Theta Omega Chapter History Museum
Theta Omega Centennial History Museum
Welcome to the
Theta Omega Chapter
Virtual Museum
This online museum commemorates the 100th Anniversary
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,® Theta Omega Chapter
and showcases its groundbreaking history of social action
and community service programs.
The museum includes a rich collection of stories, photos, video,
and memorabilia. We hope you find it both informative and inspirational.
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Beginnings and Charter Members
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Knowledge and Understanding in
the Domain of Education
Truth and Beauty in the Fountain
of Arts and Culture
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Healer and Researcher in
the Citadel of Health
Wisdom and Compassion in
the Realm of Social Action
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Pulse and Advocacy in the Sphere
of Economic Development
Security and Insurance in the Province
of Philanthropy
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Theta Omega Centennial History Museum
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Theta Omega Chapter
Kimberley I. Egonmwan – President
Theta Omega Chapter Archives Committee
Raymonda T. Johnson – Chairman
Loann J. Honesty King – Centennial Exhibit Sub-Committee Chairman
Lori J. Taylor – Centennial Exhibit Sub-Committee Co-Chairman
Margo S. Baines
Kimberly A. Jackson
Yvonne G. Moore
Elaine Smith-Singh
Karen E. Tinglin
Beverly Washington
A. Yvonne Webb
Veranda Willis-Henry
Stephanie Wright-Griggs
The Theta Omega Chapter Archives Committee gratefully acknowledges the following
Contributors for their Generous Support of the Theta Omega Chapter Centennial Virtual Museum.
Thank you to the following individuals for their part in
making this project a reality.
We thank them for believing in the possibility of this historical treasure and, by their contributions, making it a source of inspiration for posterity.
Angela S. Williams, Art + Design, Exhibit Panels Graphic Design
Marcia Walker-McWilliams, Executive Director, Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC)
Waldo E. Johnson, Jr., Vice-Provost, The University of Chicago
Tim King, President, Urban Prep Foundation
Mary Pattillo, Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, Northwestern University
Charlene Coates, Beta Chapter, Basileus and Historian
Theta Omega Chapter/AKArama Foundation, Inc. Members:
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the Theta Omega Chapter Virtual Museum
Veletta L. Bell
Edna S. Clemons
Ethel James Collier
Audrey Hoyle Cooper-Stanton
Claudia Therese Cotton
(in memory of Barbara Walton Taylor)
Annie O. Dancy
Barbara J. Edwards
Lisa R. Floyd
Floretta Glover
Brunetta Hill-Corley
Tiffany Hope
Kimberely B. Jackson
Canielia R. Jarrell
Essie L. Kelly
Niva Lubin-Johnson
Bertha Malone
Tonya L. Mattox
Ola Jean McGehee
Sharon Nix
Lauren Paramore
Michelle Paramore
$500
Margo S. Miller Baines
Martha W. Bell
Beverly J. Bennett
Eddie L. Bolton-Howard
Oveda L. Brown
Kristina R. Craighead
Judy Upshaw Early
Kaita Kerr Haynes
Karen “Penny” Kerr
Yvonne G. Moore
Chanda Kerr Phillip
Helen Hammond Redding
Karen E. Tinglin
$1,000
Shanita Baraka Akintonde
Mae R. and Robert A. Carr, Sr.
Era M. Daniels
Carolyn Faye Hunter
Raymonda T. Johnson and Hulon Johnson
Loann J. Honesty King and Paul J. King, Jr.
Toni Preckwinkle
Addie E. Spikner Stanton
Sandra Steed-Johnson
Lori J. Taylor
Cheryl Marshall Washington
A. Yvonne Webb and Michelle Webb
Gloria J. Rice-Woolfolk
Delores E. Robinson
Dorothy Robinson
Ruth M. Slaughter
Nicole L. Stevens
Barbara Sutton
Patricia L. Turner
Deborah A. Underwood
Beverly Washington
Valerie M. Washington
Stephanie Wright-Griggs
Vynessa Alexander
Judith Daylie Armstead
Deborah L. Dangerfield
Sandra L. Gadson
Delia Jolly Gray
Felicia Stanton Gray
Alfreda Holloway
Kara E. Holloway
Marilyn G. Lacy
Norma Butler May
Tawakalitu Jogunosimi Mitchell
LaShawn R. Stanton
Kristian May Stewart
Keesha Tyler
Consuela M. Vanderford-McLin
Eulalie G. West
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Veletta L. Bell
Elaine J. Chisholm
Kimberly Collier
Denise E. Gresham-Knox
Jerlyn A. Maloy
June Mustiful
Frances Carol Neal
Michelle Paramore
Bertina M. Power
Sheila R. Solomon
Addie E. Stanton
Rosie M. Sutton
Tanya Woods
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View Video:
Soror to Soror
a Conversation with
Loraine Richardson Green
1988
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View full list
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Basilei (Presidents)
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Souvenir hardhat and shovel from AKArama Foundation Incorporated/Theta Omega Chapter Community Service Center Groundbreaking Ceremony held on the site of the facility: September 17, 2002
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Souvenir replica of the honorary street sign granted by the city of Chicago and located adjacent to the Chapter/Foundation’s Community Service Center, September 17, 2016.
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Theta Omega Chapter fan and sweater created for the 83rd Central Regional Conference, April, 2017. Theta Omega members donned the chapter’s 95th Anniversary sweater and fan with the Theta Omega Chapter Chant, “We’re Fabulous,” (to the tune of Jaheim’s "Fabulous" ) printed on the back.
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50th Golden Anniversary Celebration green souvenir ashtray: November 11, 1972
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Meeting diorama of Theta Omega Chapter meeting at Third Baptist Church, 1996 – 1997 during the term of Drema F. Lee Woldman, 40th President. The diorama was created by Elaine Smith-Singh, Historian and Veranda Willis Henry, Committee Member.
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Color Me AKA Coloring Book, designed by June Mustiful, 38th President, Theta Omega Chapter. The book was developed as a companion piece to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated® Centennial Traveling Exhibit for which Ms. Mustiful served as Project Manager.
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To view the following Commemorative Programs, click on the links below. Each link will open in a separate tab in your browser.
Golden Anniversary Public Meeting
2002 Ground Breaking Ceremony
Pledged to Remember... Honoring Our Legacy
November 18, 1929 Marian Anderson in Concert
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