Upsilon Omicron Omega Chapter - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

Thank you to Sister Pat for showing her support of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Black Dollar Days on this Pink Friday. During the month of June, we encourage all to Build Our Economic Wealth in numbers 💰💚. The theme of the week was to “Savor the Flavor” by supporting Black-owned businesses in the food and beverage industry.

She chose to drive up and support her son’s business Le Cache Dulcet — Coffee and Records Shop☕️💿. If you’re in the Richmond, VA area check them out.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Upsilon Omicron Omega Chapter - Enhance Our Environment Committee presents the annual “Clean the Bay Day” 🚮🧹this Saturday, June 7th. We will meet at Woodstock Park (5709 Providence Road) under the shelter. Please arrive by 8:45 for check-in, materials and instructions. Suggested materials to bring are work gloves, hat, water, bug spray or sunscreen. Please wear loose, light colored clothing and wear hard-sole/ closed-toe shoes (flip-flops & sandals are not appropriate at any of our sites for this cleanup). We hope to see you there💕💚!

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Upsilon Omicron Omega Chapter — Empower Our Families committee hosted our annual Mind Your Mind seminar with the topic “Caring for the Caregiver.”

Mrs. Crystal J. Jones, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Owner & CEO of Gateway Medical & Mental Healthcare, LLC gave a dynamic presentation on caregiver strain. She instructed us to replace the word “caregiver” with “servant”

We ended the seminar with this powerful quote. “There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.” -Rosalyn Carter

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Upsilon Omicron Omega Chapter — Uplift Our Local Community committee and Empower Our Families committee collaborated for Mental Health Awareness Walk to close out National Mental Health Awareness Month.

Uplift Our Local Community wanted to shed light on an amazing local organization that is powering to help those navigate through their mental health. Life’s Journey () seeks to service the Hampton Roads Area. Whether you are seeking individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, substance abuse treatment, or other mental health or wellness services, Life’s Journey is committed to helping you achieve all that you aspire to be on your road towards emotional health and wellness.

We sincerely thank everyone that joined together for this walk 👟💚

Join us as we partner with Life’s Journey for the Walk for Wellness as we journey together in support of mental health awareness☮️.
This is event will be Saturday, May 31st at 10:00am to end our observance of Mental Health Awareness month. This is a chance to come together as a community, support one another, and help break the stigma around mental health. Let’s walk for hope, promote open conversations, healing, and awareness.
We ask that you please wear GREEN – the color that symbolizes mental health awareness, new beginnings, and growth, which can represent the possibility of recovery and healing for those struggling with mental health. Together, we can make a difference—one step at a time👟.

🗣️Calling all GenNext Sisters to the floor, we got some here but we need some more!

Since Summer is here and it’s time to unwind, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® — Upsilon Omicron Omega Chapter GenNext Committee would like to extend a warm welcome for all the sorority members under 40 years old to join us for a Summer Kick Off Social. The attire is Pearls and Pumps ⚪️👠. Let’s Network and at a Black owned restaurant. We plan on an evening of connecting, strengthening sisterly bonds in our Tidewater cluster, and sharing information on how we can be the best future leaders for our organization.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®, Upsilon Omicron Omega Chapter had an impactful May chapter meeting.

We kicked it off with an Empower Our Families CHIPP packing party and created 90 bags to drop off to Lindenwood Elementary School using donations from our recent event 🧃🍿.

We honored May for National Mental Health Awareness month by wearing Green to show our support. Sister Tina led a Mindful Meditation moment exercise for us to unwind from the stressors in our own lives💚🧘🏾‍♀️☮️.

Sister Mona presented certificates to 31 chapter members who completed the four M.A.P.P. tracks for the Leadership Development Committee. This accounts for 1/3 of our chapter and we are challenging ourselves to 100% completion by Fall 2025 ✅📋.

Under the leadership of Sister Heidi, the Program Chair/CoChair Sister Squad showcased how we are committed to Strengthening Out Sisterhood by displaying their sashes with their respective Program targets🎽💕.

Enhance Our Environment hosted a Soles for Souls drop off in the meeting in which we donated shoes to DSW. In addition we simultaneously collected eyeglasses to donate to the Lion’s Club. Then, the boxes left over from the packing we broke down and made sure to recycle post-meeting 👟👠👓📦

And last but certainly not least, the Sisterly Relations honored the legacies in our chapter with a Jennifer Hudson show inspired tunnel parade💃🏽👯‍♀️.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® — Upsilon Omicron Omega Chapter attended the 10 year Anniversary Gala for G.I.R.L.S Club. Under the leadership of CEO, Chekesha White, G.I.R.L.S Club empowers (at-risk) teen girls to succeed in every area of life regardless of their family background, educational challenges or socio-economic status.

Our chapter partners with the organization to volunteer with the girls at Norview Middle School in Norfolk, VA to support our Youth Leadership Institute program. At the gala, we were able to donate over $1000 on the behalf of our chapter to support the continuation of this amazing non-profit. We hope to keep our partnership to help impact the next generation of young future leaders.