Beta Xi Omega Chapter
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
In December 1935, Clara E. Williams was sent by her associates to the Boule in Richmond, Virginia to obtain permission to establish a graduate chapter at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. Approval was granted and Beta Xi Omega Chapter was chartered on June 13, 1936. The charter members were Ola Christine Collins (Gomillion), Marion A. Boyd Johnson, Irma E. Kingsley (Johnson), Eleze Goodwin Pitts and Clara E. Williams.
Since its establishment, the chapter has made invaluable contributions to the community and sorority. Annual scholarships have been awarded to Macon County High School seniors since 1937 and also periodically to Tuskegee University students. The Free Christmas Gift Shop for Veterans at the VA Central Alabama Health Care System, formerly known as the Tuskegee Veterans Affairs Hospital, has been conducted yearly since 1955. In 1994, special activities were held in observance of the 40th Anniversary of the Gift Shop. The chapter donated six nineteen inch color televisions to the VA for a ward to acknowledge this anniversary.
Through the years, the chapter has sponsored significant programs and projects - many of them in collaboration with other organizations, community agencies and the Macon County schools. Some of them are as follows:
Since its establishment, the chapter has made invaluable contributions to the community and sorority. Annual scholarships have been awarded to Macon County High School seniors since 1937 and also periodically to Tuskegee University students. The Free Christmas Gift Shop for Veterans at the VA Central Alabama Health Care System, formerly known as the Tuskegee Veterans Affairs Hospital, has been conducted yearly since 1955. In 1994, special activities were held in observance of the 40th Anniversary of the Gift Shop. The chapter donated six nineteen inch color televisions to the VA for a ward to acknowledge this anniversary.
Through the years, the chapter has sponsored significant programs and projects - many of them in collaboration with other organizations, community agencies and the Macon County schools. Some of them are as follows:
- Vocational guidance and career clinics
- Voter registration and participation drive
- Presentation of renowned artists
- Reading skills development, creative writing, music, computer literacy and science/math workshops
- Adopt-a-School and the Ivy AKAdemy projects
- Lifelong learning activities with Head Start teachers, aides, students and parents
- Support of the NAACP, UNCF, YMCA and the American Red Cross
- Ivy Reading AKAdemy
- Young Authors
- Relay for Life
- SIDS
- Childhood Obesity
- Arts on the Green
- Emerging Young Leaders
- ASCEND
- One Million Backpacks
- Think HBCU
- Alzheimer's Disease and Caregiver Support Program
- Stoke and Heart Disease Awareness
- Mental Health Awareness
- Childhood Hunger Initiative
- Family Seasonal Wraps
- Fiscal Responsibility Programs
- AKA 1908 Playground Project (Restore, Refresh and Renew Project)
- Acts of Green Program
- UNA-USA
- Africare
- Signature Program:#CAPSM
- Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention
- Heart Health
- Nutrition and Wellness
- Care for the Caregivers
- Personal Financial Planning and Asset Accumulation.
- Credit Repair and Monitoring
- Entrepreneurship and the Black Dollar 365
- Operation AKA Assist
- Salute to the Harlem Renaissance
- Salute to the Black Arts Movement
- National Global Impact Day
- Global Assistance Activities
- Soles 4 Souls
- Lions Club International
- Pillowcase Project
- Refugees in America Assistance Program (RAAP)
Chapter Officers
President............................................................................................................Faye Pond Haygood
Vice President............................................................................................................Natasha Foster
Recording Secretary......................................................................................................Terri Holcey
Assistant Secretary......................................................................................................Fartima Clark
Corresponding Secretary.....................................................................................Kimberly Pointer
Treasurer.....................................................................................................................Judith Baldwin
Assistant Treasurer..........................................................................................Donna Smith Taylor
Financial Secretary....................................................................................................Lauren Howell
Parliamentarian................................................................................................................Alice Paris
Protocol...........................................................................................................................Virda Lester
Sergeant-at-Arms......................................................................................................Maryle Powell
Spiritual Oversight.......................................................................................................Annie Brown
Public Relations Director.................................................................................Cassandra Johnson
Newsletter Editor............................................................................................Donna Smith Taylor
Hostess......................................................................................................................JaNeen Roberts
Graduate Advisor....................................................................................................JaNeen Roberts
Assistant Graduate Advisor.....................................................................................Jada Meadows
Vice President............................................................................................................Natasha Foster
Recording Secretary......................................................................................................Terri Holcey
Assistant Secretary......................................................................................................Fartima Clark
Corresponding Secretary.....................................................................................Kimberly Pointer
Treasurer.....................................................................................................................Judith Baldwin
Assistant Treasurer..........................................................................................Donna Smith Taylor
Financial Secretary....................................................................................................Lauren Howell
Parliamentarian................................................................................................................Alice Paris
Protocol...........................................................................................................................Virda Lester
Sergeant-at-Arms......................................................................................................Maryle Powell
Spiritual Oversight.......................................................................................................Annie Brown
Public Relations Director.................................................................................Cassandra Johnson
Newsletter Editor............................................................................................Donna Smith Taylor
Hostess......................................................................................................................JaNeen Roberts
Graduate Advisor....................................................................................................JaNeen Roberts
Assistant Graduate Advisor.....................................................................................Jada Meadows
Chapter Demographics
Year Chartered: 1936
Primary Geographic Area: Tuskegee-Macon County Area (Alabama)
Professions within Chapter:
Educators, Healthcare Professionals, City Officials, Legal Professionals,
and a host of others
Primary Geographic Area: Tuskegee-Macon County Area (Alabama)
Professions within Chapter:
Educators, Healthcare Professionals, City Officials, Legal Professionals,
and a host of others
Gamma Kappa Chapter at Tuskegee University (Supervised Undergraduate Chapter)
Gamma Kappa Chapter was chartered on the campus of Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Alabama) on Thursday, April 15, 1948, by 30 visionary Charter Members—Johnnie Blye, Elaine Bradford, Lorrine Brown, Vivian Brown, Doris Cole, Dorothy Dailey, Cleo Daniels, Queen E. Dorn, Georginia Evans, Ophelia Garrett Hill, Willie Geeter, Bessie Hayes, Mary Henry, Lois Holliday, Johnnie Jordon, Tommie Jordon, Rosie Lee Lockett, Annie Lyas, Brunetta Montgomery, Carmen Morrow, Phyllis Peters, Eva Pitts, Buena Powell, Hazel Scruggs, Edith Schockley, Ethel Thomas, Agnita Turner, Grace Watson, Pauline Weatherby, and Francis Williams.
Since 1948, Gamma Kappa’s members have continued to excel scholastically, while contributing immeasurable hours of community service. On state and national levels, through the years; Gamma Kappa Chapter and its members have received numerous accolades highlighting and honoring academic achievements; ongoing and committed leadership development and acumen; and trailblazing, innovative community service programming initiatives.
Specifically, Gamma Kappa Chapter continues to maintain the ideals of the Sorority through worthwhile, meaningful, and impactful programming which benefits Tuskegee University, the City of Tuskegee, Macon County, the State of Alabama, and the Global Community. With “greater laurels to win and greater tasks to begin”, the Chapter’s programmatic thrusts include—but are not limited to--Get Out The Vote initiatives, including voter registration drives; book, food and clothing drives; health and wellness awareness and fundraising initiatives; recycling efforts in support of environmental stewardship and “go green” living; mentoring and tutoring programs at area schools; scholarship donations and programming; leadership development opportunities; support of economic development and empowerment; and activities which promote and support the Arts. During Homecoming, 2018, Gamma Kappa Chapter celebrated 70 years of Service to All Mankind and initiated its 42 newest members (42 P.G.B.I.)
Since 1948, Gamma Kappa’s members have continued to excel scholastically, while contributing immeasurable hours of community service. On state and national levels, through the years; Gamma Kappa Chapter and its members have received numerous accolades highlighting and honoring academic achievements; ongoing and committed leadership development and acumen; and trailblazing, innovative community service programming initiatives.
Specifically, Gamma Kappa Chapter continues to maintain the ideals of the Sorority through worthwhile, meaningful, and impactful programming which benefits Tuskegee University, the City of Tuskegee, Macon County, the State of Alabama, and the Global Community. With “greater laurels to win and greater tasks to begin”, the Chapter’s programmatic thrusts include—but are not limited to--Get Out The Vote initiatives, including voter registration drives; book, food and clothing drives; health and wellness awareness and fundraising initiatives; recycling efforts in support of environmental stewardship and “go green” living; mentoring and tutoring programs at area schools; scholarship donations and programming; leadership development opportunities; support of economic development and empowerment; and activities which promote and support the Arts. During Homecoming, 2018, Gamma Kappa Chapter celebrated 70 years of Service to All Mankind and initiated its 42 newest members (42 P.G.B.I.)
Year Chartered: 1948
Primary Geographic Area: Tuskegee-Macon County Area (Alabama)
Majors within Chapter:
Education, Healthcare, Business, Sciences, Arts
and a host of others
Primary Geographic Area: Tuskegee-Macon County Area (Alabama)
Majors within Chapter:
Education, Healthcare, Business, Sciences, Arts
and a host of others
Contact Information:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Gamma Kappa Chapter
P.O. Box 3
Tuskegee Institute, Al 36087
akagammakappa1908@gmail.com
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Gamma Kappa Chapter
P.O. Box 3
Tuskegee Institute, Al 36087
akagammakappa1908@gmail.com