ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. ALPHA …

1 I hope everyone of you took thissummer to:Renew your mindEnjoy your summerLove you mateAdore your GodeXhilarate your spirit within!This was my message to you in , I hope yourExtraordinarySummerPlansaffordedyout heopportunity torelaxand have fun, enjoyy o u ra c co m p l i s h m e n t s ,f a m i l yreunions , new additions to your family,and retirements. Our prayers are withthose sorors who experienced lifechallenges andmy appreciationisextended to those dedicated sororswho continued to serve ALPHA KappaAlpha in the midst of their summerbreak,whichalsoincludedourDelegate sattendingBoule. sCentennial Anniversary celebration leftsorors and the entire world in awesomewonderment of the amazing sisterhood,we love and adore.

2 The pride I felt as aservant leader during this ,000 registered sorors and guests inattendance, the nature of our legacyremains clear .The success of our sorority s future intothe next century remains in the handsof those who are committed. The spiritof love, harmony, dignity, respect, andservice that we continue to displaytowards ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA , individualsorors and those who are less fortunatewill carry ALPHA KAPPA Omega to thenext level ofESP ExtraordinaryExample ofService, Sisterly-ness, andPerformance of Profound ask that you re-ignite your AKA spiritandconsistentlyexhibitsincerepurpo se of the dreams of our you sorors as we end the thirdquarter of our Centennial year andExcel , we can!

3 In Service & Love, ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA sorority , KAPPA OMEGA SPage 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEB asileusRegina H. CarringtonAnti-BasileusTamara CubitGrammateusLaDonna HarrisAnti-GrammateusJo-Carolyn GoodeEpistoleusCarolene Goffney-SharpeTamiouchosPamela LazardPecunious GrammateusMae KingAnti-Pecunious GrammateusShannon SmithPhilactorHelen HoustonHodegosKaren-Kai JohnsonReporter to the Ivy LeafStaci Taylor-FullmighterHistorianAndrea BonnerParliamentarianMelba HenryMembers-At-largeKatharine BrownKaren GraysYavaunda WhiteGraduate AdvisorsMary Smith JohnsonGamma PsiGlenniece StewartEpsilon LambdaEdwina JohnsonOmicron GammaCharter Member & ChaplainHazel Hainsworth Young September 2008, Volume 4, Number 7In Memory of Soror Jewel McFarlin ThomasMONTHLY NEWSLETTEROUTSTANDING CENTENNIALCHAPTER 2008 Participation!

4 ConnectionSaturday, July 26, 2008 Chapter was represented by theConnection Committee at theopeningcelebrationoftwoHabitat Homes in Settegast. Thecelebration included commentsf r o mMa y o rW h i t e ,U. S .Congressman Al Green and other dignitariesfrom the National Lawyers Pinkett,Chairman, spoke on behalf ofthe chapter donating several large plants tobe given to the new homeowners. Othersororspresentwere:TamaraCubit,Carol eneGoffne y-Sharpe,GenoraBoykins, Zinetta Burney, Charlene James,Felicia Taylor, Kim ToppsandUna Topps. building homes and changing liveswith Houston Habitat for bySoror Carole Pinkett, ChairmanHigh SchoolLeadershipDevelopment[Platform III]On Saturday, August 2, 2008 from 10AM 1PM at the Young Library in the Palm Center,our youth participated in theOn Top of theGame!

5 Youth Business Plan Competitionfor high school males and females "workedon and presented their business concepts fortheir business HSLD Retreatwas held onSaturday, August 16, 2008 at the Universityof Houston Cullen College of EngineeringBuilding from 8AM Andrea Bonnerof Style On Demandwas our guest speaker for the day. Thetheme was MANifesting Your Destiny andworkshops were conducted to prepare ourstudents on character development, self-esteem, academic success, health andwellness,healthyrelationships,financi alreadiness, forgiveness and much more! Thehighlights of this year s retreat were: Parenting Workshops: Lord I Need HelpRearing A Purpose Driven Youth!

6 -Part IIandMotivating & Inspiring Your Youth ForExcellence! Brotha' 2 Brotha' and Sista 2 Sista anopen forum Brotha' 2 Sista session was added this year, so thatboth groups could discuss issues anddevelop strategies to interact thanks to all of our speakers, studentand parent participants, UH Cullen College ofEngineering, Registration Crew: Bracia Sims(PVAMU Engineering student) Melanie Drake-(UH Pre-Med student) Brittany Williams-(TSU Pre-Law student) and to our sorors forvolunteering to assist-Sorors: ReginaCarrington, Tamara Cubit, LaDonna Harris,Staci Taylor Fullmighter, Mary SmithJohnson, Sandra Campbell, Teal Holden,The JewelSeptember 2008 Chapter Phone & Fax Number.

7 281-261-1573 Page 2 Chapter Web Site: will collect school suppliesto donate to the children at the Star ofHope. We will also collect toiletries todonate to our seniors at Julia C. HesterHouse and the Ronald Hostess Service CommitteeconsistsofSoror Beverly F. Harris,Chairman andSorors Olivia HerveyandJulia Holland,Co-Chairmen. Sorors whose last name is inrange of Haralson and Jenkins ,weanticipate yourEnthusiasticSupport andParticipation. s 100th anniversary celebration,the 2008 Summer Olympics MichaelPhelps and Serena Williams, the DNC Obama/Biden and the RNC McCain/Palinare among the summer s hottest andimpressionable events and people that left alasting impact on our alsohadourshareofExtraordinarySororsandS ummerPrograms implemented and left a positiveimpact on the lives we touched in theHouston Community during our you sorors for making it enjoy as you read about ourcontinuousservice to all 1908 Centennial WalkAs predicted, theHMAC 1908 GlobalCentennial Walkwas a huge toSorors Tamara Cubit, HelenHoustonandDemetria Williams.

8 Whorepresented in organizing the event inconjunction with HMAC. On Saturday, June28, 2008 over 500 sorors (150 were Sorors), family members, friends and otherGreeksjoinedAKA,aswewalked,simultan eously,aroundtheworldincelebration of our centennial. The warm upexerciseswerepresentedtotheparticipant s by the HMAC Basilei and the21stSupreme Basileus,Soror Faye ,led the who participated included: 18thSupreme Basileus,Soror Mattelia ,21stSupreme Basileus,Soror FayeB. Bryant,20thSouth Central RegionalDirector,Soror Polly Sparks Turnerand23rdSouth Central Regional Director,SororGwendolyn G. Brinkley. Other specialguests were Golden and Silver sorors, theLA Connection, Alumni, , 83 HiddenTreasures of the Millennium ( 2000),and the 2008 Centennial ExecutiveCommittee were among theExtraordinarySupporters youSororsPatriciaRoberts,Darlene Johnson, Deneen Ford, DiedraFontaine,and HoneyDo TerranceFontaine,foryourExtraSpecialVala rie McKenzie, Donna Miles, UnaTopps, Jonita Wallace ReynoldsandYavaunda thanks to theIEACF for funding this event.

9 Thank you toSorors Kim Topps,Chairman andHollyHarris, bySoror Kim Topps, ChairmanCommittee Key to theSuccess ofAlphaKappaOmegaOur 2008 mid-year Planning Meetingwas held on Saturday, September 6,2008 at Cullen Oaks with over 35committee chairmen and co-chairmen inattendance. Our Program Chairman,SororTamara Cubit,organized the meeting anddid an outstanding job. The purpose was toreview our chapter programs, calendar,committee budgets, and remind chairmen oftheir duties and ,Soror Pamela Lazard,forreviewing chapter financial procedures withus. In addition, thank you to our committeeleaders for serving with passion, purposeand pride to implement the InternationalPlatformofourCentennialSupr emeBasileus, Soror Barbara A.

10 ,EverySororParticipating on two ormore committees is encouraged. Why notcontact a Committee Chairman today andask, How you can HELP? 2008 Undergraduate RetreatThe Graduate Advisors,SororsMarySmith Johnson, (Gamma Psi),GlennieceStewart(Epsilon Lambda), andEdwinaJohnson(Omicron Gamma), along withtheir Graduate Advisors Councils hostedthe2008 Undergraduate Retreaton August23, 2008 at Texas Southern retreat featured workshops presentedby ALPHA KAPPA Omega sorors onChapterOperations, the Role of the GraduateAdvisor, Sisterly Relations, Membershipandmore,withover40undergraduat eparticipants! , 23rdSouth Central RegionalDirector, also visited with the under-graduates and spoke on theRole of theGraduateAdvisor, as well as,HazingConcerns.