AKA-AGO MARCH 2024 IVY VINE NEWSLETTER

THE IVY THE IVY

Vine Vine

Happy Women’s History Month! In 1987 congress declared March as National Women’s History Month.

The 2024 theme is "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion" . This theme recognizes women who understand that a positive future requires the elimination of bias and discrimination from our lives and institutions. During Women’s History Month – we will host the Unveiling of the Black Heritage Stamp in honor of Constance Baker Motley. This Women's History Month, let us take a moment to recognize the remarkable contributions of our sorors. From paving the way as activists to revolutionizing industries as entrepreneurs, women have left an indelible mark on history and instigated positive change.

As we welcome the arrival of Spring and Daylight Savings Time, let us also embrace our sisterhood's ethos of service. By standing together and uplifting one another, we can make a meaningful difference in our communities and beyond. Let's continue embodying the values of service, sisterhood, and empowerment as we strive toward a brighter future for all women. With a shared purpose during this season of growth and rejuvenation, the opportunities are limitless - let's make every moment count!

Election Day is Tuesday, March 5th! This is a critical opportunity for us to exercise our right to vote. Let's make our voices heard and show that we are a community that cares about the issues that matter. As members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter, it is our duty to not only vote for ourselves but also encourage others to do the same. Together we will continue to SOAR with excellence!

In Service & Sisterhood,

Savethe Dates!

2024 Chapter Meeting Schedule

March 2

April 6*

May 4

June 1

September 14

October 5

November 2

December 7*

*Joint Chapter Meetings

MARCH 2024 CALENDAR

March 2, 2024 Chapter Meeting | Holman United Methodist Church | 12 PM

March 3, 2024 Build Our Economic Wealth | Women in Business

March 4, 2024 Uplift Our Local Committee Meeting | Zoom

March 5, 2024 NPHC Los Angeles meeting

March 5, 2024 Empower Our Families Committee Meeting

March 6, 2024 Enhance Our Environment Committee Meeting

March 7, 2024 Mother’s Day Committee Meeting

March 9, 2024 Leadership Development | 10 AM

March 9, 2024 Strengthen Our Sisterhood Workout Squaqd | 8 AM

March 10, 2024 FWRC Stroll Practice | 3-6 PM

March 12, 2024 Scholarship Committee Meeting

March 13, 2024 CHIPP® Bag Packing Activity

March 14, 2024 CHIPP® Bag Delivery

March 14, 2024 Membership Committee Meeting | 6:30 PM | Zoom

March 16, 2024 Enhance Our Environment Open-Air Market

March 16, 2024 Membership Chapter Orientation | 10 AM-12 PM

March 17, 2024 FWRC Stroll Practice | 3 PM-6 PM

March 18, 2024 Strategic Planning Meeting

March 19, 2024 Housing Committee Meeting | Zoom

March 19, 2024 Advocate for Social Justice Public Officer Workshop

March 20, 2024 Green Table Talk | 7 PM | Zoom

March 21, 2024 Technology Committee Meeting | 7 PM | Zoom

March 23, 2024 Strengthen Our Sisterhood Walking Squad

March 24, 2024 Youth Leadership Institute

March 24, 2024 FWRC Stroll Practice | 3-6 PM

March 24, 2024 Strengthen Our Sisterhood Book Club Session

March 25, 2024 Graduate Advisory Committee Meeting

March 26, 2024 Ivy Heritage Foundation Meeting

March 27, 2024 CHIPP® Bag Packing

March 27, 2024 Finance Committee Meeting | Zoom

March 28, 2024 CHIPP® Bag Delivery March 31, 2024

Odessa J. Brown | March 1

Wanda J. Wilson Fielding | March 1

Polly A. McKinney | March 3

Barbara E. Rudd Gross | March 5

Josephine B. Isabel-Jones | March 7

Goldie Gabriel | March 8

Lauren Black | March 9

Claire L. Chisholm | March 10

Brenda Richards | March 13

Myrtis Talbert-Walker | March 13

Stephany B. Powell | March 16

Alison A. Taylor | March 16

Laureen Bryant-Kenneybrew | March 19

Shannon D. Nelson | March 19

Kirra Jones | March 20

Melissia Buckhalter-Honore | March 21

Annette May Thomas | March 23

Kyla Hollins | March 26

Brooke A. Moore-White | March 26

Katrina Carter Journet | March 26

Marcia Hawkins | March 26

Shirley Smith Chambers | March 28

Deborah L. Johnson | March 31

ATTENTION SORORS!

Have you paid your 2023 Financial Assessments?

All 2023 Financial Assessments are due by December 31st, 2023 and must be paid prior to paying your 2024 dues.

Have you paid your $300.00 Fundraiser Assessment?

The Fundraiser assessment was due on February 24, 2023. (You are not responsible for this assessment if you joined AGO after the March Chapter meeting).

Have you paid the $150.00 Host Chapter Regional Conference Assessment?

The $150.00 Regional Conference assessment is due by December 31st, 2023– prior to your 2024 Dues.

What happens if I do not pay these assessments?

Your 2024 Dues cannot be accepted. You will be unable to transfer to another chapter. How can I pay?

The Fundraiser Assessment of $300.00 is tax deductible and can be made payable to The Ivy Heritage Foundation, Inc. two ways: via paypal with fees to:https://www.theivyheritagefoundation.org/support-us Or mail your payment made payable to The Ivy Heritage Foundation, Inc. to the AGO House, 2615 Ellendale Place, Los Angeles, CA 90007.

The Chapter Assessment of $150.00 can be sent via zelle at: payago@akaago1927.com or to AKA-AGO and mailed to: AGO House, 2615 Ellendale Place, Los Angeles, CA 90007.

If you are making your Regional Conference Assessment AND 2024 Dues payment together: Life Member: $380.00 Regular: $505 00

Please send your confirmation to Soror Cheryl Mason, Basileus at 424-227-0553 or email sororcherylmasonago1927@gmail.com.

2024-2025 Officers 2024-2025 Officers

Nominating Committee

Barbara Spears (Chairman)

Hope Hampton Crawford

Kirra Epps

Kimberly Littlejohn

Eldora Prentiss

Djuanique Slaughter

Arlene Spears Smith

Ivy Vine Editor-in-Chief

Sharice Bryant

Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter

Chartered 1927 Meeting Place AGO House 2615 Ellendale Place

90007

Officer Duties

Basileus | Cheryl Mason

sororcherylmasonago1927@gmail.com

For information regarding the chapter.

To submit information for the newsletter. Submissions are due by the 15th of every month.

First Anti-Basileus | Carmecia Carson-Glover firstantibasileuscarmecia@gmail.com

For program Information.

Second Anti-Basileus | Felicia Price feliciaprice1908@yahoo.com

For clerical supplies (i.e. receipt books, stamps, postcards, envelopes, etc.)

For information about the chapter budget.

Grammateus | Tangie Coleman grammateuscoleman.akaago1927@gmail.com

To submit all committee reports.

Anti-Grammateus | Alvina Heard alvina heard@yahoo.com

For information regarding chapter meeting attendance.

Epistoleus | Angela Griffin epistoleus@akaago1927.com

To obtain The Ivy Vine newsletter and other chapter notices.

Pecunious Grammateus | Bridgette Eagle Spirit pg.sororbridgette@gmail.com

For the following:

To submit dues and other monies to the chapter. Name, address, phone, and email changes. Life Membership applications.

Tamiouchos | Regina Owens-Dillard tamiouchos@akaago1927.com

For chapter checks.

For Information about the chapter budget.

Hodegos | Melissia Buckhalter-Honoré melissiabuckhalter@gmail.com

For information regarding chapter courtesies. For information regarding chapter meeting food services.

Parliamentarian | Walta Smith

smithwalta2@gmail.com

Advises on parliamentary procedure.

2024 Committee Chairman

2022-2026 International Program Initiative Chairman

Strengthen Our Sisterhood

Chairman | Ericka Price

Co-Chairman | Keisha Scott

Build Our Economic Wealth

Chairman | Renee Sears

Advocate for Social Justice

Chairman | Stephany Powell

Co-Chairman | Katrina Carter-Journet

Archives

Chairman | Barbara J. Spears

Co-Chairman | Ida L. Talley

Awards

Chairman | Kimberly Littlejohn

Co-Chairman | Soror Peggy G. Loeb

Bylaws & Constitution

Chairman | Walta Smith

Finance

Chairman | Regina Dillard

Co-Chairman | Bridgette Eagle Spirit

Hospitality

Chairman | Melissia Buckhalter Honore

Inter-Generational Pearls

Chairman | Marion D. Anderson

Leadership Development

Chairman | Laureen Bryant Kenneybrew

Co-Chairman | Caprice Grigsby Smith

Public Relations

Chairman | Latricia Guyton Morgan

Risk Management

Chairman | Margaret McCauley

Standards

Chairman | Marion Anderson

Co-Chairman | Ruthe Morgan Grigsby

Technololgy

Chairman | Sharice Bryant

Ways & Means

Chairman | Sonya Vaughn

Co-Chairman | Pamela Chestnut

Co-Chairman | Lorna Kyles

Empower Our Families

Chairman | Tracey T. Booker

Co-Chairman | Kiri Arrington White

Enhance Our Environment

Chairman | Angela Griffin

Co-Chairman | Virginia P. Bland

Uplift Our Local Community

Chairman | Tahirah Nyanin

Co-Chairman | Angela Hall

Audit

Chairman | Arlene Spears Smith

Basilei Council

Chairman | Betty Edwards

Co-Chairman | Katherine I. Collier

Clerical/Communications

Chairman | Angela Griffin

Graduate Advisor Council

Historian

Chairman | Maria Dudley

Housing

Chairman | Martha Pruden-Hamiter

Investment Policy

Chairman | Soror Karen DeCoud

Protocol

Chairman | Caprice Grigsby Smith

Purchasing

Chairman | Felicia Price

Scholarship

Chairman | Rachel Prentiss

Strategic Planning

Chairman | C. Suzanne Cutter

Tellers

Chairman | Shannon Nelson

Co-Chairman | Cheryl R. Chisholm

Yearbook

Chairman | Cambreisha Montgomery

Co-Chairman | Amazyng Royalé

Co-Chairman | Dilara Uskup

2024 Committee Chairman

AGO Committees

Black Heritage

Chairman | Didra Brown

Christmas Activity

Chairman | Mary Walker

Educational Advancement Foundation

Chairman | Virginia P. Bland

Founders’ Day

Chairman | Angelle Brooks-Bell

Membership

Chairman | Kimberly Green Russell

Co-Chairman | Stephanie Wright

NPHC-L.A.

Chairman | Kathy Harrison

Co-Chairman | Tamala Reid

Rituals

Chairman | Susan Hall Comrie

Co-Chairman | Tajarah Nicholson

Black Moms Matter

Chairman | Dilara Uskup Morgan

Co-Chairman | Rhena Smith

Diamond, Pearl, Golden Sorors

Chairman | Eldora Prentiss

Co-Chairman | Alice Turner

Co-Chairman | Peggy Loeb

Fine Arts

Chairman | Hansonia Harriford

Co-Chairman | Angela Griffin

Health

Chariman | Leslee Deanes Bryant

Mother’s Day

Chairman | Dilara Uskup Morgan

Co-Chairman | Deborah Uskup

Programs

Chairman | Carmecia Carson Glover

UNCF

Chairman | Shannon D. Nelson

50/50

Chairman | Grace W. Cain

TEAROSESTO TEAROSESTO

Thank you to the Hostess Committee: Soror Tajarah Nicholson, Vera Dunbar, Deborah Sutherland-White, Ebony Durham, and Betty Edwards for the delicious meal.

Thank you to the Awards Committee Soror Kimberly Littlejohn Soror Peggy Loeb and Technology Soror Sharice Bryant for helping sorors with the award submissions.

Thank you, Soror Angela Griffin, for designing and putting together the SOAR Award.

Sorors Kimberly Green Russell, Soror Leslee Deanes Bryant, and Soror Tahirah Nyanin for representing AGO’s Planning Committee for the Pink Goes Red collaboration for Heart Health.

To All Sorors who complete a Random Act of Kindness during February.

Soror Didra Brown for your work on the Black Heritage in February.

Tea Roses to Soror Katrina Carter-Journet for designing the chapter awards and for your aid in helping us meet the deadline!

Soror Carmecia Carson Glover for compiling the AGO committee lists and sending them to the chairman.

Soror Tajarah Nicholson for coordinating our name badges .

Soror Kimberly Green Russell and Soror Saundra Bishop for helping secure our new meeting location at Holman United Methodist Church.

Soror Angela Griffin, for organizing the weekly reminder emails.

Soror Kimberly Green Russell and the Membership committee for preparing the launch of the Graduate to Graduate Mentorship Program.

Soror Ericka Price for coordinating our AGO Walking Soror Squad Activity for February.

Soror Angela Griffin and the Enhance Our Environment Committee for coordinating our participation in the Shredding and E-Waste Collection.

Soror Vanessa Hirsi, Soror Susan Comrie, and Soror Belinda Weathersby for coordinating the AGO February Birthday Squad lunch celebration..

Soror Cynthia Coleman for coordinating our Sorors who are mental health providers.

Soror Angela Griffin, Soror VP Bland, and Soror Peggy Loeb for organizing the Enhance Our Environment Harvest Crops + Produce Giveaway in February.

Soror Barbara Spears and the Nominating Committee for doing the work to provide a slate for our Boule Delegates.

Soror Katrina Carter-Journet, and Soror Angela Griffin for your work on chapter awards and on the AGO scrapbook submission.

Soror Martha Pruden Hamiter and the Housing Committee for coordinating the fundraiser and AGO’s participation in Black Partners Appreciation Night at Geffen Playhouse to see Black Cypress Bayou.

Soror Clarice Kavanaugh for coordinating AGO @ the Wiz! These tickets were hard to get and we appreciate you securing great seats at an affordable price!

Soror Clarice Kavanaugh for coordinating AGO @ Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater later this month.

Soror Laureen Bryant Kenneybrew and Soror Caprice Grigsby Smith for coordinating the February Green Table Talk on Chapter Operations.

Tea Roses to all Sorors who attended the February Green Table Talk learning session!

To all Sorors who took the time to send Soror Odessa Brown a Birthday card to recognize her 102nd Birthday!

Thank you, Soror Carmecia Carson Glover, for coordinating AGO attendance at the upcoming HBCU Night at the LA Clippers Game in April.

Soror Tracey Booker and the Empower our Families CHIPP® bag packing party at the AGO House.

Soror Kimberly Green Russell for coordinating and distributing the CHIPP® Bags.

Soror Dilara Uskup Morgan and Mother’s Day Committee for all the prep work to get ready to Launch the upcoming Mother’s Day Brunch activity.

Soror Sharice Bryant and the AGO Techies Technology Committee for coordinating Technology at the February Chapter Meeting.

Soror Sharice Bryant for holding an information-packed Technology Meeting during February.

Sorors Eldora Prentiss, Alice Turner, Peggy Loeb for coordinating a Pink Hearts Tea Party for our DPG Sorors.

Soror Jeri Johnson for coordinating a wonderful AGO Book Club discussion on Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.

Sorors, a.k.a. Directors of the Ivy Heritage Foundation, Inc., for your continuous work on our Foundation.

Soror Katrina Carter-Journet, Soror Stephany Powell, and the Advocate for Social Justice Committee for driving our Voting Campaign

Tea Roses to Soror Virginia Bland for completing and sending our EAF Platinum Chapter application and check to corporate before the deadline.

Soror Regina Owens Dillard and the Finance Committee for finding the AGO House Improvement Project funds.

Cards are welcome.

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of our beloved Silver Soror Mattie K. Williams, was initiated into the Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter in the Spring of 1991.

The Ivy Beyond the Wall and Celebration of Life will be hosted by the Eta Lambda Omega Chapter and is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 13th, 2024.

Expressions of Sympathy may be sent to The Williams Family

717 Owen Court

Altadena, CA 91001

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers at this time.

SisterlyReminders

Meeting Attire:

The attire for our monthly Chapter meetings is Business.

Sorors, please do not wear casual clothing. Please do not park on the grass or park in the back lot if you are not staying for the duration of the meeting.

Frequently check your email for AKA and AGO correspondence.

Chapter Directory:

Please do not share our chapter directory or chapter contact information with anyone outside of the sorority.

Newsletter Submission:

The deadline to submit items for The Ivy Vine newsletter is the 15th of each month with the exception of summer recess months.

Please submit Ivy Vine newsletter content AT THIS LINK.

E-blast Requests:

To request an E-blast, please send a prepared message/flyer to sororcherylmasonago1927@gmail.com

Copy Soror Angela Griffin, Epistoleus at epistoleus@akaago1927.com

Title your email: E-blast Request.

Meeting Calendar:

Committee Chairmen should contact Member-at-Large

Soror Gloria Wilkerson, to provide her with your planned meeting dates.

Contact Soror Gloria at rosyfloglo15@att.net or (323) 829-7615.

Clear dates prior to sending meeting notices to committee members.

Copy the Basileus and First Anti-Basileus on all meeting notices.

Meeting Attendance and Sign-In:

Remember to sign-in at each monthly chapter meeting.

You can do this by scanning the QR Code at the meeting and/or contacting the Anti-Grammateus, Soror Alvina Heard at antigrammateus@akaago1927.com. Your attendance is very important

Harvest Community Garden Crops + Open-Air Market

Crenshaw United Methodist Church March 16, 2024

9:30 am -1:30 pm

3740 Don Felipe Drive Los Angeles, CA 90008.

Join the Enhance Our Environment Program Initiative as we promote a healthy and sustainable lifestyle by providing service at Crenshaw United Methodist Church. Our morning will begin by harvesting crops at their bountiful community garden. During the Open-Air Market, we will unpack and sort a variety of fruits, vegetables, and pre-packaged healthy foods, organizing the space into a marketplace for the community to shop locally sourced groceries.

AGO & EAF

Soror Carodine Endowment Scholarship

Ralph's Community Awards Program

The following directions are to assist you in registering

The following directions are to assist you in registering for the for the Ralph's Community Awards Program Ralph's Community Awards Program which will assist which will assist in fundraising for EAF - Education Advancement Foundation in fundraising for EAF - Education Advancement Foundation for AKA/AGO. for AKA/AGO.

Step 1: CLICK HERE to visit Ralph’s.com.

Step 2: Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Kroger Community Rewards.

Step 3: Choose either

(1.) Create a digital account.

(2.) Link your card. Enter the name of the organization to support: Enter Ivy Heritage Foundation

Step 4: Follow the on-screen directions.

February2024

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Zelle information Zelle information

Donatetihf@theivyheritagefoundation.org

Donatetihf@theivyheritagefoundation.org for donations, assessment payments, for donations, assessment payments, fundraisers and other contributions. fundraisers and other contributions.

AGO PRAYER LEADERS

March 7, 2024 | Kathy Harrison

March 14, 2024 | Kimberly Green Russell

March 21, 2024 | Latricia Mitchell

March 28, 2024 | Lesa Smith

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