The Nu Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Celebrating 40 years of service to the community
Story by Rick Patrick Staff Writer It started in October of 1981 when a group of women associated with the Valdosta, Ga., chapter of the national sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha decided to expand to Madison. A petition was extended to the South Atlantic Region office of the sorority and it was approved to establish the Nu Omega Omega chapter in Madison. Those charter members were Shirley Barfield, Martha Barge, Marie Bell, Catherine Brooks, Johnnie Burgess, Deloris Jones, Jacquelyn Jackson, Helen Myers, Sandra Monlyn, Jayne Scott, Edna Turner, Lorita Turner, Chrystina Vaught, Evelyn Whitby, Vinette Williams and Joyce Wilson. Now, 40 years later, some of those 46
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charter members are still active in the organization. One of the core principles of the organization is community service. That is one aspect the local members of the sorority have taken to heart. Recently, as a way of celebrating this 40th anniversary milestone, some of those charter members of the local chapter replicated their first fundraiser by holding a “virtual rock-a-thon” in order to raise money for local dialysis services and the American Cancer Society. This fundraiser was undertaken in order to help improve the health of Madison County, which has been one of the goals of the organization for years. The local chapter has also sought to strengthen family relationships by sponsoring an annual father/daughter dance in conjunction with Valentine’s
