AKA Sorority holds summer activities
BY FELEC1A PIGGOTT-LONG,
PHD.
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
The Phi Omega
Chapter of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
(AKA) sponsored several
events this summer and
have several more ready to
go
On Friday, Aug. 7, the
chapter will sponsor a
Serious Day Matter Party
at the Winston-Salem Hotel
and Spa, formerly the
Sundance Hotel, 3050
University Parkway. This
event is open to the public
and is designed to benefit
scholarships.
Also, the Family
Strengthening Committee
will sponsor a community
day on Saturday, Aug. 15,
at Carver High School
from 1 to 5 p.m. There will
be a distribution of school
supplies, dental screenings,
vision and hearing screen
ings for school-age chil
dren, the WSSU Mobile
Health Unit, educational
displays, cultural exhibits,
crafts, games face painting,
and balloon fun. Soror
Carolyn Parker and Rayna
Minnigan chair this event.
Cheryl Harry is also assist
ing with the project.
The chapter held its
annual summer social on
Sunday, June 7, at a new
lakeside events site off of
Beeson Dairy Road.
Almost 100 sorors, friends
and family members took
advantage of this special
gathering while relaxing
under shade trees, enjoying
fried fish, barbecue, salads
and other homemade deli
cacies.
After a delicious meal,
all eyes were on the stage
by the lake where the
sorors competed during the
"Apollo By the Lake" tal
ent competition.
The co-chairs of the
event were Alfreda Harper
Harrison and Joanette
McClain, the owner of the
new events site. The com
petition began with a test of
Old School versus New
School steppin' for the
AKA Stroll war. This year,
the Old School sorors
claimed the prize. The
members of the winning
team were sorors Katrina
Brent, Basileus Kenyetta
Richmond, Nicole
Roseborough and Amber
Harrington.
The bake contest also
inspired creativity. Soror
Lisa Glenn won first and
second prize with her
pound cake and her
German Chocolate cake.
Third prize went to LaRue
Cunningham and her
daughter LaDessa, who
teamed up for the competi
tion.
Soror Sophia Russell
was the emcee for the
Apollo By the Lake com
petition. Soror Felecia
Piggott-Long won first
prize in the talent competi
tion with an original tribute
to the fathers in the house
called "My Tribute to Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr."
Soror Cassandra Lewis
claimed second prize for
her lip-synching and rock
ing to the beat of Chaka
Khan's "Feel the Fire."
Soror Sophia Russell also
claimed a prize for her
selections and her special
dance moves.
Basileus Richmond
was pleased with the out
come of the annual social.
"I was so glad the so
many came out. We had a
great time," said
Richmond. "I am loving
the chapter and the direc
tion we are going in."
The Phi Omega
Chapter Family
Strengthening Committee
sponsored a Clothing Give
Away and a Community
Luncheon on Saturday,
July 25, from 9 a.m. to
noon at First Baptist
Church in Winston-Salem,
700 North Highland Ave.
This event was free and
open to the public. Lunch
was served on a first, come.
first served. Soror Carolyn
Parker led this effort.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated
(AKA) is an international
service organization that
was founded on the campus
of Howard University in
Washington, D.C. in 1908.
It is the oldest Greek-letter
organization established by
African-American college
educated women. It has
more than 265,000 mem
bers in about 986 graduate
and undergraduate chapters
in the United States, the
U.S. Virgin Islands,
Bermuda, the Caribbean,
Canada, Japan, Germany,
South Korea and Africa.
For more information
on Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority and its programs,
log onto
www oka]908.com.
Submitted photos
Bill McClain (left) and his wife, Joanette McClain,
were assisted by a friend with the musical
entertainment.
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(left to right) Soror Gloria Banks, Ivy Steward, Mary Jenkins, Marie Matthews,
and Alma Joyce chat in the food line.
(left to right) Sorors LaRue Cunningham, Andrea Bush, and Ivy Steward greet
one another at the social.
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Submitted Photo
Boys from Winston-Salem's Psi Phi Chapter who attended the Sixth District of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. camp in photo are (left to right): Asara Cuttino.
Kaleb Jerald-Smith, DayShawn Chin, Andrew Davis, Jayden Bannister, Jaylen
Terry, Quai'zal Kellam, James "Jay" Mitchell, Kealan McGary, Desmond "DJ"
Whisonant Jr. and Psi Phi Chapter Brother Emory Jones.
Local boys attend Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity Boys' Camp
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem boys were among the
more than 200 young African-American
males, ages 8-15 from North and South
Carolina who gathered at YMCA's Camp
Hanes for the Sixth District of Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity Inc.'s Boys' Camp in King.
The Sixth District Boys Camp was
from Sunday, June 28 through Friday,
July 3. The camp was free to all campers.
The boys from Psi Phi Chapter were:
Asara Cuttino, Kaleb Jerald-Smith,
DayShawn Chin, Andrew Davis, Jayden
Bannister, Jaylen Teny, Quai'zal Kellam,
James "Jay" Mitchell, Kealan McGary,
Desmond "DP' Whisonant Jr. and Psi Phi
Chapter Brother Emory Jones.
Kealan McGary said he looks forward
to going back next year, to ride the horses,
to swim in the lake and to meet new
friends.
During the camp, the attendees partic
ipated in workshops on Leadership and
Citizenship, Conflict Resolution, My
Future, Life Skills, Adult and Child CPR,
Black Lives Matters, Making Healthy
Decisions, Etiquette Training, Finance,
Team Building Reading and Writing.
Activities included: golf, horseback
riding, climbing wall, swimming, water
slide, water zip line, canoeing, alpine
tower, alpine zip line, nature hikes,
archery, arts and crafts. The camp coun
selors were undergraduate Brothers of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., from
Charleston Southern University, Clemson
University, East Carolina University,
Elizabeth City State University,
Fayetteville State University, Johnson C.
Smith University, Livingstone College,
North Carolina State University, Shaw
University, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte and Winston -Salem
State University.
The Sixth District is comprised of all
graduate and undergraduate chapters in
North and South Carolina. Worldwide,
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. has over
700 chapters throughout the United
States, Bermuda, Bahamas, Virgin
Islands, Korea, Japan, Liberia, Germany,
Kuwait and the United Kingdom.
For more information or to visit the
camp, contact Cassius Smith, Psi Phi
Chapter's basileus or Kenny H. Faulkner,
chairman of Psi Phi Chapter's Social
Action Committee at 336-978-0489.
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