40 Years Strong: Annual Shower of Love Senior Event by Iota Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Kalamazoo, MI– The Iota Sigma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® hosted our annual Shower of Love event that has been ongoing for forty years. This year, the event included 75+ seniors from the Ecumenical Senior Center with catering by Gleaves Gifted Hands Catering Company. Seniors in the Kalamazoo community look forward to the Thanksgiving luncheon and holiday cheer where they know without a doubt that they will be showered with the utmost love. Hence, the event’s appropriate name, “Shower of Love”.
The closed event happened on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 12PM (EST) in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church’s gymnasium. The closed event was scheduled in advance with the seniors of the Ecumenical Center on North Burdick Street. An inspirational reading was presented by Golden sorority member Celeste Shelton-Harris and our sorority member Dorothea Holloway led the group in singing holiday carols and also performed a song, “America the Beautiful”.
The event was first organized by community activist Anna Whitten and Mary Clark, the mother of Golden sorority member Sadie Miles, chair of the Shower of Love event. Sadie Miles has chaired the event ongoing for many years with a great dedication and commitment to providing a quality experience for seniors in the Kalamazoo community.
The Iota Sigma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® served seniors their meals and provided them with gifts for the holiday season. The chapter comprises of 75+ members who all look forward to contributing gifts and serving meals to the senior community. Our favorite undergraduate chapter, Delta Chi of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® performed both a step and stroll. The event fulfills the international sorority’s initiative, “Empower Our Families” geared towards supporting and empowering seniors in the chapter’s local community. In 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-trained women.
2024 Iota Sigma Omega College Scholarship Recipients
The ladies of Iota Sigma Omega chapter are proud to announce this year’s scholarship winners from our annual contribution to graduating high school seniors in the Kalamazoo community in alignment with our “Uplift Our Local Community” initiative that seeks to make a global change through local community impact. First, for our Academic Scholarship, the winner is Aliah Ward. Then, for our Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Scholarship, the winner is Yasmeen Chaudhry. Finally, for our Community Service Scholarship, the winner is Clark Atkinson. We are super proud of these outstanding high school graduates and we know they will excel in their college journeys, careers and beyond! Congratulations to you (Aliah, Yasmeen and Clark), your families and recent high school graduates in the Kalamazoo community!
A Golden Affair: Celebrating 50 Years of Extraordinary Service & Sisterhood
On December 1, 2023, the ladies of Iota Sigma Omega celebrated 50 years of extraordinary service and sisterhood at the Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Iota Sigma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® was chartered on October 27, 1973. The Golden Affair gala was one to remember with many memories made. The gala was open to the public and hosted over 460 guests including five charter members, Alpha Kappa Alpha International and Regional Very Special guests, the Delta Chi undergraduate chapter, community officials, supporters and members of the National Panhellenic Council (Divine 9 organizations). The initiative was led by chairpersons Dana Boyd and Roxanne Myles with Chapter President Patsy Moore and Vice President Vanessa Coakley. Consistent with our initiatives of “service to all mankind”, the chapter donated to the Helen G. Fox Music Center of Kalamazoo. The keynote speaker was International First Vice President Charletta Wilson Jacks who congratulated and empowered our chapter members while delivering a captivating message that warmed everyone in attendance. The atmosphere exhibited class throughout the night with chapter members wearing emerald green in unison. Music was also led by Work in Progress Band and later Kalamazoo’s very own DJ Chuck where strolling and hustles occurred among cheers, laughter and an overall great time!
Building Economic Legacy: Grow with Google SEO Lunch & Learn (2022)
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Iota Sigma Omega chapter for Grow with Google’s Search Engine Optimization lunch & learn on 3.9.22 at 12P EST!
Registration: https://community.grow.google/s/event/a0r6R000008B90Q/workshop-20220309
Pink Goes Red (2022)
Join the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Iota Sigma Omega & Delta Chi chapter for the 2022 Pink Goes Red virtual event! We invite the community to join us for a virtual Pink Goes Red Lab to discuss Heart Health Awareness in a safe informative and fun environment. Grab your favorite red top, t-shirt, dress or anything Red and join us as we take you on a virtual ride for Heart Health Awareness!
Pink Goes Red Meeting ID: 870 7391 3007
Passcode: 773407
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87073913007?pwd=K0ZuYkV3a09TZ0FubmRLUm9DQVFQdz09
Grow with Google Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8595113712540973580
