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We Honor and Love You!!!
May 2013 Kappa Omega Newsletter
Volume 3, Issue 25
Promoting a Legacy of Service, Leadership and Sisterhood
Kappa Omega Chapter P.O. Box 50081, Atlanta, GA 30302
The Sisterhood Connection
The Sisterhood Connection
2013 Chapter Officers
Basileus Franka H. Young
Anti-Basileus
Icey Johnson
Grammateus Jan Hilliard
Anti-Grammateus
Joyce Spaulding
Epistoleus Anna Jones
Tamiouchos
Lynn Jones
Pecunious Grammateus Annette Hall
Hodegos
Fredreca King
Philacter Ethel Foster
Parliamentarian
Muriel Jones
Ivy Leaf Reporter LeKeisha D. Jackson
Graduate Advisor
Richardean Few
Historian Doris Stroud
Chaplain
Melva Costen
Standards Chairman Janis Drake
A Sisterly Message from the Basileus
Dear Sorors, I hope that all of the mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, godmothers, mothers-to-be, and any soror who has played a motherly role in someone’s life had a wonderful and blessed Mother’s Day with your family.
Also, if you are graduating or have a family member who is graduating…CONGRATULATIONS!!! AKAlades and best wishes are extended to the Senior Sorors of Alpha Pi Chapter at Clark Atlanta University. As you will read later in this newsletter, they have great things in store for them once they graduate. Please keep them lifted in your thoughts and prayers.
AKAlades are also extended to Soror LeKeisha Douglas Jackson who won first place for the Vertelle Middleton Most Promising Graduate Soror award. Also, to each of the program committees (Social Justice and Human Rights, Emerging Young Leaders, and Economic Security) and sorors who submitted a scrapbook or arts and crafts (Anna Jones and Sharalyn Daniel) we say thank you for your hard work and for representing Kappa Omega with class! A very special thank you to Sorors Janis Drake, Elvira Kynerd, Felecia Coleman, and Icey Johnson for creating an outstanding chapter exhibit. I could not forget Soror Ethel Foster who made sure all of our paperwork and scrapbooks were turned in on time…Thank You!
Thank you, Kappa Omega Sorors, for all that you did to make the Ivy Beyond the Wall Ceremony for our beloved Mary Shy Scott a very special and beautiful occasion. A very special thank you to Sorors Sherry Ware, Eloise Dukes, Charlotte Atkins, Anne McKenzie, Rosa Tomlinson, Maudette Twyman, Ann Smalls, Henra Davis, Brenda Moss, Monica Goolsby, Muriel Jones, Janis Drake, Icey Johnson, Shana Scott, Anna Jones, Anita Harris, Twyla Gordon, Freidia Dinkins, Willene White-Smith, Doris Stroud, Dorothy Swann, LuCretia Payton Stewart, Marjorie H. Young, Bettye Boyd, and Eula Cohen for your sisterly assistance.
Sorors, we have one more month before we go on our summer break (July and August). I know that we all need some rest and relaxation, but I hope that you will continue to work diligently with your program and/or standing committees over the summer. Please stay tuned for details on these upcoming events…June Relaxer (June), Fall Retreat (September), Fall Fundraiser (October).
With Sisterly Love,
Soror Franka H. Young, Basileus
The Sisterhood Connection
Hodegos Report
Memorials:
Soror Mary Shy Scott's Ivy Beyond the Wall Ceremony took place on Monday, April 22, 9:45 am - 10:30 am, St. Philip AME Church. Soror Mary’s funeral took place after the ceremony at 11:00 am. Kappa Omega Sorors served as honorary flower ladies.
Soror Gabrielle “Gabby” Glenn and Soror Lauryn Thomas lost their father and grandfather, respectively, Mr. Abraham “Abe” Gross, Jr., on Saturday, May 4. A wonderful memorial service was held on Thursday, May 9 after the service in which the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. honored their fellow brother. Soror Gabby and Soror Lauryn can be reached at 404-696-2255 or 3762 Mays Crossing, Atlanta, GA 30331.
Soror Felecia Coleman's husband, Ransom, passed May 9. Her contact information is as follows: 3841 Brockett Trail, Apartment L Clarkston, GA 30021 Cell: 404-668-9306 Please shower these Sorors with cards, calls, and sisterly love and let's continue to pray for each other.
Notes:
Dear Sorors, I am not able to write yet because of my hand surgery so, please accept this email “Thank you” note. Thank you for the beautiful garden dish, cards, calls, emails and prayers. Each act of kindness made me feel better and definitely made my days easier.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Soror Glynis Terrell
Soror Eula Cohen sent a thank you card thanking all of the sorors for their cards and calls. She is progressing well and was delighted to receive the sisterly love.
Sisterly, Soror Fredreca S. King, Hodegos [email protected] (678) 650-5700 – Cell
Vice President & Program Chairman
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP THROUGH TIMELESS SERVICE
Dear Sorors,
While the month of May is closing out some service projects for the summer, other program initiatives are “full speed ahead”!! Our Emerging Young Leaders (EYL) are preparing for our 8th grade participants graduation! Kudos to our Health Initiative for doing double duty last month volunteering at the Diabetes Expo at the Cobb Galleria and facilitating our Health Fair at the Ivy Community Center, all on the same day…April 27th!
May is Asthma Awareness Month, American Stroke Month, and National High Blood Pressure Month. Speak to any member of our Health Initiative and I am certain they will give you the latest information you need to stay healthy.
Economic Security held an Economic Forum last month in collaboration with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, North West Georgia Chapter. It was a great success!
Social Justice is still asking for donations for the residents at My Sister’s House!
EYL, Economic Security, Social Justice, and the AKA Connections displayed their scrapbooks at the 60th South Atlantic Regional Conference in Charleston, S.C., and while we were not given any awards, Kappa Omega did display to the region our outstanding service projects for 2012. Well done Kappa Omega…our efforts were not in vain! Special thanks to Sorors Janis Drake, Elvira Kynerd, and Felicia Coleman for your hard work in putting our chapter exhibit on display!!
Kappa Omega will be the lead chapter in facilitating the 2013 EYL Summit which is scheduled for the fall of this year. Sorors, we are going to need everyone’s assistance with this collaborative project. All 14 metro chapters of AKA will be participating.
Sorors remember, it’s never too late to join a program committee. The best is yet to come!!!
“We help each other.”
Sisterly, Soror Icey L. Johnson [email protected]
The Sisterhood Connection
Sisterly Relations
All committee members are asked to bring at least one, and no more than five, gift items from a dollar store. Bring your receipt if you would like to be reimbursed. For your convenience, Greenbriar Mall has two stores with great $1 gifts - Deal$ and Conway. The Sisterly Relations Committee will also continue with its Adopt-a-Soror Initiative. Please contact Soror Faye Evans for more information. Sisterly, Soror Tuwaner Lamar Chairman
Soror Tireon Rucker Co-Chairman
Membership MATTERS!!!
If you know any inactive Sorors, please give their names and contact information to the membership committee. We are planning a reactivation, reclaiming & renewing round-up. We need mentors for our reactivating/transferring Sorors. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a mentor.
A special welcome to those who decided to make Kappa Omega their home this year!
Soror Anna Jones, Chairman Soror Ethel Foster, Co-Chairman Soror Bettye Johnson, Co-Chairman
Why Your Financial Planner Isn't Giving You the Advice You Want By Dan Caplinger (www.dailyfinance.com) Most people could really use some help managing their finances, yet relatively few seek the services of professional financial planners. And here's on reason why: Those pros typically aren't focusing on what the average client really wants. A recent articlefrom professors Thomas Warschauer and Donald Sciglimpaglia in the Financial Services Review sheds some light on the disconnect between financial planners and their clients. The professors surveyed several hundred people across the country to see which financial planning services they valued most highly -- and the results reveal what could be seen as a failure of the profession to address clients' core needs. Don't Sell Me Anything
Many financial planners center their advice around their clients' investment portfolios, working hard to put together detailed investment strategies. Because most of them collect their fees based on assets under management or commissions from investment sales, that focus on investing seems natural.
Yet the study found that in general, people want services that emphasize protection and financial security more than investment-related advice. By far, the service that was most highly valued has helped to ensure that people have a large enough emergency fund to handle unexpected financial hardships. Legal protection through trusts and powers of attorney was the second most-valued service, while protecting against disability and health-related expenses rounded out the top three.
Am I Overexposed?
Even within the investing realm, the highest-value services are far more general in scope than many financial planners provide.
The study found that clients most want to know whether they're adequately diversifiedand have investments that will meet their financial goals and income needs. They put far less value on specific investment recommendations that seek to time the market or outperform market benchmarks. Even assessing risk levels isn't viewed as being as important as getting an overall assessment of financial health. On the other hand, clients simply aren't willing to pay much for comprehensive advice. The study found that fewer than one in five people would pay $500 for financial planning services, with only one in 20 being willing to pony up $1,000 or more. Ask for What You Need
If you want financial planning advice, it's essential to understand that financial planners have to make a living. As long as they rely on fees from investment products for their income, they'll overemphasize investing advice. To get the advice you want, talk with your financial planner about the best way to pay for it.
Soror Fredreca S. King, Chairman
Soror Tracy Rolle, Co-Chairman
Economic Security
The Sisterhood Connection
Centennial MeMories
Kappa Omega’s Centennial Memory Book will be available for pick-up for those that made a pre-order. A limited number of additional copies are available for $15 at our May Chapter Meeting.
Thank you for your contribution to SAR EAF Shoe Rally Fundraiser.
**All Sorors who participated will have the opportunity to win a $25 gift certificate to
DSW Shoe Store - The drawing will be held at the MAY Chapter Meeting! Participants
must be present to win**
If you have any questions please contact Soror Natalee Bryant at [email protected]
EAF Endowment
Dear Sorors,
As we commemorate Kappa Omega Chapter's 90th Anniversary, the Basilei Council has elected to honor this occasion by enhancing our legacy with the establishment of an Endowment Fund, through the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. (EAF).
Each Kappa Omega Soror is asked to contribute $25.00 towards the $5,000 required to create a permanently restricted fund that will draw interest to the principal. This interest will facilitate growth and eventually capitalize at $20,000.
Please make your $25.00 donations (check or money order) payable to Kappa Omega. We also accept cash. Payments will be collected at the March chapter meeting.
As contributors to the EAF Endowment, all donors will be recognized in the Kappa Omega Chapter History Annual, which will commemorate our Chapter’s 90 years of exceptional service to all mankind.
Thank you for your support as we celebrate our 90 years of outstanding service.
Sisterly with Love,
Soror Natalee Bryant, EAF Captain (770) 987-2045 [email protected].
The Sisterhood Connection
Alpha Pi has two Leadership Fellows: Ashley Wilson and Mercedes Parks. Alpha Pi won 2nd place at Regional for the Stroll Off competition.
Soror Richardean Few, Graduate Advisor
The Sisterhood Connection
The Sisterhood Connection
Veterans, Military Families Conference Saturday May 25, 2013 10:00 -12:00 Ivy Community Center, 3850 Stone Rd, Sw Atlanta, Ga 30331 All Veterans, Military Families & Friends are Invited! Presenters & Speakers will provide information on issues relative to:
o Military Service Benefits o Homelessness o Medical Concerns o Educational Benefits
Sponsored by the Ivy Community Foundation, Inc. and the Kappa Omega
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Door Prizes Refreshments Music Come out and let us extend our appreciation to thank you for your service!! We need your help and your presence on that day to extend a hearty welcome and to let our service men and women know that we appreciate their service to our country. Please contact us if you have questions. Mattie Welch and Lena Jones, Co-Chairmen
The Sisterhood Connection
IVY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC.
President: Willieboyd Saddler Treasurer: Carrie Buggs Vice President: Sherry Ware Financial Secretary: Mattie Welch Secretary: Lena Jones Facility Manager: Bettye G. Boyd
THE SISTERHOOD CONNECTION IS A
PUBLICATION OF THE KAPPA OMEGA
CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA
ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED
THE SISTERHOOD CONNECTION ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. KAPPA OMEGA CHAPTER P.O. BOX 50081 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30302
TO ALL SORORS BORN IN THE MONTH OF
MAY
Important Dates to Remember
May 25, 2013 – Veterans & Military Families Conference, Ivy Community Center June 8, 2013 – Metro Atlanta NPHC Greek Picnic, Grant Park, Noon – 6 pm, $5 for adults, Free for children July 17 - 21 2013 - Leadership Seminar Montreal, Canada
