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“News Used to Serve” Volume 4: Issue 2 | February 2015

In the Issue

Basileus Brief Program Updates Upcoming Events Sorors’ Accomplishments Sorors Celebrations Founders Day Photo Gallery

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BASILEUS BRIEF Greeting Sorors, Although it is important to recognize and acknowledge Black History month in February, African-American history is a part of American history and should be celebrated every day not limited to just one month. All Americans should celebrate the rich traditions of African Americans while at the same time celebrating those aspects of their own culture around their own positive contributions to society. Throughout the year, we as Americans should recognize the important contributions of all ethnic groups. Our history is made up of millions of events that make us who we are today. Sorors February has been a blast, LNO chapter hosted this year’s Joint Founders Day Observance and it was a great success, there were over 670 sorors in attendance to hear our own Supreme Basileus Dorothy Buchanan Wilson speak. Sorors please note that this JFD celebration will go down in “herstory” as I don’t think at any other JFD that a chapter was able to have a Supreme Basileus attend and be the guest speaker. I want to thank Soror Michelle and her committee again for such a wonderful job in planning this year’s JFD program. We also enjoyed a wonderful church service on Sunday February 8th at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, IL. Thanks again Soror Dalavia for extending your church home to LNO for this year’s JFD observance. Thanks, Soror Jacqueline (Jackie) Jones

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2015 Upcoming Events

Central Regional Conference April 16 – 19, Louisville, KT

Leadership Seminar July 15 – 19, Chicago

Stomp Fest

April 4, Genesee Theatre, Waukegan

AKA Legends

May 9 at Milan Banquet, Waukegan

AKA Bowl October 24, Brunswick Bowl,

Vernon Hills

Family Strengthening Help the Homeless:

Join Soror Pam Foster Stith and the rest of the committee at PADS on Wednesday, March 4, located at Shiloh Baptist Church at 5:30 p.m. to feed the homeless. Soror Pam needs at least 10 sorors to help with this event. ASCEND Program School Supplies Needed for Backpacks

Please prepare for the AKA One Million Backpacks Service Project at the 2015 Central Regional Conference. Everyone has been asked to bring school supplies for backpack donations to the March chapter meeting (which will be taken to the Regional Conference). The items needed are:

A pack of No. 2 pencils A package of loose-leaf paper Blue or black ink pens Hand sanitizer Two glue sticks Highlighter

Thanks so much, Soror Sharon Sanders Funnye

PROGRAM UPDATESAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

2014 – 2018 International Programs

Lambda Nu Omega Programs Chairman, Soror Beverly Phelps

Target 1:

Educational Enrichment Co-Chairmen,

Soror Ione Stover Soror Sharon Sanders

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Target 2: Health Promotion

Co-Chairmen, Soror Dalavia Edmon

Soror Cynthia Alexander

Target 3: Family Strengthening

Chairman, Soror Pamela Foster Stith

Target 4:

Environmental Ownership Chairman,

Soror Denice Simon

Target 5: Global Impact

Chairman, Soror Sharon C. Allen

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CHAPTER OFFICERS

Basileus: Soror Jacqueline Jones

Anti-Basileus: Soror Beverly Phelps

Grammateus: Soror Chandra Williams

Anti-Grammeteus Soror CaRita Timms

Tamiochous: Soror Helen Burns

Precuniuos Grammateus: Soror MiChele Abernathy

Epistoleus: Soror Cynthia Snowden

Parliamentarian: Soror Cherise Hall

Ivy Leaf Reporter: Soror Sharon C. Allen

Historian: Soror Shirley Robinson

Hodegus: Soror Jeanne Lucas

Graduate Advisor: Soror Cherise Hall

Chaplain:

Soror Sandra Phelps

Philacter: Soror Wanda Johnson

Accomplishments

Let’s congratulate Soror Verna Wilson on her Educator of the Year award at the National Association of University Women Luncheon on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Soror Verna has served the education industry for more than 20 years so this honor is well-deserved.

A special thank you goes to Soror Michelle Abernathy for her leadership as chairman of the 2015 Chicago-area Joint Foundaers’ Day celebration. Her dedication and commitment certainly warrants our applause! Recognition should also be given to her committee who worked diligently to help Soror Michelle achieve her goal of a stellar event that had more than 670 sorors in

attendance.

Celebrations

Happy Birthday! Soror Earnesteen Shealey, February 1 Soror Jazmin Baskin Gray, February 4 Soror Sandra Phelps, February 9 Soror Pamela Foster-Stith, February 13 Lamindy Brandon-Joseph, February 17 Soror Denice Simon, February 25

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CELEBRATIONS

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Friday, February 6: Reception, Hyatt Regency Chicago, 7 p.m.:

The theme of the reception was ‘AKA Goes Red’ for heart health.

PHOTO GALLERY – AKA Joint Founders Day 2015

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Saturday, February 7, 2015: Hyatt Regency Chicago at Noon:

Our Supreme Basileus Soror Dorothy Buchanan Wilson was the keynote speaker

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