Soror Ida Jackson
 

This is long overdue. She sounds like a phenomenal woman, I expect nothing less from one of the "Fab Four", or my alma matter.

:)

On her way
 

From the preliminary competition....


Miss Georgia Danica Tisdale captured top honors in talent as the 52 women vying for Miss America wrapped up their preliminary competitions Wednesday.


Tisdale, 24, of Atlanta, a Ph.D. candidate at Emory University, sang "Please Send Me Someone to Love" for her talent offering. She won a $4,000 college scholarship for besting 16 other women in her group.


To read the rest of the article:

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news...ssgeorgia.html

more coverage
 

The AJC is busy with articles about Miss Georgia.

Here's a link from the one today:


http://www.ajc.com/today/content/epa...c914010c0.html

Oh...they mention her sorority:


Behind a banner in the auditorium that bore a picture of a peach and proclaimed, "We Love Miss Georgia," a cheering section rooted her on. Her parents are here, as are assorted friends, relatives and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters.

New Brunswick, NJ

Internationally acclaimed vocalist Freda Payne will play the title role
of
Ella Fitzgerald in the world premiere musical production at Crossroads
Theatre in December. As an accomplished chanteuse whose musical tastes
span the range from Miles Davis to Motown, Payne is remarkable for her
versatility and is equally at home performing with a symphony or an
intimate
jazz trio. In Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song Payne will bring to
the stage the
role ofthe diva she has long admired.

This musical production was conceived by Maurice Hines who is also
choreographing and directing the Crossroads show. Hines was inspired
to
write a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald after working with her and hearing
first hand the story of her life. In what Hines describes as a labor
of
love, Ella fulfills his promise to the jazz singer and the musical play
will delve into the many aspects of her rich and complex life.

Although best known for her gold record single Band of Gold, the
multi-talented Freda Payne's career includes theater, Broadway, concert
stage and film. Like Ella Fitzgerald, Payne's first major break came at
the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem when Quincy Jones invited her
to perform as a soloist. Payne's ever-expanding repertoire includes
roles
in the award winning musical Blues in the Night and performing with
Maurice Hines and Savion Glover in the national touring production of
Jelly's Last Jam. Freda has also starred in the Broadway production of
Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, Ain't Misbehavin' and the
Tony Award winning Hallelujah Baby.


Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song runs from December 3-19. For
tickets
and additional information, call 732-545-8100.

West Point Grad and AKA in the news
 

Nice article from today's AJC

Click on the link to read the entire article

http://www.ajc.com/today/content/epa...7f1a50065.html

At 24, Mary Tobin is a soldier through and through, even with the manicured fingernails and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority knapsack.
But she says any soldier who tells you he isn't afraid for his life is lying.

She says it never occurred to her while raising her hand five years ago that she'd ever face imminent danger.

Even so, she understands that being in the "military is to fight and win wars. You always have to go back to that."

On Sept. 19, Mary Tobin's two-week leave was up. Today, she is back with her unit in a trailer on the outskirts of Baghdad doing what soldiers do --- fighting a war, fighting to come home.

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that I share with you the news that Dr.
Gayle
T. Tate has been awarded the prestigious award for best book on race
and
ethnic politics in local context, 2004, from the American Political
Science Association for her book "Rights for a Season: The Politics
of
Race, Class and Gender in Richmond, Virginia." The committee
recognized
her book as "path breaking, and will stand as a model for the
empirical
examination of race, class, and gender politics in American cities
for
many decades to come."

The first paragraph made me laugh. ;)

But Kudos to my VWC Sorors! :)

^^ me too...unlike any other organization on campus.:p

Congrats to the new sorors.

congrats to our sorors at VWC! does anyone have the chapter name?

The First Paragraph made me laugh


Hey watch it;)

Sigma Omicron!

thanks for the answer:)

Soror:

Congrats to your chapter and the lovely sorors that were recently initiated through the newly chartered Sigma Pi chapter. Persistence definitely overcomes resistence!

Sisterly,

pNc



Ivy2Love Ladies,

It is with great pleasure that I announce one of the newest undergraduate chapters in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

On Dec. 19, the Genesis of the Pearls Interest Group was chartered as Sigma Pi Chapter at Florida International University in Miami. Fourteen young ladies will continue the legacy on that campus. They were introduced to the community at a luncheon in gorgeous ballroom overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Sigma Pi Chapter was/is a LONG time coming and a dream come true for Gamma Zeta Omega, the sponsoring chapter. This process started years ago; we had to learn the meaning of perseverance at an entirely different level.

As one of the co-chairs for this momentous event, I must say this will be a lasting memory. I don't think I've comprehended the enormity of it all. Thank God for blessings, seen and unseen. It is all good.