Alpha Kappa Alpha - Chi Zeta Omega

Theme: A Second Century Of Timeless ServiceAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Global Service, Global Leadership, Global Sisterhood

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Chapters, will celebrate 104 years of Service to all Mankind at the annual Founders' Day Luncheon on Saturday, January 28, 2012. 

Founders' Day commemorates January 15, 1908, as the founding date of the sorority over one hundred years ago. Founders' Day not only honors the sorority's great beginning, but it honors the founders and the women that ensured the sorority's existence and continuation.

Gwendolyn J. Brinkley, South Central Regional Director of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is the speaker for this year's celebration in Duncanville, Texas.

Start Training NOW & Join Us as we host our 1st 5K Fun Run/Walk

As part of an ongoing commitment to end world hunger and poverty, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®, Chi Zeta Omega Chapter is partnering with Pearls of Service, Incorporated (501c3) and Heifer International ® to host our very first Chi Zeta Omega

5K Fun Run & Walk.

Click here for more details, to register or make a donation!

Who is Heifer International...

Heifer International is a global nonprofit that helps empower millions of families to lift them out of poverty and hunger to self-reliance through gifts of livestock, seeds and trees and extensive training, which provide a multiplying source of food and income.

For more information about Heifer International visit: www.heifer.org

The lovely ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® - Chi Zeta Omega chapter invite you to a

Networking and Reclamation Happy Hour!

Join us for an evening of professional networking and personal connections…Bring your business cards!

Friday, May 6th · 5:00pm - 8:00pm

NYLO Plano

8201 Preston Road

Plano, Texas

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® - Chi Zeta Omega Chapter

invites you to our.... 

Health & Fitness Extravaganza

Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 1:00PM

Douglass Community Center- 1111 Avenue H - Plano, TX

Living healthy doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated!

Come out and participate in fun and affordable activities that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.

A variety of fitness instructors and health professionals will there be to offer fitness classes and provide health-related information.

There will also be door-prizes, free healthy snack-ideas, brochures, and more!

Richardson, TX – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® – Chi Zeta Omega Chapter and Pearls of Service, Incorporated hosted, “An Evening of Elegance: Capturing a Vision Fair” on April 16, 2011 the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson, Texas.

Wearing an elegant floor-length white gown and carrying a bouquet of pink roses and green hydrangeas, each debutante was presented by Mistress of Ceremonies, Mrs. Brenda Teele-Jackson, during the annual Pearls and Ivy Debutante Ball.

Miss Kara Washington, a senior at Wakeland High School, daughter of Cedric and Lisa Washington was crowned 2011 Miss Pearls & Ivy.

Miss Ebony Francis, a senior at McKinney Boyd High School, daughter of Hugh and Takeisha Francis was awarded the 2011 Pearls and Ivy Achieving Excellence Educational Scholarship.  Miss Francis was also named Miss Cherished Pearl.

Miss Bianca Murrell, Pearls and Ivy President and a senior at Garland High school, daughter of Reed and Richelle Murrell was named Miss Congeniality.

Miss Kayla Washington, a senior at Wakeland High School, daughter of Cedric and Lisa Washington was named Miss Community Service.

Miss Lauren Priestly, a senior at Lovejoy High School, daughter of D’Wayne and Cynthia Priestly was named Miss Poised and Polished.

The other lovely debutantes presented include:

Miss Chacorya Autrey, Fisco Centennial High School, daughter of Vernon and Nellie Hampton-Autrey; Miss Olufunmilayo Badejo, North Garland High School, daughter of Folashade and Kayode Badejo; Monet Hebb, Centennial High School, daughter of Ronnie Eanes and Kris Hebb; Jade James, Hillcrest High School, daughter of Beverly James, Patricia Liggin, North Garland High School, daughter of Angela Liggins; Shana Tubwell, McKinney North High School, daughter of Jamie and Virginia Tubwell-Bonney.

The debutantes were escorted by: Anthony Lotten, Quentin Murrell, Ronald Tracy Singletary II, David Estell, Anthony Robinson, Jalen Christopher Dorsey, Tafadzwa Charuma, Eugene Lockhart, Bobby Sparks, John Rhodes III, and Tyree Holmes.

In addition to the scholarship awarded to a member of the Pearls and Ivy Mentoring Program, a scholarship is also awarded to a graduating senior from a pool of applicants in the community.  The 2011 Achieving Excellence Educational Scholarship was awarded to Miss Hanan Hassan of Plano West High School.

A highlight of the evening was an enchanting waltz, which began with the debutantes and their fathers and concluded with the debutantes and their escorts.

In honor of the debutantes, The Pearls and Ivy “Ladies in Watiting” graced the debutantes with a dance presentation. The Ladies in Waiting are members of the Pearls and Ivy Mentoring Program who will be presented as debutantes in 2012.  Each year, the title of “Miss Tea Rose” is awarded to one of the Ladies in Waiting. Member Sydney Duncan was named the 2011 Miss Tea Rose.

The evening ended with acknowledgements by Ms. Dewanna Jefferson, President of Pearls of Service, Incorporated; and closing remarks by Ms. Shelby Reece, President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® – Chi Zeta Omega Chapter.

In her remarks, Ms. Reece acknowledged several special guests, committee chairmen and thanked the parents for, “allowing the opportunity to assist with the social growth and development” of their daughters.  She went on to recognize the debutantes, “who have worked diligently to warrant this recognition and will continue to be very successful and make a significant impact on our world.”

CALLING ALL GIRLS AGES 12-18

 2nd Annual Girls' Day - Leaders On The Move

 Promoting leadership, physical activity and healthy lifestyle initiatives for female youth.

  Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 9:00AM – 3:00PM

(sign-in and breakfast begin at 8:30)

Campus of Frito-Lay Headquarters - 7701 Legacy Dr. - Plano, TX 75024

FREE EVENT -online registration required

www.girlsdaydallas2011.eventbrite.com

Plano,Texas – “Global Grace: Teas Around the World” was the theme of this year’s Mother-Daughter Tea hosted by Chi Zeta Omega Chapter in conjunction with Pearls of Service, Incorporated (501c3) on March 26, 2011 at Reflections on Spring Creek.   And grace was the theme of the day, as finely dressed sorority members, mothers and guests dawned their beautiful hats in celebration of the special bond between mothers and daughters.  Each debutante’s mom sat proudly as the debutantes honored them with talent presentations and showered them with heart-felt words of thanks for their love and support. 

The Mother-Daughter Tea is one of the highlights of the Debutante Cotillion Season.  The season begins during a girl’s junior year, and culminates with a Debutante Ball where the young ladies are presented to society in the Spring-Semester of their senior year. While in the program, members participate in interactive workshops, attend field trips, plan and participate in special events, prepare for successful college careers and provide service to the community. Each of the debutantes is also paired with a member of Chi Zeta Omega Chapter to act as a mentor during their journey to finer womanhood.  During the Tea, the mentors honored their debutantes with a rose-presentation and words of admiration.

This event was a lovely precursor to the Cotillion where the debutantes will be presented on April 16,2011.