Friday, September 5
2:00 PM– 10:00 PM - Registration Grand Ballroom Foyer 4:30 – 7:30 PM - Community Service Little Rock Riverfront Park 8:30 – 11:30 PM - PINK Flare: The Hollywood Edition Undergraduate Social * Salon C 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM- Graduate Advisors’ Forum Conway Room
Saturday, September 6
7:00 AM– 9:00 AM- Registration Grand Ballroom Foyer 7:00 AM-8:00 AM- Continental Breakfast Grand Ballroom Foyer 8:00 AM - General Session Grand Ballroom 12:15 PM Luncheon 2:30 –General Session Grand Ballroom 2:30 Graduate Advisors’ Forum Conway Room 5:00—FACETIME Grand Ballroom
Presiding Officer- Soror Breanna Wright Northeast Texas Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator Parade of Chapters Sorors Tjuana Byrd & Annalise Anise Greetings Soror LaTasha Briscoe Arkansas Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator Soror Tjuana Byrd Arkansas Cluster Coordinator Soror Annalise Anise Undergraduate Member At Large Soror Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson Supreme Basileus Introduction of the South Central Regional Director Soror Yeshemabet Turner West Texas/New Mexico Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator
State of the Region Soror Chelle Luper Wilson South Central Regional Director Sisterly Relations Activity Introduction of Presenter Soror Alexis Spriggins Southwest Central Texas Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator Launching New Dimensions-Introducing the International Program Soror Regina Carrington South Central Representative * International Program Committee Introduction of Presenter Soror Nadia Williams North Louisiana Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator Scholar, Soror, Socialite‌Having It All Without Dropping the Ball Soror Ashlee Sherman Southeast Texas Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator * International Constitution Committee BREAK * GROUP PHOTO
Presiding- Soror Rae Ann Spears South Central Representative to the International Building &Properties Committee
Greetings -
Meditation -
Soror Myisha Headen, Gamma Alpha Soror LaTasha Briscoe, Epsilon Phi Soror Mary Louise Williams, 13th South Central Regional Director Soror Carmelita Smith, 19th South Central Regional Director Soror Damalia Weaver, Epsilon Phi Lunch Is Served
Introduction of Speaker- Soror Lillian Ayana Gray, Kappa Iota
Keynote Speaker Soror Karrie Hargrave Undergraduate Member- At- Large Musical Selection Soror Paige Fisher, Gamma Alpha Awards Presentation - Soror Nykole Devito, Eta Upsilon Soror Kenia Guillory, Iota Zeta Community Service PresentationSoror Rachel Parker, Theta Mu Soror Joallyn Porter, Alpha Rho Soror Jessica Lewis, Theta Eta Closing Remarks- Soror Chelle Luper Wilson Sensational South Central Regional Director
Presiding Officer- Soror Kaylyn Chriss Southern Louisiana Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator Sisterly Relations Activity
Introduction of Presenter- Soror Alexis Spriggins Southwest Central Texas Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator Launching New Dimensions of Service...AKA...Nurturing Our Ivies...With Care, Kindness and Mutual Respect Soror Shirley R. Fisher, South Central Regional Director International Sisterly Relations Committee
Introduction of Presenter- Soror LaTasha Briscoe Arkansas Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator Launching New Dimensions of Protocol Soror Velena McRae International Protocol Committee Introduction of Presenter – Soror Nadia Williams orth Louisiana Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator Sensational Leadership: Everyday, Every Way Soror Rachel Parker International Nominating Committee Sisterly Relations Activity
FACETIME: Undergraduate / Regional Director Chat ADJOURNMENT
Directorate Presenters
Soror Annalise Anise Undergraduate Member At Large Soror Anise was initiated into Beta Alpha Chapter in the Spring of 2011 and serves currently as chapter President. Prior to serving as chapter President, Anise served as Corresponding Secretary, Membership Co-Chairman, and Vice President. She has also been a Leadership Fellow (Winter 2013) and a 2014 recipient of the Stella J. Lett Undergraduate Leadership Endowment, bestowed by the sorority's Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF) for matriculating students in the South Atlantic Region.
Soror Karrie Hargrave Undergraduate Member At Large Soror Karrie was initiated into the Illustrious Epsilon Sigma Chapter on the campus of Texas A & M University in Commerce, Texas on April 28, 2013. She was recently elected as our 2014-2016 Undergraduate Member at Large at the 66th Boule in Charlotte, NC. She is currently the chapter Basileus and has served as the chapter Grammateus, Membership Chairman, Hodegos and Ivy Leaf Reporter.
Program Presenters Soror Regina Carrington Representative to the International Program Committee As a loyal and dedicated member, Soror Regina has served as Basileus, Anti-Basileus, Memberat-Large, and Graduate Advisor to the Gamma Psi Chapter, (where she was initiated 41 years ago). This Life Member and Silver Star has been appointed by our Supreme Basileus, Soror Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, to serve as International Program Representative for the Sensational South Central Region. Soror Regina looks forward to this special journey "Launching New Dimensions of Service" throughout our region and working with our dynamic sorors.
Soror Ashlee Sherman Representative to the International Constitution Committee Soror Ashlee Elouise Sherman is a native of Houston, Texas and currently a senior at Prairie View A&M University, majoring in Electrical Engineering. Soror Sherman is a member of the Illustrious Zeta Gamma Chapter, where she has held several leadership positions including, Basileus and Pecunious Grammateus. Soror Sherman currently serves as the Southeast Texas Undergraduate Cluster Coordinator. Leadership is no stranger to Soror Sherman, she was recently appointed as the South Central Representative to the International Constitution Committee, by Supreme Basileus, Soror Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson.
Soror Rachel Parker Representative to the International NominatingCommittee Rachel is a Senior mathematics major and Actuarial Studies minor at the University of Central Arkansas where she was a Spring 2013 Initiate of the Theta Mu Chapter. She currently serves as the Basileus in her chapter and previously as the co chairman of the membership committee and Tamiouchus. Some of her most recent achievements are being selected as a 2013 Leadership Fellow, receiving the Faye B. Bryant Undergraduate Excellence Award 2014, and the Shirley Fisher Math and Science Award 2014. She currently serves as South Central's Representative for the International Nominating Committee. Rachel plans on attending graduate school for a Masters in Biostatistics.
Program Presenters Soror Velena McRae Representative to the International Protocol Committee Velena Lewis McRae, Silver Soror, was initiated into Alpha Rho chapter at The University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff (UAPB). She is a member of the Alpha Xi Omega Chapter, where she has served as a member of the Protocol, Sisterly Relations, and Founders’ Day committees to name a few. She currently serves as the chapter Epistoleus and is a member of the Regional Protocol Committee. Velena was recently appointed as the 2014-2016 South Central Region Representative to the International Protocol Committee.
Soror Shirley Fisher Representative to the International Sisterly Relations Committee Soror Fisher was elected the 21st South Central Regional Director at the 68th South Central Regional Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2000 and served from 2000 to 2004. After serving four years as Regional Director, she was appointed Chairman of the Educational Advancement Foundation Advisory Board for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Chairman of the Diamond/ Golden/Silver Sorors Anniversary Committee. Currently, she is South Central Representative to the International Sisterly Relations Committee.
Graduate Advisor Presenters Soror Joya Hayes Chairman, International Graduate Advisor Certification Committee Joya Hayes is a graduate of Huston-Tillotson College where she was initiated as a second generation member of the Beta Kappa Chapter in 1993. Joya has been a member of the Beta Psi Omega chapter in Austin, Texas in for 18 years. As a member of this chapter, Joya has served as Graduate Advisor for two undergraduate chapters, Connections Chairman, Membership Chairman, Anti-Basileus, and Basileus. Joya has also served as Cluster Coordinator for the Southwest Central Texas Cluster, and South Central Representative to the International Graduate Advisors’ Certification Committee. Currently, Joya is the International Chairman of the Graduate Advisors’ Certification Committee.
Mr. Darryl K. McGee Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean of Students at the University of Arkansas—Little Rock
Mr. McGee is a Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Iota Gamma Chapter, University of Central Arkansas. He was initiated in Spring of 1982. He became a life member in 1990. His current chapter is the Conway Alumni where is the Past president and current Guide Right Director of Kappa League. Darryl holds a Masters of Science, in Community Counseling with Emphasis in Student Affairs from the University of Central Arkansas. He is currently the Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean of Students at the University of Arkansas– Little Rock.
Committee
Lead
Registration
Soror Joallyn Porter, Alpha Rho
CS/ Park Project
Soror Rachel Parker, Theta Mu
CS/ Backpack Collections
Soror Joallyn Porter, Alpha Rho Soror Jessica Lewis, Theta Eta
Transportation/Protocol
Soror Rachel Parker, Theta Mu
Sisterly Relations
Soror Bianca Mayo, Epsilon Phi Soror Ayana Gray, Kappa Iota
Conference Bags
All Host Sorors
Technology/Evaluations
Soror Kenia Guillory, Iota Zeta Regina Reynolds and Jessica Nwachukwu
Friday Reception (DJ/Theme)
Theta Eta (all AR Sorors serve as hostesses)
Graduate Advisor Forum
Soror Jennifer Bradley, Beta Pi Omega Soror Katrina Owoh, Beta Pi Omega Soror Myra McKenzie-Harris, Phi Alpha Omega
Parade of Chapters
Soror Myisha Headen, Gamma Alpha Soror Nykole Devito, Eta Upsilon
Luncheon
Soror Myisha Headen, Gamma Alpha Soror Latasha Briscoe, Epsilon Phi
Vendors
Soror Ayana Gray, Kappa Iota
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