2022 SAR - Cluster VII Joint Founders' Day Program

2022 CLUSTER VII

Joint Founders’ Day SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2022 COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN CONVENTION CENTER 1101 LINCOLN STREET COLUMBIA, SC 29201 12 NOON

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated South Atlantic Region Cluster VII Gr eet i n gs Sor or s of t h e Cap t i v at i n g Cl u ster V I I , O n th at bl i ster y w i n t er W ed n esd ay, Jan u ar y 15, 190 8 on t h e cam p u s of H ow ar d U n i ver si t y, a v i si on bu r n ed w i t h i n t h e h ear t an d i n cu bat ed i n t h e sou l of Et h el H ed gem an Ly l e. I t w as t h en t h at A l p h a K ap p a A l p h a Sor or i ty, I n cor p or ated w as bi r t h ed an d f ou n d ed u p on t h e p r i n ci p l es of si ster h ood , sch ol ar sh i p , an d ser v i ce t o al l m an k i n d . M y d ear Sor or s, w e ar e gat h er ed h er e tod ay f or t h i s au sp i ci ou s occasi on t o set asi d e t i m e t o com m em or at e th e l i f e an d l egacy of ou r bel oved Fou n d er s.

W e com e to p au se f r om ou r bu sy sch ed u l es of m eet i n gs, com m u n i ty ser v i ce p r oject s an d si st er ly r el ati on s t o cel ebr ate a v i si on t h at h as en d u r ed f or 114 y ear s. W e com e to l ook i n r et r osp ect an d t h an k God f or t h e v i si on of ou r Fou n d er s an d a v i si on th at w as bi r th ed d u r i n g t h e m ost t u m u l tu ou s t i m es i n h i stor y. T h er e w as a v i si on to m obi l i ze an d en er gi ze col l ege ed u cated t r ai n ed w om en t o be a l i gh t i n a d ar k an d f al l en w or l d . I t i s f or th i s r eason t h at w e h ave assem bl ed i n Col u m bi a, Sou t h Car ol i n a at t h i s ti m e to cel ebr ate th e p ast an d be t h e cat aly st f or t h e f u t u r e.

I t i s w i th m u ch exci tem en t an d en th u si asm t h at I w el com e y ou t o ou r Cl u ster V I I Fou n d er s?

D ay Cel ebr ati on . I w an t to ex p r ess m y l ove an d gr at i t u d e t o Sor or Jam esett a L ovet t , Sor or I n d i a M ack an d Sor or A n gel a B r ow n f or t h ei r d ed i cat i on an d h ar d w or k i n l ead i n g t h e ch ar ge t o m ake th i s d ay h ap p en . I am f or ever gr at ef u l t o each B asi l eu s an d Gr ad u at e Ad v i sor f or y ou r ou t stan d i n g l ead er sh i p as y ou h ave w or ked t o see t h i s Fou n d er s? D ay com e t o f r u i t i on . I w ou l d al so l i ke to th an k th e Sor or s of Cl u ster V I I f or y ou r su p p or t of t h i s Joi n t Fou n d er s?D ay.

You h ave sp en t cou n t l ess h ou r s p l an n i n g an d p r ep ar i n g f or t h i s cel ebr ati on .

Sor or s, l et u s u se th i s ti m e to r ef l ect on t h e p ast an d l au n ch ou t i n t o t h e d eep w at er s of Excel l en ce to con ti n u e to m ake an i m p act on t h e w or l d an d w i t h i n t h e com m u n i ti es ou r ch ap ter s r esi d e. M ay th e sp i r i t of Et h el f or ever l i ve i n y ou r h ear t s!!!

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Sor or A n d r ea D . Favor Cl u ster V I I Coor d i n ator

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Greetings Sorors,

On behalf of the members of the Significant South Atlantic Region, Cluster V I I , it is our pleasure to welcome you to the Cluster V I I Joint Founders? Day Celebration, Our L egacy & Promise to Excellence. Each year, we pause to pay homage to our founders for their vision in establishing and incorporating our beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, I ncorporated as a perpetual entity.

Because our founders believed that African American college women represented ?the highest, more education, more enlightenment, and more of almost everything that the great mass of African Americans never had", Ethel Hedgemon and her fellow classmates worked to honor what she called ?an everlasting debt to raise Negroes up and to make them better.?

For 114 years, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, I ncorporated, has fulfilled that obligation by becoming an indomitable force for good in our communities, state, nation, and the world. We firmly believe our sisterhood will continue to proudly serve and carry the torch that ensures our phenomenal trademark and legacy of historic accomplishments, will lead the way in achieving excellence with purpose and permanence.

Again, welcome and thank you for the individual, collective, and countless hours of exemplifying excellence of sustainable service to mankind with one purpose and one way.

Serving in Excellence,

Soror Jamesetta L ovett, Chairman Cluster V I I Joint Founders?Day

Soror Angela Brown, Co-Chairman Cluster V I I Joint Founders?Day

Soror I ndia Mack, Co-Chairman Cluster V I I Joint Founders?Day 4

From the Desk of

Soror Sharon Brown Harriott 18th South Atlantic Regional Director Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, I ncorporated®

March 11, 2022

Beloved Sorors of South Atlantic Region-Cluster V I I ,

I am indeed delighted to offer greetings on the occasion of the 2022 Cluster V I I Founders? Day Celebration, ?Our L egacy & Promise to Excellence.? Cluster V I I will always hold a special place in my heart for this is where I began my tenure as an Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror and most assuredly where it ends for me. I applaud your continued tenacity, enthusiasm, and drive for our beloved sisterhood as we commemorate 114 years of service to all mankind.

Please accept my warm wishes for a successful 2022 Joint Founders? Day Weekend . I encourage the twenty-two Cluster V I I graduate and undergraduate chapters to continue to expand the Alpha Kappa Alpha Brand and as we prepare to host the 70th South Atlantic Regional Conference in 2023. I t is my hope that your impressive actions establish a legacy that will inspire others within our extremely distinguished sorority to make a difference in the lives of many.

May we as South Atlantic Region-Cluster V I I continue the road to Excellence, as we Serve Significantly with our esteemed leader, Soror Carolyn Gause Randolph. Your dedication and spirit are paramount in the perpetuity of sisterhood and service which extends to every corner of the globe. I congratulate you on your accomplishments as we collectively strive for higher heights and supreme service.

And last, but certainly not least, Sorors of Cluster V I I , ?T here's no place like home!?

Sisterly and with love,

Soror Sharon Brown Harriott 18th South Atlantic Regional Director 5

PROGRAMME MISTRESS OF CEREMONY Soror India Mack, Co-Chairman 2022 Cluster VII Founders' Day Omega Gamma Omega Chapter MUSICAL PRELUDE Allen University Jazz Ensemble PROCESSIONAL OF FORMER CLUSTER VII COORDINATORS PROCESSIONAL OF THE 2022 CLUSTER VII CHAPTER BASILE! PROCESSIONAL OF DAIS GUESTS PROCESSIONAL OF DIAMOND, PEARL , GOLDEN & SILVER SORORS Soror Lerecia Thomas, Basileus - Omicron Zeta Omega Chapter Soror Latarsa Williams, Basileus - Upsilon Omega Omega Chapter Soror Michelle Kennedy, Basileus - Omega Gamma Omega Chapter Soror Ashley Harris, Basileus - Iota Omega Omega Chapter WELCOME Soror Jamesetta Lovett, Chairman 2022 Cluster VII Joint Founders' Day Upsilon Omega Omega Chapter MEDITATION/INVOCATION Soror Patricia Toney, Basileus Epsilon Chi Omega Chapter MUSICAL SELECTION Allen University Jazz Ensemble INTRODUCTION OF DAIS GUESTS Soror Bristal Austin South Atlantic Region Protocol Committee, SC Liaison Omega Gamma Omega Chapter

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GREETINGS Soror Sharon Brown Harriott 18th South Atlantic Regional Director OCCASION Soror JKayla McElveen, Basileus Upsilon Zeta Chapter A TRIBUTE TO THE FOUNDERS Soror Utocqua Grissett, Basileus Mu Iota Omega Chapter Soror Sandra Faye Barnes, Basileus Omicron Omicron Omega Chapter Soror Maria Newton-Tabon, Basileus Eta Zeta Omega Chapter Soror Kesha Jackson, Anti-Basileus Chi Lambda Omega INTRODUCTION OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Soror Angela Brown, Co-Chairman 2022 Cluster VII Joint Founders' Day Gamma Nu Omega Chapter KEYNOTE ADDRESS Soror Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson 29th Supreme Basileus THE CHARGE Soror Charletta Wilson Jacks Former Supreme Grammateus MOMENT OF REFLECTION Soror Andrea D. Favor, Cluster VII Coordinator Omicron Omicron Omega Chapter 9

CHAPTER MILESTONE RECOGNITIONS ETHEL HEDGEMON LYLE "SPIRIT" RECIPIENTS Soror Sandra Jones-Izzaard, Basileus Iota Theta Omega Chapter IVY BEYOND THE WALL MEMORIAL Soror Takenya Warren, Immediate Past Basileus Iota Omega Omega Chapter Soror Shaquite P egues, Basileus Upsilon Sigma Omega Chapter Soror Stephany Delaine, Basileus Omega Omega Omega Chapter Soror Angel Reed, Basileus Phi Omega Omega Chapter SPECIAL RECOGNITION Soror Andrea Favor Cluster VII Coordinator Omicron Omicron Omega Chapter CLOSING REMARKS Soror Carolyn G. Randolph South Atlantic Regional Director CLOSING PRAYER/BLESSING Soror Tamara Alston-Hunter, Basileus Lambda Theta Omega Chapter LUNCH

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Soror Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson is a speaker, trainer, author of the best-selling book You Can L ead and host of To the Point, a weekly web series. Buckhanan Wilson served as the 29th I nternational President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, I ncorporated. She is currently President of Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson L L C, a leadership training and development business.

Buckhanan Wilson is a long-time executive with extensive experience in operations and business expansion. She held senior level positions at Fortune 500 businesses and at the largest not for profit agency in the world. Buckhanan Wilson developed and managed billion-dollar product lines as well as community service programs positively impacting millions of lives globally.

Buckhanan Wilson blazed a trail with innovation and creativity throughout her corporate career as an executive with the Xerox Corporation, SC Johnson Wax, T he Private I ndustry Council and Goodwill I ndustries. She is a record breaker who has led extraordinary teams in the for profit and not for profit sectors through challenging economic times. She developed and launched ten highly successful Goodwill Workforce Connection Centers across Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago, assisting thousands of individuals with family sustaining employment.

As Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (2014-2018), Buckhanan Wilson was a change agent who elevated the sorority to new levels of growth. She led the $6 million-dollar renovation of the Corporate Headquarters in Chicago, increased membership 25%, served 40,000 high school ASCEND students, collected 1.1 million backpacks, raised $12 million dollars for HBCU?s and restored 2,200 playgrounds.

Buckhanan Wilson is a dynamic public speaker and has received keys and proclamations to over 200 cities. She has been featured in national publications, including Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Dollars and Cents, T he Milwaukee Business Journal, Rolling Out Magazine and the HBCU T imes. She is the recipient of over 500 awards and citations for professional achievement and community service. Buckhanan Wilson holds two Telly Awards for excellence in the cable industry and she is in the 2016 and 2018 Guinness World Record Books.

Buckhanan Wilson holds an MBA degree from Clark Atlanta University and a bachelor?s degree in business administration from Benedict College.

Buckhanan Wilson is also the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Humane L etters Degree from Benedict College. As the first college graduate in her family, Buckhanan Wilson has always been a strong proponent of higher education. She has established two endowed scholarships to help promising students through the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation and at Benedict College.

Buckhanan Wilson is mother to two adult children.

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Charletta W ilson Jacks Biography Soror Charletta Wilson Jacks: Strategist. Executive City L eader. Expert Community Development Consultant.

Soror Charletta Wilson Jacks served as the Deputy Director of Government Affairs for the 60th Mayor of Atlanta-Keisha L ance Bottoms from 2018 to 2022. I n this capacity, she collaborated with stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of the mayor?s legislative priority agenda with the City Council and other city stakeholders. As a result of her strategic collaboration, Soror Jacks was instrumental in the unanimous adoption of the yearly municipal budget, averaging over 650 million during the administration of Mayor Keisha L ance Bottoms. With her extensive community development background, Soror Jacks continues to provide leadership and strategic planning on transformative community and economic development policy initiatives.

Soror Jacks? commitment to the City of Atlanta was recognized in grand style on February 1, 2022.

T he Atlanta City Council held a ?Proclamation Ceremony? for Soror Charletta recognizing her 21 years of outstanding service to the citizens of Atlanta. T he City of Atlanta and the Fulton County Commission declared February 1, 2022, as ?Charletta Wilson Jacks Day? in the City of Atlanta and the entire Fulton County, Georgia. T he 61st Mayor of Atlanta- Andre Dickens- presented Soror Jacks with the highest and most prestigious Phoenix Award for 21 years of dedicated service to the people of Atlanta .

Prior to the appointment by Mayor Bottoms, Soror Jacks served as Director of the Office of Planning and Director of the Office of Zoning and Development. She was tapped to spearhead a new customer focused initiative due to the tremendous increase in development activity in the city and her extensive knowledge and over 30 years of experience in planning/ community development and construction/ project management. Viewed as a ?go-to? professional for development of large-scale multimillion dollar residential, commercial, and industrial projects, Soror Jacks is frequently sought after to educate citizens and neighborhoods on community engagement and understanding the impact of development on communities. She has been an instrumental player in many of the City of Atlanta?s major development projects, including the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, However, she is most proud of her involvement in two of the city?s most transformative development projects. T hese projects include redevelopment of a 40-acre undeveloped area in downtown Atlanta: T he Gulch, to be transformed into 12-15 new city blocks of new infrastructure, roads, sidewalks, open space and parks and the creation of development regulations for the sale of the T urner Field Stadium. T his transaction set the groundwork for the redevelopment of this massive facility and surrounding area into a major commercial, institutional, and residential development.

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As the first female African American to be appointed as the City?s Zoning Administrator, Soror Jacks established a pathway for clear interpretation of the city?s complex development regulations. She is that professional that laid the groundwork and executed the first ever ?quick-fixes? to the City of Atlanta?s over thirty-year old Zoning Ordinance. As a result of her foresight and forward thinking, the Department developed a plan to update the outdated Zoning Ordinance to align it with current development trends and planning principles.

Soror Jacks is the immediate past Supreme Grammateus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, I ncorporated and the Secretary of the Educational Advancement Foundation Board of Directors, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Housing Foundation, and I nternational Constitution Committee. With more than thirty-five years of membership in the sorority, she is a L ife Member, L egacy and Silver Star. She has served as a member of the I nternational Nominating Committee, I nternational Building and Properties Committee, I nternational Program Committee, I nternational Constitution Committee, and I nvestigations Committee. Soror Jacks was the Chairman of the I nternational Membership Committee from 2010 to 2014 and provided leadership to the sorority that resulted in over 17,000 members reactivating their membership.

Soror Jacks is a graduate of Howard University (B.A.) and Clark Atlanta University (M.PA.) and a member of Saint Philip AME Church. She is married to Bernard Ricardo Jacks and they are the parents of Ricardo Wilson Jacks. She is most proud to be called ?Mimi? by her granddaughterParker L eigh Jacks.

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SORORITY MILESTONES Congratulations to our 2021 / 2022 Diamond, Golden Pearl, and Silver Sorors attending the Cluster VII Joint Founders' Day Program!

Diamond Sorors 75 Years of Service

Eleanor Reynolds, Psi Clara Satterfield, Beta Omicron

Pearl Sorors

Golden Sorors

50 Years of Service Alfreda Hilton-Cooper, Mu Emma McGraw Myers, Zeta Omicron

65 Years of Service Laura Prioleau, Alpha Phi Lillie James, Psi

Silver Sorors

25 Years of Service Tereka A. Brown, Iota Xi

Blanchie James, Epsilon Chi Omega

Felicia A. Lewis, Beta Sigma

Tonetta Killens, Delta Alpha

Shawna A. Moore, Gamma Rho

Willie Mae Banks, Psi

Hazel B. Jenkins, Mu Lambda

Willie Mae Gasque, Iota Xi

Andrea Bell Campbell, Rho Pi

RhondaMcMillon, Iota Theta Omega

Catrena Britton, Theta Gamma

Astrid R. Prieto, Alpha Delta

Pamela C. Boykin, Iota Omega Omega

LaVernda S. Ragins, Eta Omicron Omega

Brodwynn Charles Roberts, Epsilon Chi Omega

La Toya Simmons, Beta Sigma

Jacqueline Cullom Price, Iota Theta Omega

Patrina T. Smith, Beta Sigma

Semyo D. Mack, Beta Sigma

Lavet Y. Pilot, Beta Sigma

Gladys D. Wilson, Lambda Omega Omega

Melissa Young, Psi

Demetrice E. King, Gamma Nu

Diamond Chapters 75 Years of Service

Psi ChaJ!.ter Benedict College, -Columbia, SC

Mu ChaJ!.ter Allen University, -Columbia, SC

Silver Chapters

25 Years of Service

Rho Pi Chapter Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

Upsilon Sigma Omega Chapter Bennettsville, SC

Congratulations to all Cluster VII Sorors & Chapters! Thank you for Serving Significantly!

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Ivy Beyond The Wall Memorial In loving memory of our departed sorors.

Chi Lambda Omega, Hartsville, SC Stella B. Carmichael, Golden Soror, Initiated Psi Chapter Lucinda H. Frazier, Silver Soror, Initiated Epsilon Chi Omega Chapter M. Veronica Wilson, Silver Soror, Initiated Epsilon Chi Omega Chapter Epsilon Chi Omega, Florence, SC Roberta S. Dannelly Durant, Diamond Soror, Initiated Beta Sigma Chapter Gamma Nu Omega, Columbia, SC Mary Bowden, Golden Soror, Initiated Psi Chapter Pauline Mickens Davis, Silver Soror, Initiated Gamma Nu Omega Chapter Iredella Meetze Duckett, Golden Soror, Initiatied Alpha Chi Chapter Princetta Harper, Pearl Soror, Initiated Mu Chapter Edith Holmes-Anderson, Golden Soror, Initiated Gamma Nu Omega Chapgter Theressa Gregg James, Pearl Soror, Initiated Gamma Nu Omega Chapter Lottice Nelson Johnson, Initiated Beta Sigma Chapter Shellie G. Rogers Kimpson, Silver Soror, Initiated Gamma Nu Omega Chapter Pamela Adams Powell, Silver Soror, Initiated Beta Sigma Chapter Juanita Reynolds, Golden Soror, Initiated Gamma Nu Omega Chapter Thelma Brooks Salmond, Golden Soror, Initiated Psi Chapter Jeanette Williams, Golden Soror, Initiated Psi Chapter Lambda Theta Omega, Kingstree, SC Hattie S. Pendergrass, Initiated Lambda Theta Omega Chapter Adrian N. Pressley, Silver Soror, Initiated Gamma Nu Chapter Omicron Omicron Omega, Marion, SC Florence Gerald Foxworth, Golden Soror, Initiated Psi Chapter Cora Rogers, Initiated Omicron Omicron Omega Chapter Sheila Zollicoffer, Initiated Omicron Omicron Omega Chapter Omicron Zeta Omega, Cheraw, SC Gladys Louise Streater Sweeney, Golden Soror, Initiated Alpha Phi Chapter M. Diana Charles, Golden Soror, Initiated Alpha Xi Chapter Upsilon Omega Omega, Irmo, SC Trynee Thomas, Initiated Lambda Lambda Chapter Upsilon Sigma Omega, Bennettsville, SC Barbara Jean Reid Abraham, Golden Soror, Initiated Gamma Nu Chapter__.___

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CLUST ER V I I GRADUAT E AND UNDERGRADUAT E CH APT ERS

Gr aduate Chapter s

Under gr aduate Chapter s

Omicron Omicron Omega Chapter, Marion

Mu Chapter, Allen University

(Finance & Photogr aphy Committee)

(H ostess Committee)

Epilson Chi Omega Chapter, Florence

Psi Chapter , Benedict College

(Public Relations & Technology Committee)

Omega Omega Omega Chapter, Darlington (Gift Committee)

Eta Zeta Omega Chapter, Sumter (Sponsor ship Committee)

(H ostess Committee)

T heta Gamma Chapter, Univ. of South Carolina (H ostess Committee)

Rho Pi Chapter, Coastal Carolina University (H ostess Committee)

I ota Xi Chapter, Francis Marion University

I ota Omega Omega Chapter, Camden

(H ostess Committee)

(Vendor Committee)

Nu Gamma Chapter, Morris College

Gamma Nu Omega Chapter, Columbia

(H ostess Committee)

(Registr ation Committee)

Upsilon Zeta Chapter, Columbia College

Mu I ota Omega Chapter, Conway

(H ostess Committee)

(Pr inting Committee)

I ota T heta Omega Chapter, L ancaster (Ethel H edgemon L yle Awar ds Committee)

Upsilon Sigma Omega Chapter, Bennettsville (Enter tainment Committee)

L ambda T heta Omega, Kingstree (Rededication Committee)

Omicron Zeta Omega, Cheraw (Diamond, Pear l, Gold & Silver Star Committee)

Phi Omega Omega, Manning (I vy Beyond the Wall Committee)

Chi L ambda Omega, Hartsville (Ser vice Pr oject Committee)

Omega Gamma Omega, Blythewood (Decor ations Committee)

Upsilson Omega Omega, I rmo (Decor ations Committee)

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McIver and Graham Law Firm Conway, SC

Senator Kent Williams District 30

The Founders ETHEL HEDGEMAN LYLE

MARIE WOOLFOLK TAYLOR

ANNA EASTER BROWN

NORMA BOYD

BEULAH BURKE

ETHEL JONES MOWBRAY

LILLIE BURKE

ALICE MURRAY

MARJORIE HILL

SARAH MERIWEATHER NUTTER

MAGARET FLAGG HOLMES

JOANNA BERRY SHIELDS

LUCY DIGGS SLOW

CARRIE SNOWDEN HARRIET TERRY