MAY 2024 IVY VINE NEWSLETTER

THE IVY THE IVY

Mental Health Mental Health

Awareness Awareness Month Month

Greetings Sorors,

May marks the month where we celebrate our success and embrace our sisterhood while continuing to make a positive impact as we set our sights on the impact we can make in the months to come.

Sending a Heartfelt Congratulations to Madam Regional Director Soror Shelby D. Boagni on the success of her final regional conference! A huge shout out and Congratulations to Soror Lynette K. Brooks, 95th FWRC General Chairman on coordinating one of the most beautiful, sisterly regional conferences in our region! And a resounding THANK YOU to every soror in Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter who served during the regional conference! AGO sorors were present and serving throughout the conference – in registration, the AKA Office, Greeters, Philacters, Protocol Escorts, Vendors, Community Service, Choir, and more ways than I even know – your support assisted the team with making the conference a success!

Congratulations to our New Milestone Sorors!

New Pearl Sorors - 65 Years:

Soror Alnita Dunn, Soror Marguerite Phillips, Soror Brenda Richards, Soror Patricia Smith, Soror Walta Smith

New Silver Stars - 25 Years:

Soror Tangie Coleman, Soror Kellie Brook Malone, Soror Felicia Price

Congratulations AGO! Our hard work was recognized at the 95th Far Western Regional Conference. We were recognized in the following categories:

Membership Best of the Best – Large Chapter

Most Registered chapter members at the conference with 152 sorors!

1st Place Scrapbook

Chapter Operations

Platinum EAF Chapter

Soror Ida Tally was recognized for her Exhibit Submission.

During May, we celebrate all of the Mothers and the Motherlike women in our lives. It is also Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health thoughts: Let’s “Focus on the good and the good gets better.” “Treat yourself like royalty, because you deserve it. Indulge in a little self-love and let the magic happen. Self-care is not selfish. It's an essential part of a healthy lifestyle.

In Service & Sisterhood,

Soror Cheryl Lynn Mason, Basileus

AGO 1927 | “Building on the Legacy of Service & Sisterhood” CherylLynnMason

Soror Shelby D. Boagni Soror Shelby D. Boagni

On an ICONIC 95th Far Western Regional Conference.

The Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter is proud of the leadership, and grace you ’ ve demonstrated during your 2020-2024 term as the 26th Far Western Regional Director.

Tea roses to you for leading with Poise.

Congratulations Congratulations

Soror Lynette K. Brooks Soror Lynette K. Brooks

On an ICONIC 95th Far Western Regional Conference. The Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter is appreciative of the countless meetings, planning and sacrifice made to execute this momentous event.

Tea roses to you for conducting a Fascinating 2024 FWRC in our city of angels.

ItTakesa ItTakesa Village... Village...

Mother’s Day 2024 Mother’s Day 2024

Flip to the events section for details on this year ’ s Mother’s Day brunch!

Chapter Meeting Location NEW

Holman United Methodist Church 3320 W Adams Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90018 off Adams & Arlington 10:45 AM Social 12:00 PM Chapter Meeting Saturday May 4, 2024

Nominating Committee

Barbara Spears (Chairman)

Hope Hampton Crawford

Kirra Epps

Kimberly Littlejohn

Eldora Prentiss

Djuanique Slaughter

Arlene Spears Smith

AGO MilestoneCelebration

May Chapter Meeting May Chapter Meeting

New Pearl Sorors ~ 65 Years

Alnita Dunn

Marguerite Phillips

Brenda Richards

Patricia Smith

Walta Smith

New Silver Stars ~ 25 Years

Tangie Coleman

Kellie Brook Malone

Felicia Price

MAY 2024

May 1, 2024 | Executive Committee Meeting | 7 pm - Zoom

May 4, 2024 | CHAPTER MEETING ~ 10:45 am Social Hour ~ 12 pm Meeting

May 4, 2024 | Enhance Our Environment prep meeting ~ 3 pm-6 pm - AGO House

May 5, 2024 | Uplift Our Local Community NAMI Walk

May 5, 2024 | Enhance Our Environment prep ~ 12 pm-3 pm

May 6, 2024 | Strategic Planning Committee meeting ~ 7 pm ~ Zoom

May 7, 2024 | NPHCLA committee meeting ~ Zoom

May 7, 2024 | Empower Our Families committee meeting ~ Zoom

May 8, 2024 | CHIPP® Bag Packing ~ 6:30 pm ~ AGO House

May 8, 2024 | Enhance Our Environment Committee meeting ~ 6:30 pm ~ Zoom

May 9, 2024 | CHIPP® Bag Delivery 61st Elementary School

May 9, 2024 | Mother’s Day Committee meeting ~ Zoom

May 11, 2024 ~ AGO Mother’s Day Brunch: It Takes a Village

May 12, 2024 ~ Mother‘s Day

May 13, 2024 | Fine Arts Committee meeting ~ Zoom

May 14, 2024 | Scholarship Committee meeting ~ Zoom

May 14, 2024 | Housing Committee meeting | 6:30 pm ~ Zoom

May 15, 2024 | Green Table Talk 7 pm Zoom

May 16, 2024 | Membership Committee meeting ~ Zoom

May 18, 2024 | Enhance Our Environment Ivy Leaf Learning Fair

May 18, 2024 | Iota Beta Charterversary

May 18, 2024 | Empower Our Families Mental Health Relaxation Experience 11 am-1 pm

May 19, 2024 | Membership Tea Party

May 20, 2024 | Mental Health seminar

May 20, 2024 | Build Our Economic Wealth Committee meeting ~ Zoom

May 21, 2024 | Housing Committee meeting ~ 6:30 pm ~ Zoom

May 22, 2024 | CHIPP® Bag Packing ~ 6:30 pm ~ AGO House

May 22, 2024 | Finance Committee meeting ~ Zoom

May 23, 2024 | CHIPP® Bag Delivery 61st Elementary School

May 26, 2024 | Empower Our Families ~ Youth Leadership Institute meeting

May 26, 2024 | Strengthen Our Sisterhood Book Club ~ Zoom

May 27, 2024 | Memorial Day

May 28, 2024 | The Ivy Heritage Foundation meeting Zoom

May 29,2024 | Executive Committee meeting ~ 7 pm ~ Zoom

May 30, 2024 | Bylaws Committee meeting ~ Zoom

B I R T H D A Y S O R O R S May

Marion D. Anderson ~ May 2

Patricia Smith ~ May 2

Angela Gordon ~ May 3

Tatangla Coleman ~ May 5

Amber Wilburn King ~ May 5

Kimberly M. Littlejohn ~ May 7

Rosemarie L. Cook-Glover ~ May 8

Alnita R. Dunn ~ May 12

Mildred V. Slaughter ~ May 13

Lindsay Robinson ~ May 15

Kathy A. Harrison ~ May 16

Marguerite V. Hodge ~ May 21

Aleta Parker Rose ~ May 21

Joscelyn Smoots-Johnson ~ May 21

Katherine I. Collier ~ May 22

Renee Sears ~ May 22

Ericka Washington ~ May 22

Sonya R. Vaughn ~ May 27

Bettye D. Walker ~ May 27

Lisi L. Cash ~ May 27

Sharice Bryant ~ May 28

Sheila Faulk ~ May 29

Tahirah Nyanin ~ May 29

TEAROSESTO TEAROSESTO

Tea Roses to the April Hostess Committee; Chairman Soror Hyacinth McCleod, Soror Charlene Havis, Soror Kimberly Green Russell, Soror Bahiya Wright, Soror Keisha Scott, Soror Tajarah Nicholson.

Tea Roses to the Ivy Heritage Foundation Inc. for your support in funding our April Joint Chapter Meeting Community Service projects.

Tea Roses to Soror Lynette K. Brooks, General Chairman of the 95th FWRC! The conference was truly ICONIC and will be remembered for years to come!

Tea Roses to every AGO Soror who served on the Regional Conference Committees

Tea Roses to Soror Tahirah Nyanin and the Uplift our Local Community Committee for hold the clothing drive and for delivering the clothes collected at chapter meeting and hygiene kits to the Alexandria House.

Tea Roses to Soror Kimberly Green Russell for purchasing the food and supplies need for the Lunch Bag project for the LA Mission.

Tea Roses to Soror Kimberly Green Russell, Soror Tajarah Nicholson and Soror Kameo Clyne for delivering the Lunchbags to the LA Mission.

Tea Roses to the Empower Our Family Committee, Soror Tracey Chairman for delivering CHIPP bags during the month of April to the students at 61st Street Elementary School.

Tea Roses to Soror Angela Griffin and the Enhance Our Environment Committee for harvesting crops at Crenshaw United Methodist Church community garden.

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Tea Roses to Soror Angela Griffin and the Enhance Our Environment Committee for the Arbor Day activity planting trees in collaboration with TreePeople at Harvard Park in Los Angeles.

Tea Roses to our Strengthen Our Sisterhood Committee, Soror Ericka Price, Soror Keisha Martin, for coordinating a sisterly relations brunch during April.

Tea Roses to Soror Kimberly Green Russell and all the sorors who participated in the FWRC Welcome Stroll.

Tea Roses to Soror Leslee Deanes-Bryant for coordinating the April Birthday Lunch.

Tea Roses to the Scholarship Committee who is actively working on promoting the AGO Scholarship Application as we prepare for the 2024 Scholarship Application season.

Tea Roses to the Membership Committee, Chairman Kimberly Green Russell and Co-Chairman Stephanie Wright for coordinating all things Membership to include Membership inquiry emails and contacts and the mentor-mentee matching and planning the Mentor MenTea coming up in May.

Tea Roses to Soror Katrina Carter-Journet, Soror Angela Griffin for working to prepare our scrapbook submission for regional conference – we took home First Place!

Tea Roses to the Housing Committee and Chairman Martha Pruden Hamiter for coordinating the AGO House beautification and clean up days and coordinating the AGO Hour Pre-Conference Tour for Regional Conference.

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Tea Roses to Soror Elizabeth Benton who made beautiful AGO House Cookies for the House Tour! Beautiful and a delicious touch!

Tea Roses to the Membership Committee, Chairman Kimberly Green Russell and Co-Chairman Stephanie Wright for continuing to coordinate and communicate with all of our potential visitors who inquire about visiting chapter meetings and activities.

Tea Roses to the Technology Committee, Chairman Soror Sharice Bryant and Co-Chairman Soror Rachel Porché for hosting the April Technology Meeting and social media posting, website updates and for creating The Ivy Vine.

Tea Roses to Soror Sharice Bryant for serving as our Technology Chairman for the last 1.5 years. She has stepped down from this role, but I personally can not thank her enough for all of her work on Technology.

Tea Roses to Soror Antoinette Morehead and the GAC for planning, executing and donating your money and time to put on a beautiful celebration for our Graduating Seniors.

Tea Roses to Soror Antoinette Morehead for coordinating the purchase of the personalized stoles for our graduating seniors – it was truly a labor of love – each stole is personalized with the soror’s name, degree, etc.

Tea Roses to the Strengthen Our Sisterhood, Bookclub Squad Chairman, Soror Gerlma “Jeri” Johnson for coordinating the month bookclub discussion.

Tea Roses to The Ivy Heritage Foundation, Inc. and Chairman Director Saundra Bishop for your support with the April Joint Committee Meeting Community Service Projects.

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Tea Roses to Chaplain, Soror Kathy Harrison for your monthly meditations and Chaplain Corner in The Ivy Vine.

Tea Roses to Soror Cambreisha Montgomery and the Yearbook Committee on your work in setting up the new AGO App!

Tea Roses to Soror Rachel Porché who has accepted the appointment of Interim Technology Chairman.

Tea Roses to the Mothers Day Committee, Soror Dilara Uskup Morgan and Soror Deborah Uskup for all of your work in coordinating what I know will be a fabulous mother’s day luncheon.

Tea Roses to Soror Suzanne Cutter, Chairman and the Strategic Planning Committee for keeping us on track with meeting our Strategic goals.

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Cards are welcome. Cards are welcome.

Praying for Soror Susan Hall Comrie who is recovering from surgery.

Praying for Soror Chere Talbert who is having health challenges.

Praying for Soror Doris Fork who is having health challenges.

Continue to pray for Soror Claire Chisholm, Soror Marguerite Phillips, and Soror Janice Hutto Johnson.

Praying for Soror Kiri Arrington White on the loss of her Father.

Praying for Soror Caprice Grigsby Smith.

Praying for Soror Margaret McCauley.

Praying for Soror Anita Morris.

Praying for Soror Ericka Washington.

Savethe Dates!

May 4 June 1 September 14 October 5 November 2

AGO BLACK DOLLAR DAYS

T-SHIRT ORDER FORM

We are preparing for our upcoming Black Dollar Days Month of activities in June where we wear PINK, buy BLACK, and spend GREEN! Kick-off Black Dollar Days by ordering your Black Dollar Days T-Shirt here: Orders with Size and Payment are due by Sunday, May 5th. T-Shirts will be distributed at our June Chapter Meeting. If you have any questions, please call/text: (480) 433-5967 or email: rsearsavon@gmail.com.

Click the link above, or scan the QR code below!

AGO Letter Writing Campaign for SB 1414

Did you know in California, soliciting sex with a child for money is an only a misdemeanor?

Senate Bill (SB) 1414, proposed by Senator Shannon Grove, would make it a felony to solicit, agree to engage, or engage in sex with minors for money.

Soror Stephany Powell Advocates for SB 1414!

Why do we need a letter writing campaign?

- Committee members forced Republican author State Sen. Shannon Grove to make changes to Senate Bill 1414 to exempt children ages 16 and 17.

- The Senate Public Safety Committee passed the bill 4-0 on the condition of those changes. SB1414 would classify the crime as a felony, carrying a maximum penalty of up to four years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

- Currently, purchasing or soliciting a child for sex is a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of up to a year in jail, or a minimum of two days in jail, along with a $10,000 fine.

MISSION

The Appropriations Committee will hear the bill no later than May 17th. That is the last day for that committee to hear all bills. We can submit support letters to make our voices heard!

“Bottom line, no minor of any age should be bought or sold! It should be a felony.” HARD STOP!!!! Anything less is unacceptable.

RSisterlyeminders

Meeting Attire

The attire for our monthly Chapter meetings is Business. Sorors, please do not wear casual clothing.

Frequently check your email for AKA and AGO correspondence.

Chapter Directory

Please do not share our chapter directory or chapter contact information with anyone outside of the sorority.

The Ivy Vine Newsletter Submission

The deadline to submit items for The Ivy Vine newsletter is the 15th of each month except for summer recess months Please submit The Ivy Vine newsletter content AT THIS LINK.

E-blast Requests

To request an E-blast, please send a prepared message/flyer to sororcherylmasonago1927@gmail.com. Copy Soror Angela Griffin, Epistoleus at epistoleus@akaago1927.com Title your email: E-blast Request.

Meeting Calendar

Committee Chairmen should contact Member-at-Large

Soror Gloria Wilkerson, and provide her with your planned meeting dates. Contact Soror Gloria at rosyfloglo15@att.net or (323) 829-7615. Clear dates before sending meeting notices to committee members

Copy the Basileus and First Anti-Basileus on all meeting notices

Meeting Attendance and Sign-In

Remember to sign in at each monthly chapter meeting. You can do this by scanning the QR Code at the meeting and/or contacting the Anti-Grammateus, Soror Alvina Heard at antigrammateus@akaago1927.com. Your attendance is very important

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AGO PRAYER LEADERS

May 2, 2024 | Soror Margaret McCauley

May 9, 2024 | Soror Hattie McFrazier

May 16, 2024 | Soror Kathy Harrison

May 23, 2024 | Soror Latricia Mitchell

May 30, 2024 | Soror Sheila Faulk

Upcoming Events

SISTERLY RELATIONS ALPHA GAMMA OMEGA CHAPTER

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• On 5/19/2024,we will attend our annual fun day tour of the Pasadena Showcase House of Design at 1:00pm. Sisterly Attire: Please, (conservative in) dresses and pearls for photo and Alpha Kappa Alpha presence.Low shoes.

This year’s home has a significant historic background, several storied owners and even a prestigious designation as a Pasadena City Landmark. It is a stately English Tudor Revival Style home of several thousand feet. Pop-up restaurants will be on grounds. Proceeds benefit arts and music programs for children through the

Los Angeles Philharmonic. Ticket price is $39.60 payable at chapter meeting. Tix are nonrefundable. Make payable to AKA / AGO. Buy as many as you’d like.

Directions to Explorer Road Parking Lot

Parking & Shuttle

•Take the I-210 Freeway to exit 22B Arroyo Bvd / Windsor Ave Exit.

‣ Head North on Windsor Ave from I-210 and pass by Jack in the Box (on the left).

‣ Continue on Windsor Ave for one mile.

‣ Turn left at the second stop sign on the corner of Windsor Ave and Ventura St.

‣ Proceed 1500 feet to the Explorer Road Parking Lot.

Sisterly, Debora Johnson (213) 309-4099 after 10am & before 9pm