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NATIONAL FOUNDERS’ DAY
113 th A n n i v e r s a ry C o m m e m o r at i o n
Realizing the Aspirations of Our Founders
                    January 15, 2021

                   Soror Glenda Glover
                      Supreme Basileus
NATIONAL FOUNDERS' DAY - 113THANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION REALIZING THE ASPIRATIONS OF OUR FOUNDERS
NATIONAL FOUNDERS' DAY - 113THANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION REALIZING THE ASPIRATIONS OF OUR FOUNDERS
National Founders’ Day   113th Anniversary Commemoration

Realizing the Aspirations of Our Founders
NATIONAL FOUNDERS' DAY - 113THANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION REALIZING THE ASPIRATIONS OF OUR FOUNDERS
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED®
                    Congratulates

        Vice President-Elect Kamala D. Harris
                On Her Historic Election!
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Dr. Glenda Glover
                           SUPREME BASILEUS

January 15, 2021
Dear Sorors:
I am simply delighted to convene this national commemoration as we celebrate our 113th Founders’ Day. Today, we celebrate
the courageous vision of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, the unflinching determination of Nellie Quander and the shared purpose of
other like-minded women who blazed a trail where none existed. Today, we also celebrate the dawning of a new day in the
history of this nation as one of our very own, Soror Kamala D. Harris, will ascend to the pinnacle of our democracy. Today, we
marvel at the arc of history of our beloved sisterhood culminating in the realization of our Founders’ greatest aspirations.
It is daylight for us in America. Alpha Kappa Alpha has helped to usher in this new day, this new light, this new season.
With the commitment of our Founders as our compass, our sisterhood fought for freedom and equality for Black women as
we struggled to expand our democracy to include the entire framework of the first three words of our Constitution, “We the
People.” Alpha Kappa Alpha’s robust history is replete with instances where we stood up for justice and equality. The role of
extraordinary Alpha Kappa Alpha women who have made indispensable contributions is too numerous to call. Indeed, when
Incorporator Nellie Quander demanded a respectable place in the Women’s Suffrage March of 1913, she set Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority on a course that would change history. She empowered Black women to believe we are worthy, we are qualified, and
we have something to contribute to our democracy and to the world.
As we celebrate today on the eve of history, I am reminded of the inaugural poem by Soror Maya Angelou in which she
summoned each of us to make a difference in the world, and she awakened us to the reality that each new day brings with it
the chance for a new beginning. Sorors, we are on the pulse of morning, but we still have more work to do. It will be hard
work, unending work, and often uncertain work, but we must continue to do the work. We must serve because that is who our
Founders purposed us to be.
I thank God for Alpha Kappa Alpha. I thank God for the opportunity to have been entrusted with this awesome mantel of
leadership. I am proud to be a member of this great sisterhood. Sorors, because of you, my cup runneth over.
I love you and I thank you for the ways in which you honor the legacy of our Founders. May God bless each of you, and may
He continue to bless our great sisterhood.
Happy Founders’ Day,

Soror Glenda Glover

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Danette Anthony Reed
                               FIRST SUPREME ANTI-BASILEUS

    January 15, 2021

    To Soror Glenda Glover, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc ® Supreme Basileus and my Sorors of Alpha
    Kappa Alpha Sorority,

    I am excited to bring you greetings on this occasion of our 113th Founders’ Day. On January 15, 1908, nine progressive and
    courageous women on the campus of Howard University, Washington, D.C. imagined and dared to create the first African
    American Sorority. For more than 113 years, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sisterhood has become an indomitable force for good in
    our communities, state, nation, and the world.

    As we celebrate Founders’ Day, I want to extend salutations to our Diamond, Pearl, Golden and Silver honorees who are
    celebrating 75, 65, 50, and 25 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc®. You have demonstrated continuous
    dedication to our sisterhood and to our service mission, Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable Service SM.

    Congratulations to our Soror Kamala Harris, the first woman of color and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc ® to
    become the next Vice President of the United States of America. I celebrate the fruition of her conviction and hard work that is
    making her vision a reality. Happy 113th Founders’ Day ! ! !

    Danette Anthony Reed
    Soror Danette Anthony Reed

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Jasmyne E. McCoy
                           SECOND SUPREME ANTI-BASILEUS

January 15, 2021

Greetings!

Happy 113th Founders’ Day, Sorors! We honor the bold step our Founders made on January 15, 1908. We thank them for
their vision, creativity, and perseverance to do something that had never been done before. It is because of our guiding light,
Soror Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, college-educated African American women all over the world have united to be of “service to all
mankind.” What started as 20 pearls have grown into a sea of more than 300,000.

In this virtual celebration, we honor our Founders for doing what was previously unthinkable. As the first and finest African-
American Greek-letter sorority, we set the standard! In Miner Hall at Howard University, great minds with even greater hearts
came together to defy the status quo. These women were a generation removed from slavery and living in the segregation era.
But even that was not enough to trample their spirits. They would become deans, teachers, and members of the NAACP.

We also unite in a special celebration of Soror Kamala D. Harris’ ascension to Vice President-Elect of the United States. She
represents the hope our Founders had for a future where women who look like us are accepted, chosen, and elevated to positions
of power. As I said in a promotional video for the Biden-Harris campaign, “Seeing an African-American woman as the Vice-
Presidential pick for the Democratic party is a major leap of progress. It’s women’s empowerment, it’s representation, and it’s
breaking down barriers to preconceived notions of what a leader looks like.” Today, we celebrate the leadership of our Founders,
Soror Kamala D. Harris, and every woman, past and present, who has had the honor to call herself a member of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated!

Jasmyne E. McCoy
Soror Jasmyne E. McCoy

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National Founders’ Day                          113th Anniversary Commemoration

                                      Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

           NATIONAL FOUNDERS’ DAY
          113 th A n n i v e r s a ry C o m m e m o r at i o n
           Realizing the Aspirations of Our Founders
                                                                         January 15, 2021

    Welcome  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soror Charisse Richardson
    Invocation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soror Pamela Bates Porch, International Chaplain
    "Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Afro Blue
    Introduction of the Directorate & Former Supreme Basilei  . . . . . . . . Soror Benita Stephens
    Presentation of Supreme Basileus

                                                                    Greetings and Occasion

                                                                          Soror Glenda Glover
                                                                            Supreme Basileus

                                                                 Soror Mattelia Bennett Grays
                                                                     18th Supreme Basileus

    Regional Greetings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soror Mary Bentley LaMar, North Atlantic Regional Director
                                            Soror Jennifer King Congleton, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
                                                Soror Carolyn G. Randolph, South Atlantic Regional Director
                                                          Soror Carrie J. Clark, Great Lakes Regional Director
                                                     Soror Mitzi Dease Paige, South Eastern Regional Director
    Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soror Daphne Rankin
                                                                                                                                                                            Soror Lorri Saddler
    Regional Greetings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soror Joya T. Hayes, South Central Regional Director
                                                                           Soror Sonya L. Bowen, Central Regional Director
                                             Soror Twyla G. Woods-Buford, Mid-Western Regional Director
                                                                   Soror Shelby D. Boagni, Far Western Regional Director
                                                                  Soror Joy Elaine Daley, International Regional Director

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National Founders’ Day                             113th Anniversary Commemoration

                                     Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

         NATIONAL FOUNDERS’ DAY
        113 th A n n i v e r s a ry C o m m e m o r at i o n
         Realizing the Aspirations of Our Founders
                                                                          January 15, 2021

Musical Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Rise Up" by Andra Day, arr., Alpha Chapter Sorors
Poetic Tribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soror Gayle Danley
Introduction of Vice President-Elect  . . . . Soror Madison Thibeaux, Basileus, Alpha Chapter

                                              Vice President-Elect of the United States
                                                              The Honorable Kamala D. Harris

                                                           Conversation with Linesisters
                      Soror Kamala D. Harris & 38 Jewels of Iridescent Splendor (J.O.I.S.)

Congressional Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Congresswoman Alma Adams
                                                                                                     Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
                                                                                         Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
                                                                                                                     Congresswoman Terri Sewell
                                                                                              Congresswoman Fredericka S. Wilson
                                                                                  Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman
                                                                                                 Congresswoman Lauren Underwood
                                                                                                       Congresswoman Nikema Williams
Special Tributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, President, Howard University
                                                                                     Soror Grace Davis, Diamond Soror
                                                                                      Soror Josephine Baker, Pearl Soror
                                                                                    Soror Phylicia Rashad, Golden Soror
                                                                                                       West Point Sorors
                                                           Soror Jill Louis, Howard University Trustee and 38 J.O.I.S.
Prayer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soror Karen Hayes
National Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67th Boule Virtual Choir
Closing

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                                           Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
                                       FORMER SUPREME BASILEI
                                                               Ethel Hedgeman Lyle * +
                                                               Honorary Supreme Basileus

      Nellie Quander*               Loraine R. Green*               L. Pearl Mitchell*        Pauline S. Puryear*      B. Beatrix Scott*
        1913-1919                      1919-1923                        1923-1925                 1925-1927               1927-1929

     Maudelle Bousfield*             Maude B. Porter*                    Ida L. Jackson*     Margaret D. Bowen*       Dorothy B. Ferebee*
        1929-1931                      1931-1933                           1933-1936             1936-1939                1939-1941

     Beulah T. Whitby*             Edna O. Campbell*                Laura T. Lovelace*        Arnetta G. Wallace*     Marjorie H. Parker*
        1941-1946                     1946-1949                        1949-1953                  1954-1958               1958-1962

      Julia B. Purnell*         Larzette G. Hale-Wilson*            Mattelia B. Grays         Bernice I. Sumlin*      Barbara K. Phillips*
         1962-1966                     1966-1970                      1970-1974                  1974-1978                1978-1982

       Faye B. Bryant*               Janet J. Ballard*               Mary Shy Scott*            Eva L. Evans*           Norma S. White
         1982-1986                     1986-1990                      1990-1994                  1994-1998                1998-2002

                                     Linda M. White*             Carolyn House Stewart     Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson
                                        2002-2006                     2010-2014                   2014-2018

      * Ivy Beyond The Wall
      + Named Honorary Supreme Basileus by authority of the 1926 Boule

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AKA History
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Washington D.C.
                                             C      onfined to what she called “a small circumscribed life” in the
                                                    segregated and male-dominated milieu that characterized
                                               the early 1900s, Howard University co-ed Ethel Hedgeman
                                               dreamed of creating a support network for women with like
                                              minds coming together for mutual uplift, and coalescing their
                                              talents and strengths for the benefit of others. In 1908, her vision
                                             crystallized as Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Negro Greek-letter
                                             sorority. Five years later (1913), lead incorporator, Nellie Quander,
                                             ensured Alpha Kappa Alpha’s perpetuity through incorporation in
                                            the District of Columbia.

                                          AKA has since grown into a force of more than 300,000 collegiate
                                         and graduates, constituting 1,026 chapters in 42 states, the District
                                         of Columbia, the U. S. Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada,
                                        Japan, Germany, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Liberia and
                                        South Africa. The Alpha Kappa Alpha program today still reflects
                                         the communal consciousness steeped in the AKA tradition and
                                         embodied in AKA’s credo, “To be supreme in service to all mankind.”
                                         Cultural awareness and social advocacy marked Alpha Kappa
                                          Alpha’s infancy, but within one year (1914) of acquiring corporate
                                          status, AKA had also made its mark on education, establishing
                                          a scholarship award. The programming was a prelude to the
                                          thousands of pioneering and enduring initiatives that eventually
                                           defined the Alpha Kappa Alpha brand. AKA has enriched minds
                                           and encouraged life-long learning; provided aid for the poor, the
                                           sick, and underserved; initiated social action to advance human
                                           and civil rights; worked collaboratively with other groups to
                                          maximize outreach on progressive endeavors; and continually
                                         produced leaders to continue its credo of service.

                                        Guided by twenty-nine international presidents from Nellie M.
                                        Quander (1913-1919) to Dr. Glenda Glover (2018-2022), with
                                       reinforcement from a professional corporate office staff since 1949,
                                      AKA’s corps of volunteers has instituted groundbreaking social action
                                     initiatives and service programs that have transformed communities in
                                     cities, states, the nation, and the world for the better.

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                                                     Directorate

                                                                  Glenda Glover
                                                                 Supreme Basileus

     Danette Anthony     Jasmyne E. McCoy     Chelle Luper          Gayle P.              Bonnie         Alysse Guerrier     Jasmine Williams
           Reed            Second Supreme       Wilson             Miles-Scott         Washington         Undergraduate        Undergraduate
      First Supreme         Anti-Basileus       Supreme             Supreme               Murdah         Member-At-Large     Member-At-Large
      Anti-Basileus                           Grammateus           Tamiouchos            Supreme
                                                                                      Parliamentarian

      Mary Bentley        Jennifer King        Carolyn G.         Carrie J. Clark    Mitzi Dease Paige    Joya T. Hayes      Sonya L. Bowen
          LaMar             Congleton           Randolph           Great Lakes        South Eastern       South Central           Central
      North Atlantic       Mid-Atlantic       South Atlantic     Regional Director   Regional Director   Regional Director   Regional Director
     Regional Director   Regional Director   Regional Director

                                             Twyla G. Woods-     Shelby D. Boagni    Joy Elaine Daley
                                                  Buford            Far Western        International
                                               Mid-Western       Regional Director   Regional Director
                                             Regional Director

                                                       Executive Team
             Martha Perine Beard                        Kimberly Esmond Adams                               Valarie A. Hill
               Chief of Staff to                           Special Assistant to                           Chief Legal Resource
             the Supreme Basileus                         the Supreme Basileus

                                              Corporate Office Staff
                          Cynthia D. Howell                                                      Nicole H. Barrett
                          Executive Director                                                     Deputy Director

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                        International Committee Chairmen
AMENITIES/COURTESIES                                   DISASTER RELIEF
   Soror Delawne W. Quinn, Chair                          Soror Jasmine Adkins Moore, Chair
   Soror Mary E. Wilson, Co-Chair
                                                       ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY
ARCHIVES                                                  Soror Vereda Williams, Chair
   Soror Sonja W. Garcia, Chair
                                                       FINANCE
BUILDING AND PROPERTIES                                   Soror Gayle P. Miles-Scott, Chair
   Soror Patricia Booth Magee, Chair
                                                       FINANCIAL OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATION/
CHAPTER BASILEUS CERTIFICATION                         FOUNDATIONS
   Soror Mary B. Conner, Chair                            Soror Berna Greer, Chair
   Soror Kathy A. Walker-Steele, Co-Chairman
                                                       FORMER DIRECTORATE/FORMER SUPREME BASILEI
CHAPTER HISTORY BOOK PROJECT                              Soror Tamara D. Smith, Chair
   Soror Lauren N. Peebles, Chair
                                                       GRADUATE ADVISORS’ CERTIFICATION
CONFERENCE PLANNING                                       Soror Joyce Gilchrist, Chair*
   Soror Mona M. Hudson, Chair                            Soror Toni Kendrick, Co-Chair

CONGRESSIONAL WOMEN’S ROUNDTABLE                       GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE TASK FORCE
   Soror Alma Adams, Chair                                Soror Yolanda Stith, Chair

CONNECTION                                             HBCU PRESIDENTS ROUNDTABLE
   Soror Roslyn M. Brock, Chair                           Soror Dorothy “Dot” Cowser Yancy, Chair

CONSTITUTION                                           HBCU TASK FORCE
   Soror Bonnie Washington Murdah, Chair                  Soror Emily M. Dickens, Chair

CORPORATE STRATEGIC PARTNERS                           HONORARY MEMBERS/AWARDS
   Soror Chiquita V. White, Chair                         Soror Staci R. Collins Jackson, Chair
   Soror Nicole M. Adams, Co-Chair
                                                       HUMAN RESOURCES
CORPORATE WOMEN’S ROUNDTABLE                              Soror Rose Butler-Hayes, Chair
   Soror Barbara Whye, Chair
                                                       IMPACT DAYS
COVID-19 PANDEMIC TASK FORCE                              Soror Shawn Emerson Simmons, Chair
   Soror Joy Elaine Daley, Chair
                                                       INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
   Soror Kimberly Esmond Adams, Co-Chair
                                                          Soror Brenda L. G. Smith, Chair
DIAMOND/PEARL/GOLDEN/SILVER STAR SORORS
                                                       INVESTIGATIONS
   Soror Alana M. Broady, Chair
                                                          Soror Terri Barnett Coleman, Chair

* Ivy Beyond The Wall

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                            International Committee Chairmen
     INVESTMENT                                              SANCTIONS, FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS
        Soror Karla A. Hall, Chair                           AND REVIEW
                                                                Soror Erma W. Barron, Chair
     LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
        Soror Lucretia Payton-Stewart, Chair                 SISTERLY RELATIONS
        Soror Susan Johnson, Co-Chair                           Soror Andrea K. Miles, Chair

     LEADERSHIP FELLOWS                                      SPECIAL PROJECTS
        Soror Elicia Pegues Spearman, Chair                     Soror Vanessa Rogers Long, Chair
        Soror Linda Gaines-Brooks, Co-Chair
                                                             SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES TASK FORCE
     MEMBERSHIP                                                 Soror Vanessa Caston LaFleur, Chair
        Soror Tracey Morant Adams, Chair
                                                             SPIRITUAL OVERSIGHT
     MEMBERSHIP INTAKE PROCESS                                  Soror Pamela Bates Porch, Chair
        Soror Cynthia J. Finch, Chair
                                                             STANDARDS
        Soror Yolanda Murdock, Co-Chair
                                                                Soror Brenda Lewis, Chair
     MUSIC
                                                             STRATEGIC PLANNING
        Soror Gail M. Atley, Chair
        Soror Archalene Amos Martin, Co-Chair                   Soror Pamela Lynne Redden, Chair

     NOMINATING                                              TECHNOLOGY

        Soror Armisha L. Walker-Harrison, Chair                 Soror Nichole Jordan, Chair
                                                                Soror C. Denise Wright, Co-Chair
     PROGRAM
                                                             UNDERGRADUATE ACTIVITIES
        Soror Ora B. Douglass, Chair
                                                                Soror Jasmyne E. McCoy, Chair
     PROTOCOL
                                                             VENDOR OVERSIGHT
        Soror Jennelle F. Rush Dabney, Chair
                                                                Soror Schylbea Jean Hopkins, Chair
     PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
        Soror Carisma Ramsey Fields, Chair
                                                             SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
        Soror Kelli Sharpe, Co-Chair
                                                                Soror Nancy Sewell, Special Advisor
     REINSTATEMENT TASK FORCE                                   Soror Vivian L. Smith, Special Advisor
        Soror Linda Groomes, Chair                              Soror JoAnn S. Brown, Conference Consultant
     RISK MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE                                 Soror Arlean Leland, Contract Review
        Soror Kimberly Esmond Adams, Chair                                           Executive Resource Support
                                                                Soror Amirah Salaam, Liaison to Capitol Hill
     RITUALS
        Soror Nadine C. Bonds, Chair                            Soror Star Jones, Moderator, Virtual Series

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                                    Alpha Chapter 1986

     We salute Soror Kamala D. Harris who was initiated into our sisterhood with 37
college-trained women on March 17, 1986 as part of the 38 Jewels of Iridescent Splendor.

 Soror Rona Stevenson                   Soror Inez D. Brown                 Soror Benita M. Stephens
 Chicago, IL                            Beta Alpha Omega                    Mu Iota Omega
                                        (North Atlantic)                    (South Atlantic)
 Soror Daphne E. Rankin
 Phi Lambda Omega                       Soror Kamala D. Harris              Soror Erin N. Thomas
 (South Eastern)                        General Membership                  Delta Theta Omega
                                        (North Atlantic)                    (South Eastern)
 Soror Jennifer C. Haley
 General Membership                     Soror Tanya Kelley                  Soror Mignon McLemore
 (Far Western)                          General Membership                  General Membership
                                        (North Atlantic)                    (North Atlantic)
 Soror Debbie-Anne Reese
 Xi Zeta Omega                          Soror Malena Calvin*                Soror Lisa D. Campbell
 (North Atlantic)                                                           General Membership
                                        Soror Valerie W. Thomas             (South Atlantic)
 Soror Carla L. Mannings                General Membership
 Xi Omega                               (North Atlantic)                    Soror Kuae K. Mattox
 (North Atlantic)                                                           General Membership
                                        Soror Lisa D. Jackson               (North Atlantic)
 Soror Tracye J. Donovan                General Membership
 General Membership                     (South Central)                     Soror Marie Moore
 (Central)                                                                  Chicago, IL
                                        Soror Sherilyn Z. Pruitt
 Soror Brenda Z. Reed                   General Membership                  Soror Elaine H. Witter
 General Membership                     (North Atlantic)                    Xi Omega
 (South Atlantic)                                                           (North Atlantic)
                                        Soror Monique L. Poydras
 Soror Kathy T. Gray                    General Membership                  Soror Lisa M. Beale
 General Membership                     (North Atlantic)                    Washington, DC
 (Central)
                                        Soror Brenda Golden                 Soror Jaye W. West
 Soror Karyn S. Upshaw                  General Membership                  Omega Zeta Omega
 Xi Zeta Omega                          (North Atlantic)                    (North Atlantic)
 (North Atlantic)
                                        Soror Lesli L. Adams                Soror Jill B. Louis
 Soror Cyprianna L. Jackson             Mu Epsilon Omega                    General Membership
 General Membership                     (Far Western)                       (South Central)
 (South Atlantic)
                                        Soror Darla D. Washington           Soror Rhonda G. Cox
 Soror Gayle D. Danley                  Xi Omega                            Delta Phi Omega
 General Membership                     (North Atlantic)                    (Central)
 (North Atlantic)
                                        Soror Antoinette Smith              Soror Demetria L. Singleton
 Soror Joy Thomas*                      Washington, DC                      Epsilon Omega
                                                                            (North Atlantic)
 Soror Karen N. Hayes                   Soror Lorri L. Saddler
 General Membership                     Sigma Omega Omega
 (North Atlantic)                       (South Atlantic)

 *Ivy Beyond The Wall

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                                   Acknowledgments
                        National Founders’ Day Committee
              Jasmyne McCoy                                         Martha Perine Beard
        Second Supreme Anti-Basileus                        Chief of Staff to the Supreme Basileus
            Mary Bentley Lamar                                   Kimberly Esmond Adams
       North Atlantic Regional Director                  Special Assistant to the Supreme Basileus &
          Shelby Robinson Boagni                          Risk Management Task Force Chairman
        Far Western Regional Director                               Daphne E. Rankin
             Cynthia D. Howell                                  Phi Lambda Omega Chapter
             Executive Director                                      Lorri L. Saddler
              Nicole H. Barrett                                Sigma Omega Omega Chapter
              Deputy Director

                                  Program Sub-Committee
       Daphne E. Rankin, Chairman                            Lorri L. Saddler, Co-Chairman
     Phi Lambda Omega (South Eastern)                     Sigma Omega Omega (South Atlantic)
            Linda P. Carmichael                                    Cassandra B. Rich
     Alpha Kappa Omega (South Central)                         Xi Omega (North Atlantic)
             Deidra A. Davis                                      Deborah Robinson
         Xi Omega (North Atlantic)                        General Membership (North Atlantic)
              Jennifer C. Haley                                  Cyprianna L. Jackson
      General Membership (Far Western)                    General Membership (South Atlantic)
              Karen N. Hayes                                      Comelia R. Sanford
     General Membership (North Atlantic)                       Xi Omega (North Atlantic)
               Michelle Hord                                      Benita M. Stephens
     General Membership (North Atlantic)                     Mu Iota Omega (South Atlantic)
              Lisa D. Jackson                                       Erin N. Thomas
     General Membership (South Central)                    Delta Theta Omega (South Eastern)
               Jill B. Louis                                       Jennifer Thomas
     General Membership (South Central)                        Xi Omega (North Atlantic)
              Kuae K. Mattox                                      Valerie W. Thomas
     General Membership (North Atlantic)                  General Membership (North Atlantic)
             Mignon McLemore                                        Karyn S. Upshaw
     General Membership (North Atlantic)                     Xi Zeta Omega (North Atlantic)
             Monique L. Poydras                                   Jennifer L. Wallace
     General Membership (North Atlantic)                      Lambda Tau Omega (Central)
              Kimberly L. Reed                                   Darla D. Washington
          Xi Omega (North Atlantic)                            Xi Omega (North Atlantic)
            Debbie-Anne Reese                                      Elaine H. Witter
       Xi Zeta Omega (North Atlantic)                          Xi Omega (North Atlantic)
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