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Founders Day Committee, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.: seated left to right - Wilma Wheeler, Lynette Hawkins, President Susie B. Nance, Viola Sharpe, Anissa Jenkins; standing left to right - Chlories Shore, Priscilla Green, Vicki Miller, Pat Ford, Janet Wheeler, Debra Grace, Georgiana McCoy, Carolyn Henderson, Hazel McCoy, Annette Wilson, Shonta Moore, D'Walla Burke, Brenda Diggs + 1 ?C 7T. 3 I ? limiB II I III? I ? 1 Newly inducted silver star sorors (25 years) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.: seated left to right - Marie Matthews, Pat Kennedy, Sandra Pennington; standing left to right - Wilma Wheeler, Lynette Hawkins, Debra Grace. AKA's Phi Omega holds Founders Day luncheon SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Phi Omega Chapter recently celebrated the "Spirit" of AKA with a grand Founders Day luncheon at the Adam's Mark. Our very own Mid-Atlantic regional director. Soror Caro line L. Lattimore, Ph.D. was the guest speaker. Program co chairpersons were Lynette Hawkins and Viola Sharpe. The basileus of the chapter is Susie B. Nance. Left to right: Dr. Caroline Lattimore, Founders Day speaker and director of the 15th Mid Atlantic Region, and Susie B. Nance, presi dent of Phi Omega Chapter. Newly inducted golden sorors (50 years) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.: left to right - Alma Joyce, Elsie Foy, Mar ian Brower, Mattie Clark, Pauline Jackson. Phoco by Felecia McMillan Women of One Voice, a choir under the direction of Catherine Williams Chavis ('66), sang various selections during the breakfast. Bennett frvm page CI Cole said Bennett College has enhanced her life greatly. She referred to the history of Bennett College to explain how. "1 also need Bennett. Being needed is one of the most funda mental successes in life. This school began because of a deep desire of free folk in concert with some mighty righteous white folk. It began in the base ment of St. Matthews United Methodist Church. 1 love read ing the history," Cole said. She recognized philanthro pist Limon Bennett, who donat ed $10,(XX) when the offering was lifted by free men. Accord ing to Cole, this $10,000 would be comparable to $20 million today. "I remind us of the enormous value of philanthropy - giving the best you have. Mr. Bennett went on a fund-raising trip to get the money for the school. In the process of raising money, he died of pneumonia," Cole said. "Philanthropy is a sacrifice in giving. We are called as Bennett Belles to respond to this tradi tion. When I hear bells, I think of school bells, Sunday School bells. Bennett College. Our tra dition is clearly grounded in a belief in education." Cole quoted the words of a Mississippi slave owner from 1832. "Knowledge and slavery are incompatible. You can't have them together. To be free is to be educated," Cole said. "That's how Bennett College began." Cole pointed out several virtues that will help Bennett College as she is "Soaring Towards the Heights of Her Pos sibilities." They included faith and service. She also described the Middle College Program at Bennett, consisting of 17-, 18 and 19-year olds who are still in the ninth grade. Half of the stu dents are teen mothers. "They were about to be left behind. Our young sisters were in trouble. Bennett College is now the place they will com plete their high school educa tion. They can then go directly in to Bennett College," Cole said: The Middle College Pro gram has a five-star day care center and each student is pro vided with a Bennett College big sister. Staff members from Bennett College came out to support the White Breakfast. Bea Perdue, director of development; Sandra Johnson-Walker ('86), director of alumnae affairs; and Jacque line Pollard, vice president - institutional advancement, offered remarks. Johnson-Walk er encouraged all in attendance to renew their commitment to Bennett College. The tradition of the White Breakfast was institutionalized at Bennett College around 1930 by President David D. Jones. He and Susie Jones wanted to estab lish lasting values for the stu dents. It usually occurred at Thanksgiving time because the students were on campus during this holiday. An entire day was devoted to this observance. The students rose early and hiked five miles to the County Home on Market Street, bearing gifts for the eld erly residents. Afterward, they returned to campus, dressed to the nines and went to Wilbur Steele Hall for breakfast. This version of the White Breakfast was observed until 1937. According to Gloria Wil son ('75), president of the Win ston-Salem chapter, this tradi tion was canceled during the fis cal year 1965-66 because the students went home for the holi day. However, it was modified and reinstituted as an alumnae weekend activity in 1976 during the golden anniversary of Ben nett as a college for women. Today, the White Breakfast is used by many alumnae chapters as a fund-raiser for their chap ters. Several alumni chapters were in the audience such as the St. Paul Alumni Chapter, Asheville, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem. There were also members of the National Alumnae Association in the audience. Gloria Wilson serves as recording secretary; Marilyn King, financial secretary; and Gwendelin Crawford, treasurer. 12 FREE MOVIES! Order the Digital Value Package today and get 12 FREE iControl movies- one each month* for a year! ? Access up to 280 channels ? Interactive Program Guide love cable ? FREE access to iControl ? FREE iControl Favorites ? 40 commercial-free music channels ? Local channels at ho additional cost With iControl you can start, stop, pause, fast forward and rewind selected programming. It's exclusive to Time Warner Cable, and you can't get it on satellite. Call 1 -866-TRIAD-TWCABLE today for a special offer! 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