yolonda Dixon Sandria Doakes

Nicole Dobbins A’Tonia Donald Tamika Donaldson Margaret Dooley Monique Dooley

Theresa Doss

Adrienne Douglas Colette Douglas Monica Douglas Bessie Duncan

Agnes Edwards

Jacqueline Elam Shevon Elam Danielle El-Amin Deborah El-Amin Rachel El-Amin Jennifer Ellis Kathryn Ellis*

Thelma Ellison Angela English Dorian Evans Sherrie Farrell Heather Farrow Shardonay Feggins

Deborah Felton Margo Ferguson Sheara Ferguson

Catherine Fielder-Pelzer

Portia Fields-Anderson

Gina Finley

Gloria Finley

Patricia Fisher Sierra Fisher Delores Flagg Ariel Flaggs Allison Folmar Loretta Forbes Madison Ford Ashleigh Foster

Taisha Fountain Felicia Fowler

Jaida Franklin Joanne Frederick Camille Frierson

Carla Frierson Crystal Frierson Chaundra Frierson-Haynes Lisa Funchess

Judith Gail Geralyn Gaines Althanie Gardner Carol Garibaldi Curtrise Garner Kayla Garner Karen Gaskill Janet Gaston-Petty Jenaé George Erma Gibbs Tira Gibbs Regina Gibson Edith Giles

DeAnna Gillum-Arthur Holly Gilmer Renee Gilmore Barbara Glenn Bennie Glenn Katrina Glenn Keisha Glenn Mavis Glenn Ra’Shanda Glenn Roneca Glenn Nerissa Goodman-Session Donna Goree Linda Grant Sheila Grant Sonya Grant Toni Grant Marilyn Gray Monifa Gray Alysia Green

Erynn Green

Londen Green

Tammora Green Yolanda Green LaVarre Greene Marcia Greene Tamara Gregory Vera Griffie Ranae Griffin-Collins

Marilyn Gripper

Ashley Hails Kimberly Hairston Gwen Hale Kennedy Hall Skylar Hall Tiffani Hall Irma Hamilton Charlotte Hamilton Thorpe Shenika Hankerson

Marquetta Ana Hardwick Clara Hardy-Stone Patrice Harold-Barrow Patricia Harper Wanda Harper Artan Harris Gena Harrison Rosalyn Harrison Terry Harrison Carolyn Harris-Render Joya Harris-Sherron Helen Hart

Cheryl Harvey Hortense Harvey Gwendolyn Hatchett Sheilia Haywood Tyiesha Head

Kathy Hemingway Alyssia Hence Paula Henderson Cydnei Henry Deirdre Henry

Yolanda Herbert Yolande Herbert-Henderson

Tracey Hicks

Katrina Hines Jennifer Hockenhull Mary Hollaway Dorothy Holloway* Cynthia Holloway Johnson Alescia Hollowell-Farr TarLisha Holsey Mariah Hopkins Schylbea Hopkins Kelsi Horn Shirlan Horne Shelia Horton Dona Horton-Myers Coretta Houge Betty Howard Virginia Howard Staci Huddleston Joyce Hudgins Maxine Hudgins Denise Hudson Lenore Hudson Mamie Humphrey Joy Hunt Andrea Ingram Angel Ingram Angel Ingram Angela Ingram Lakisha Ivory Althea Jackson Arica Jackson Brigette Jackson Ciara Jackson Deblon Jackson Gwendolyn Jackson Jennifer Jackson Kia Jackson Makaila Jackson Mokeima Jackson

Onnie Jacque Sabrina James Joan-Marie Jefferson Alice Johnson Brande Johnson Charmaine Johnson Clarice Johnson Dione Johnson Georgia Johnson Gerlma Johnson Kimberly Johnson Lela Johnson Lonnisha Johnson Michelle Johnson Shanna Johnson Tommie Johnson Trinita Johnson Melven Jolley Morgan Jolly Tammoda Jolly Donna Jones Kenyetta Jones

L’Juana Jones Mazalynn Jones Pamela Jones Tiffany Jones Virginia Jones Renee’ Jones Paskell Asenath Jones Richmond Linda Jones-Brown Teri Jordan Sherry Kahari Tanisha Kalavati Ingrid Kelley Ursula Kelley-Wash Genee’ Kemp Yasman Kemp Carolyn Kent Cynthia King Janaé King Gayle Knight

Kimberly Knighton

Crystal Knox

Yvonne Knox

Dolores Lamar Lisa Lamar-Hamilton Erica Larkins-Harris Dana Lasenby Cathy Lassiter

Betty J. Causey Lee

Deja Lee Mary Lee Elizza LeJeune

LaShanda LeJeune Leniya Leonard Mearon Lewers Adriana Lewis Bernice Lewis Cayci Lewis Concetta Lewis Diane Lewis Karyn Lewis Tatanisha Lewis Stephanie Lewis-Caddell Ann Lindsay Patricia Little Danielle Lockhart Justine Lofton*

Kalaya Long Charmaine Love Kylier Love

Terri Lowe Sherri Lowery Leslie Lyles

Gina Lynem-Walker

Kellyn Mackerl-Cooper

Charlene Mallory

Erica Mann

Shayla Manning

Dawn Marshall

Kristin Marshall

Denise Marshall-Walker

A. Patrice Martin

Dianne Martin

Minnie Martin Monica Martin Shannon Martin Cheryl Mason

Nancy Massey Michelle Maton Danetta Matthews

Angela May Delores May Tanisha Mayfield Yvonne Mayfield

Celestine May-Jackson Anita Maynie Stephanie Mays-Hurst Yolanda McCaskill

Kimberly McDade Kyla McDonald

Kimberly McDowell Alysha McGee

Janet McGee Tynisha McGee

Lynda McGhee Elizabeth McGowan Chandra McIntosh Kiara McKinney Jana McQueen Janelle McQueen Hamilton

Shirley McRae

Tracey Meek

Diana Mercer-Pryor

Kimberly Miles

Cylenthia Miller

Madeline Miller Alexis Mitchell

Palencia Mobley Destiney Mohammed Deborah Montgomery Eunice Moore

Dorothy Moorehead

Tia’Von Moore-Patton

Danielle Morgan

Jane Hale Morgan Charlotte Moss Loran Moten

Fatimah Muhammad Ayisha Mumin Cedasha Munson

Jacqueline Munson-Gaines

Kisha Murray-Dread Danielle Murray-Walton Trudy Murry

Janecki Nance Joann Neal Regina Nelson Madison Nesbit Alexis Nichols Sylvia Nichols Donna Northern Earlexia Norwood Juliette Okotie-Eboh Darlene Okpokpo

Gayle O’Neal Grace O’Neal Terri O’Neal Regina Orse Amie Osborne

LaRonda Paden Linda Paramore Michelle Parizon

Doris Parker Michele Parker Tashawna Parker Joyce Parks Vanessa Parnell Fajetta Parson Margaret Patterson-Bailey Shirley Patton Rhonda Paul Vivian Paul* Cynthia Pearson-Matthews

Gisele Pena

Alice Peoples

L. Kimberly Peoples

Veronica Petty

Lisa Phillips

Yvette Pinchem-Stewart

Claudia Pinkston Paige Poldo-Smith Gloria Polk

Yvonne Posey-Gilchrist

Bobbie Posey-Milner

Jean Potts

TaNisha Prater

Betty Price

Felecia Pryor

Gwendolyn Pryor Nancy Pryor Reghan Pullins

Ebony Pullins-Govantes

Paris Quarles Jordan

Bennie Ragland

Caroline Ramsey Cherron Ramsey India Ramsey

Dahmaris Ramson

Regina Randall

Cynthia Reaves

Dolores Reaves

Eva Redwine

Erinn Reed Rachel Reed

Staci Reed

Chari Reeves

Jocelyn Reid

Suzanne Reid Eula Rice

Irene Richey

Rachel Ridley Bunice Robinson

Carlyn J. Robinson

Dianne Robinson

Ernestine Robinson

Frederika Robinson

Joyce Robinson Kara Robinson Sharon Robinson Brittany Rogers Maya Rogers-Dallah Tiffani Roland Krystal Roquemore Sharron Rose Paris Ross Cynthia Ross-Howell Sylvia Ross-Sherrill

Sandra Rowe Akilah Rudolph Kourtney Rudolph Marilynn Rudolph Nelda Rudolph Marietta Rudolph-Jones JoAnn Rushdan

Poshale Russell Jadel Saint-Tulias

Freda G. Sampson

Curpri Sanders Velma Sanford Karen Schrock

Dorothy Scott Kimberly Scott Myrina Scott

Michele Scott Etters Mozell P. Scovil

Zha’nae Seaton

Suzanne Shank-Werdlow Yolanda Shannon-Bates Rosalind Shaw Sharon Shell

Gwendolyn Shirley Nina Shirley Wendy Shirley Kristian Shore Cynthia Shore-Banks

Kimberly Shorter-Siebert

Dorothy Sikes

Tarristine Simmons Constance Banks Simon Brenda Simuel Jackson Debra Singleton Alicia Skillman Mycah Slade Raquel Slade Nina Small Juanita Smart Ada Smith

Adanna Smith Audrey Smith Brittany Smith Charmaine Smith Evelyn Smith Kim Smith Mary Smith Naomi Smith Pauline Smith Rhonda Smith Sandra Smith Sabrina Smith-Campbell Symonne Smith-Ojong Joan Snead

Allison Sneed Karen Solomon-Edwards Alyssa Space Donna Space Khalilah Spencer Carla Spight-Mackey Angel Squalls Roshunda Steele Altha Steen Kristi Stepp Latoya Stewart Rachel Stewart Rita Stewart Tanesha Stinson Rynell Sturkey

Jessiephine Summerville

Stephanie Sutton

Betty Tarrant-Jones

Edlena Tatum

Chanel Taylor

Lisa Taylor

Rhonda Taylor Sandra Taylor Tanika Taylor

Katherine Temple Carol Thomas Kelly Thomas LaToya Thompson

Melissa Thompson Mellinee Thompson Velicia Tillman

Rhokenya Todd Cerise Tounsel

LaBonnie Townsend

Stacey Travis Alanna Tremble

Juliana Trent Taylor Trowell Esterline Truitt

Jasmine Tucker Joyce Tucker

Reichelle Pamela Tucker Antoinette Turner Arteisha Turner

Sylvia Turner-Hollifield

Raymell Tyler

Helen Van Hook

Alfrieda Vanderburg

Samantha Vanenburg

Lois Vaughan-Hussain

Freddie Vaulx-Wright

Phyllis Vroom

Katherine Wade Angela Walker

Carol L. Walker

Diane Walker

Kathryn Walker

Marjorie Walker

Sheri Walker

Tamika Walker

Rhonda Walker-Drumheller Carla Walker-Miller

Mishara S. Walker Young

Denise Wallace

Monica Wallace-Valrie

Doris Walls

Samantha Walls Lorraine Ward

Cynthia Wardlow

Antoinette Warren Jaylia Washington Lauri Washington

Angela Watkins Karen Watkins-Hollowell Bethany Watson

DeVonna Watts Jasmine Watts

Kimberly Watts Ruth Waugh

Alisha Webbs Raquel Welch

Denise Wellons-Glover

Katrina Wesley Lorenda Wesley-King Adrienne White

Dawn White

Louise White

Melanie A. White

Patricia White

Tamika White

Ebony Whitelow

Allante’ Whitmore

Lisa Whitmore Davis

Paula Whittaker-Watkins

Gloria Whittington

Monica Wiggins Alexis Williams

Colina Williams

Dominique Williams

Jenise Williams Kamilla Williams Lois Williams Marla Williams Randi Williams Teressa Williams

Ursula Williams

Melanie Williams-Bowers

Iris Willis

Charlotte Wilson

Cortney Wilson Lisa Wilson Scheherazode Wilson Lisa Winston Camille Wood Shirlyne Woodley Carmen Woodruff Lauryn Wright Chantelle Yancy Geneva Young Carol Zachery Joyce Zarrieff Rachel Zeigler

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

Alpha Rho Omega Chapter Chapter Officers

Alpha Rho Omega Centennial Gala Committee List

AFTER PARTY

Raquel Welch, Chairman

Tia’ Von Patton, Co-Chairman

Adrienne Douglas Colette Douglas Angela English Sherrie Farrell

BANQUET

Gwendolyn Hatchett, Chairman

Tracey Desirnai’ Hicks, Co-Chairman

Denise Hudson, Co-Chairman

Paula Whittaker-Watkins, Co-Chairman

Alicia Skillman

Altha Steen

Cheryl Anderson Carmen Billups

Patricia A. Brewer Toni E. Brooks

Debra Butler-Jackson Kenya Crockett

DECORATIONS

Michele Parker, Chairman

LaToya Thompson, Co-Chairman Raquel Banks Mitzie Broach

Jacqueline Elam

GIFTS

Deborah El-Amin, Chairman

Teri Jordan, Co-Chairman

Robyn Austin

Glenda Booker

Danielle El-Amin

Rachel El-Amin

Sierra Fisher

Ra’shonda Glenn

HISTORIAN

Geneva Young, Chairman

Rosie Coleman, Co-Chairman

Helen L. Adams

Toni E. Brooks

Sharon R. Burrell

Roshunda Burris-Steele

Carolyn Carter

Kate F. Civil

Yolanda Y. Dixon

Taisha Fountain Tanisha Kelly Garrett Brande Johnson

Anita Maynie Danielle Murray-Walton TaNisha Prater Maya Rogers-Dallah

Fredrica Crowe Ericka Davis Lela Davis Tyra Dear-Williams Cynthia King Dickerson Toni Grant Wanda Harper Sylvia Turner Hollifield Jennifer Jackson

Donna M. Jones Teri A. Jordan Stephanie Lewis-Caddell Michelle Maton

Felicia Fowler Sheila Grant Brande Johnson Dione Johnson Terri Lowe Tiffani Roland

Roneca Glenn

Cynthia Holloway -Johnson Shelia Horton

Denise Hudson Brigette Jackson Clarice Johnson Tynisha McGee Vanessa Parnell Caroline Ramsey

Angela D. English

Ra’Shanda M. Glenn Wanda J. Harper

Carolyn Harris-Render Alice L. Johnson

L’Juana F. Jones

Pamela L. Jones

Yasman Kemp

Denise Marshall-Walker Gloria H. Polk

Paris Ross Latoya Stewart Rhokenya Todd Angela Walker Jaquette Ware Adrienne White

Denise Marshall-Walker Tynisha McGee

Suzanne E. Reid Sylvia Ross-Sherrill Marilynn Rudolph Karen Schrock Charmaine Smith Monique Cunningham Sims Lisa M. Taylor Diane Walker Lois L. Williams Iris S. Willis Geneva Young

Tanesha Stinson Rynell Sturkey Raymell Tyler Monica Wallace-Valrie Dominique Williams

Cherron Ramsey

Suzanne Reid Karen Schrock Lisa Taylor Rhokenya Todd Cerise Tounsel Dawn White Camille Wood

Jean B. Potts

Eva C. Redwine

Suzanne E. Reid Marilyn B. Rudolph Velma C. Sanford Altha E. Steen Stacey A. Travis Lois L. Williams

HOSTESS

Marcia Greene, Chairman

Pamela Jones, Co-Chairman

Connie Akins

Sinitra Applewhite

Elsie Babcock

Dianne Baker

Raquel Banks Clairissa Barksdale

Marnett Bentley

Kay Buckner - Seal Angela Cadwell Gail Copeland Adrienne Douglas

LOGISTICS

Gwen Hale, Chairman Kellyn Mackerl-Cooper,

PROTOCOL

Faye Baker, Chairman

Sierra F. Fisher

Allison Folmar

Felicia Fowler Althanie Gardner Regina Gibson

Sonya Grant Toni Grant Marilyn Gripper

Ashley Hails Maxine Hudgins Shirlan Horne Lenore Hudson Stephanie Lewis-Caddell Brigette Jackson

Co-Chairman Angela Cadwell Ariel Flaggs Sonya Grant

Tammora D. Green, Co-Chairman La Rita Brazelton

42 DAY EMAIL PROJECT

Cynthia Christian

TICKETS

Sylvia Ross-Sherrill

Coble, Chairman Deborah Montgomery, Co-Chairman Pamela Jones

Coretta Houge, Co-Chairman Glenda Booker Mitzie Broach

SIGNAGE

Tammora D. Green

VIP RECEPTION

Makaila Jackson

Charmaine Johnson

Donna Jones

Dianne Martin

Cynthia Pearson-Matthews

Kimberly McDowell

Terri O’Neal

Rhonda Paul Tanisha Prater Kara Robinson

Marilynn Rudolph Poshale Russell Velma C. Sanford Sabrina Smith-Campbell

Monica Martin Alexis Mitchell Michelle Parizon Staci Reed

Karen Solomon Edwards Renee Gilmore

Alysia Green Clara Hardy

Michelle Parizon Bunice Robinson Geneva Young

Kelly S. Green

Cynthia Holloway-Johnson Sabrina James Janaè King

Donna Northern

COMMUNICATION

LIAISON

Cynthia Christian Coble

Dorothy Cocroft, Chairman

Linda Clark, Co-Chairman

Patricia Brewer

Debra Butler-Jackson

Tyra Dear-Williams

Sherrie Farrell

Dolores Flagg

Althanie Gardner

Regina Gibson

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Tiffany N. Alexander

Ahria Campbell

Kaylan Carter Madison Ford

Mary Smith

Naomi Smith

Altha Steen Julie Trent Cerise Tounsel Angela Walker Diane Walker Angela Watkins Kimberly Watts Lorenda Wesley-King Teressa Williams

Tanesha Stinson Alicia Skillman

Cynthia King-Dickerson Mary Lee LaRonda Paden Carol Walker

GRAPHIC ARTISTS

Mishara Walker Young

Earlexia Norwood Michelle Parizon Staci K. Reed Cynthia Ross-Howell Kimberly Shorter-Siebert

TECHNOLOGY

Tiffany D. Jones Staci K. Reed

Cynthia Holloway-Johnson

Maxine Gail Hudgins

Jennifer Jackson

Coretta Houge

Asenath Jones Richmond

Ingrid Kelley Michelle Maton Angela May Kimberly McDowell Tynisha McGee

Kayla Lloyd Roderick Marshall James Moore Sebastian Stratavinsky

Makayla Sumrall

Sean D. Thomas Meliah Tinsley Mycah Slade

Raymell Tyler Iris Willis

SPONSORSHIP

Denise Brooks-Williams Alexis Dishman

Donna Northern

LaRonda Paden

Joyce Parks

Cynthia Pearson-Matthews Paris Ross

Sylvia Ross Sherrill Marilyn Beatryce Rudolph

Lisa Taylor

Lois Williams Iris Willis

Glenn Walker Alyx Young John Young

Centennial Gala Chairmens Alpha Rho Omega Centennial President

Centennial Gala Ticket/Finance Committee

Centennial Gala 42 Presidents Project

Centennial Gala Hostesses

Centennial Gala After Party Committee

Centennial Gala VIP Reception Committee

Centennial Gala Logistics Committee Centennial Gala Historical Committee

Centennial Gala Banquet Committee

Centennial Gala Technology Committee

Centennial Gala Protocol Committee

Centennial Gala Decoration Committee

Centennial Gala Graphics

Centennial Gala Gifts Committee

Centennial Gala Signage and Printing Committee