On February 28, 1969, an interested group of Alpha Kappa Alpha women living in the Colorado Springs community, met for the purpose of establishing a graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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On November 14, 1970, after several months of planning and carrying out worthwhile activities, Iota Beta Omega was chartered. Jewel Freeman, Mid-Western Regional Director, presided over the ceremony held at the Broadmoor Hotel. After the chartering ceremony, Iota Beta Omega Chapter officers were elected.
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Those elected as chapter officers were: Vivian Arnold, President, Virginia Dews, Vice-President, Johnnie Martin, Secretary, Emma Lee Phoenix, Assistant Secretary, Marilyn Thomas, Treasurer, and Sophie Willie, Ivy Leaf Reporter.
Charter Members - The Visionaries
Vivian A. Arnold*
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Raella Brown
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Wilma Campbell
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Virginia Dews*
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Ecra Hill*
Minnie Ray Hunter
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Lillian Mallory
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Johnnie R. Martin*
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Mattie Murray
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Emma Lee Phoenix*
W. Juanita Roberts
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Doris Shannon
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Florence Simmons*
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Marilyn Thompson
Sophia Willie
Chapter Presidents - The Foundations of Leadership
Vivian A. Arnold*
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Lillian Mallory
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Mary Smith
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Betty Chambers
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Johnnie Martin*
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Bessie Dowdell
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Angela Stevens
Essie M. Bell*
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Whaletha Cullins*
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Mildred Guy*
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Carolyn Williams
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Gloria Johnson
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Danielle Summerville
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SiMona L. Johnson
Emma Lee Phoenix*
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Portia Vaughn*
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Stephanie Gant*
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Regina Baker
Tammy Pritchett
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Pandora Osler
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Sophie C. Sims
The 1972 Initiates - The Trailblazers
Athenia M. Bailey
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Whaleta Cullins*
Mildred Guy*
Carolyn Hunter
Virginia Fields
* deceased