Iota Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Athens, Georgia

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to rain, we will NOT hold the August 17 cleanup.

Please mark your calendar for the remaining opportunities to join the ladies of Iota Psi Omega as we take the initiative to maintain a clean and beautiful environment for the second half of the year. Thank you for supporting our commitment to “Enhance the Environment.” 🗑️🌎💕💚

As we prepare for a new programming year ahead filled with service, sisterhood, and fun, we want to ensure that the entire community is a part of it all. Mark your calendar join us for our "Founders' Day Denim & Pearls Day Party" to celebrate who we are today aligned with our Founders' Vision from well over a century ago!

Grab your best denim and your favorite pearl accessories to join us for a great time at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Downtown Athens on Saturday, January 11, 2025!

This event is still months away, but don't delay in securing your spot! The early bird special is from August 8-September 8. Tickets will be $55 (plus processing fees). From September 9 until the close of the tickets sales window, the price will increase to $60 (plus processing fees).

Visit bit.ly/IPO-dayparty (case sensitive) to secure your tickets! We'll see you soon! 💕💚

With the Back to School season right around the corner, we are returning to CHaRM Athens (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) on THIS SATURDAY, July 20, from 9:30AM-11AM to work in the Teacher Reuse Store to distribute recycled materials back into our local community classrooms. Please join us in our efforts of enhancing the environment! ♻️🗑️🩷

Please join our chapter in recognizing and honoring the legacy of Juneteenth, a portion of history that signifies emancipation and liberation! ❤️🖤💚

Before Juneteenth became a recognized holiday, it was a historic event. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, TX in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. These quarter million enslaved people represented the last in the country to be told of their emancipation, giving Juneteenth its unique significance. The following December, slavery was to be abolished in the United States when the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

Juneteenth eventually became known as our country’s second Independence Day. We celebrate this day as we honor our freedom, our heritage, and our continued commitment to efforts of advocacy and justice in our mission “to be of “service to all mankind.”

This time of year everyone enjoys being outside a bit more. What better way to enjoy the environment than to do your part in enhancing it? ♻️

Please join the ladies of award-winning Iota Psi Omega Chapter THIS SATURDAY, June 15, for our next roadside cleanup. We will depart the Georgia Power at 9:30AM to begin removing debris from our adopted highway. With this in mind, please plan to arrive a little earlier! Thank you for supporting our commitment to “Enhance the Environment.” 🗑️🌎💕💚

Get ready for “Black Dollar Days” during the month of June!

Following the vision of the corporate office of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®️, the Iota Psi Omega Chapter is on a mission to support black owned businesses. We invite all community members to also make an intentional effort to ALL MONTH LONG! 🖤💰

For the entire month, members of the sorority will “Wear Pink, Spend Green, and Buy Black,” to collectively support Black and minority-owned businesses AND we encourage everyone to do the same!

Every week in June, we’ll share a new category & industry to support on “PINK FRIDAY!”

Members are to make the pledge to spend at least $19.08 per week. Let’s make collectively make our impact!

In May, we gravitated to our gorgeous green attire to show honor to Mental Health Awareness Month. Although the month has officially come to an end, we want to continue to "Soar to Greater Heights in our Self-Care." We will be continuing to share awareness and pour into our community in a way that uplifts mental wellness. As the summer approaches, we know that while there will be rest, there is also more work to do and we are committed to preserve our wellbeing, address the problems of others, and continue to be of service to all mankind.

Wishing you all a meaningful Memorial Day from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®.

Today, we honor and remember the brave men, women and a special recognition to our AKA Sisters, who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Let’s take a moment to reflect on their courage and dedication while upholding the values they fought for.

Enjoy this beautiful day with loved ones!🩷💚🇺🇸

Thanks to ALL who came to support our efforts at BankSouth this past Saturday! We are thankful for the partnership and being able to make a lasting impact on the environment!
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It’s time to do spring cleaning and make sure to take great care of our space! What better way work towards that goal than by joining the ladies of Iota Psi Omega THIS Saturday for our recycling/shredding event in Greensboro, Ga! ♻️💕

Please continue to stay tuned as we share other upcoming events and recaps of our recent programs/initiatives, fulfilling our mission to be of service to “Service to All Mankind.”

Spring has been a busy season and we have been busy "springing into action!" We would like to take time to acknowledge a recent achievement of our Enhancing Our Environment Initiative.

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful (KACCB)selected the Iota Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as its 2023 Adopt-A-Highway Group of the Year. We were honored on April 24, 2024 at the GreenLife Awards held at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Over the past several years, our chapters been consistently conducting litter clean-ups. Taking only a brief pause during the pandemic, once post-COVID-related activities began resembling pre-pandemic levels, we quickly sprang back into action conducting four clean-ups in 2021, five in 2022, and once again going above and beyond in 2023, having conducted five litter clean-ups. We appreciate all of our members and community volunteers who have assisted us in any capacity over the years with our litter removal-related activities.

We are so honored to have received this award and passionate about to continuing to serve under rthe leadership of KACCB is for many years to come!

As you prepare for the week ahead, please mark your calendar to join the ladies of the Iota Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. on this upcoming Friday, April 26 in honor of Arbor Day. Derived from the Latin word, arbor, which means tree, focuses on adding more trees back into the environment.

Under the Enhancing Our Environment Initiative, we will plant trees at 3 different locations. Our goal is to improve not only the quality of our community today but to also yield long-term benefits for future generations. We hope to see you on Friday!

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Elbert County (and local counties), we are calling you to join us next week for our inaugural Spring Unity Festival! This amazing day of fun, celebration, education, and community partnership will have resources and activities for the entire family! Please come out and support our efforts and spread the word!

From voter registration, vendors, health information, games, giveaways, and sporting events, we have the needs of every household member covered. This event is FREE and open to the public. We can't wait to greet you alongside OVER 20 other community partners on April 27, 2024 from 10AM-2PM!

Grab a loved one and enjoy this day of impact that the community needs!

April is National Volunteer Month! As we continue to share the work of our chapter, we invite the public to come make a difference with us in the community. With Earth Day right around the corner, we are heading to CHaRM Athens (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) on THIS SATURDAY, April 20 from 9:30AM-11AM. Please join us in our efforts of enhancing the environment! ♻️🗑️🩷

There’s still time to join us TODAY at one of our scholarship sessions!

April 7 (3-5PM)
Greene County Library, Gaines Elementary School (Athens), and Elbert County Public Library.

Please complete interest form at: bit.ly/ScholarshipHelp2024

As we continue to look back and share more moments with you in the coming days, one of the top moments that we have not shared was the crowning of our 2023-24 Soror of the Year, Priscilla Jones. Priscilla was initiated into the sisterhood through our chapter in 2004 and will reach her twenty-year membership anniversary later this month. She has held various leadership roles within the sorority, most recently serving as a Membership Co-Chairman, Sisterly Relations Committee Co-Chairman, Treasurer of the Pearls of Wisdom and Grace Foundation, Co-Chairman and visionary of our 50th Anniversary Gala, and as of 2024 she has answered the call to serve as the Chapter Treasurer.

Priscilla is known to always wear her beautiful smile and doesn't mind offering a hand to help or shoulder to lean on at any time. She truly has a heart for sisterhood and servant leadership. When she is not doing the work of our beloved sorority, she devotes her time to her family and career in Greene County where she was born and raised. Professionally, she is the Preschool Coordinator of the district and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of education. As the Preschool Coordinator, she is dedicated to leading the students and staff through the building blocks of readiness. Her mission is to experience life through teaching and leading others. She continues to echo to her students and staff members the “sky is the limit” and the only barriers are the ones we set for ourselves.

Priscilla, we are thankful for you!

We are just DAYS away from our Scholarship Assistance Workshops! Do you know a scholar who can benefit? Swipe⬅️ to review our flyer AND visit bit.ly/ScholarshipHelp2024 to attend a session at one of our locations on Sunday, April 7 2024, 3-5PM.

Not in need of support but still want to apply? That’s perfectly fine! Please review all materials and submit by April 21!

The ladies the Iota Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® hope that each of you have experienced a Happy Easter! On this resurrection Sunday, may you be reminded of the power of divine love and ultimate sacrifice, and may your heart and home be filled with faith, happiness and love. 💕💚

The Iota Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® in conjunction with the Pearls of Wisdom and Grace Foundation is proud to announce our annual scholarship. This year, we are excited to offer four (4) $2,000 scholarships to high school females (who are graduating this year) in each of our service areas: Clarke County, Elbert County, Greene County, and Stephens County. We look forward to receiving submissions from a talented applicant pool of young ladies.

The application window will remain open until April 21, 2024 at 11:59 PM.

Swipe left ⬅️to learn about one our Technical Assistance Workships where members of the sorority will provide feedback and support in order to aid applicants in putting their best foot forward and submitting an application packet that they are proud of. These workshops will take place on Sunday, April 7, 2024 from 3-5PM in each of the counties we serve. See the flyer for locations.

More details regarding the application process can be found at bit.ly/IPOscholarship! Any questions can be directed to [email protected]

It’s with great pleasure that we announce that through the work of our members and community supporters, we have been named Keep Athens-Clarke County “Group of the Year” for 2023. We are honored and excited to keep making an impact towards the beautification efforts in our community!

Please join the ladies of Iota Psi Omega THIS SATURDAY, March 16 for our next cleanup. We will depart the Georgia Power at 9:30AM to begin removing debris from our adopted highway. So, please arrive a little earlier! Thank you for supporting our commitment to “Enhance the Environment.” 🗑️🌎💕💚

Every year, March is designated as Women’s History Month—a month dedicated to honoring women’s contributions to US history. Join on this us as we reflect on the achievements of women and across generations who paved the way for society today in our sorority and beyond! We look forward to showcasing the amazing contributions of women in this chapter as we work together on our mission to be supreme in

Please join us THIS WEEK!!!

The ladies of Iota Psi Omega cordially invite the community to join us for this very important webinar on credit and portfolio management. On February 29 be prepared to be engaged and learn valuable information to improve your financial wellness!

bit.ly/CreditandPortfolio

On this Valentine’s Day, we hope that your hearts and lives have been enriched and fortified by all of the things that bring you (and those you love) peace and joy! Please continue to follow our efforts (past and present) that drive our mission to be of “Service to All Mankind.” Our multiple “love languages” of service are what we take delight in and what allows us to shift the world little by little starting in our local community!

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Swipe right to see information from our Healthy Pearls Committee on our upcoming run/walk that will be be held on Sunday, February 18, 2024! We are proud to “run the world” (and many of us will be walking too), in efforts to support healthy hearts! ❤️🩺💕🏃🏽‍♀️💚 We will meet at and join forces with ! We can’t wait to see you there!