Kappa Omega

About Kappa Omega

Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, in Atlanta is the first graduate chapter in the State of Georgia. Chartered in the spring of 1923, Kappa Omega was founded by Marie Woolfolk Taylor, one of the original members of the founding group of college women at Howard University who organized the sorority in 1908.

Marie Woolfolk Taylor served as the first Basileus of Kappa Omega. Other charter members included: Carrie B. Day, Eva Connor, Adelaide Smith Turner, Alice L. Rucher, Ruth B. Prince, Louise Shivery, Claudia White Harreld, Lucile Mack Strong, Ruth Greenwood Carey and Hattie R. Watson. The chapter of eleven members now boasts a membership of over 400 women.

In 1992, the charitable-based Kappa Omega Foundation purchased the Kappa Omega Community Center for its meetings, programs and activities and to serve the greater Atlanta community through its numerous outreach programs. Local programming includes scholarship programs, Black family outreach, charitable giving as well as participation in voter registrations, political forums and senior citizen programs.

Former Presidents:

Marie Woolfolk Taylor	Verna Henderson	Gwendolyn Fluellen
Ruth Greenwood Carey	Allene Henderson	Mary Ellis
Louise D. Shivery	A. Catherine Johnson	Lucretia Payton-Stewart
Marie G. Nash	Anna White Robinson	Betty W. Clark
Shelby Boynton Robinson	Sujette Fountain Crank	Eva Stroud
P. Madeline Davis	Charlie Mae Williamson Lowe	Martha Barnes
Harriet Thomas	Margaret Davis Bowen	Marjorie Harris Young
Lillian Webster	Flora Davis	Anne W. Watts
Lucile Scott	Mary Shy Scott	Malinda King O’Neal
Thelma Barnes	Ida Ross	Alfredene Scott Benton
Thursa Davis	Eula Cohen	Deborah L. Sims (current)
Marie Maxie Austell	Mary Carolyn Menchan

The following Sorors are installed as chapter officers:

President: Deborah L. Sims

Vice President: Bettye S. Smith

Secretary: Toni Terry

Assistant Secretary: Kayrell Clark

Treasurer: Willie Boyd Saddler

Financial Secretary: Andrea Hamer

Correspondence Secretary: LaTonya Aaron

Courtesy: Annette Hall

Ivy Leaf Reporter: Valerie B. Dixon

Chaplain: Melva Costen

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