Iota Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Proudly Serving the Northwest MS Delta Since 1970
History of Iota Delta Omega Chapter
Chartering Members of Iota Delta Omega Chapter, 1970
Alma Brenda Grant, President * Christine McDaniel, Vice-President
Rosetta Watson Williams, Secretary * Rowena Y. Fielder, Assistant Secretary
Margueritte Palmer, Treasurer * Verdia Jones, Ivy Leaf Reporter
Jimmie Ann Sellers, Corresponding Secretary Maggie Alexander Bonds, Keeper of the Door
Clemontine Catchings, Chaplain * Addie Peterson, Hospitality Chairman
Evelyn Gooden, Dean of Pledges * Christine Curry, Business Manager
* Deceased
In 1969, a dedicated and energetic Alpha Kappa Alpha woman, Alma Brenda Winters Grant, initiated the movement that resulted in the chartering of a graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The interest group of fifteen women called themselves “The Circle of Alpha Kappa Alpha Women." Brenda Grant was selected as chairperson.
On December 5, 1970, “The Circle of Alpha Kappa Alpha Women" became Iota Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Ernestine Holloway, the 14th South Eastern Regional Director, performed the chartering ceremony and installed the officers. The ceremony was held at Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale. A celebration ball followed at the Mes Zenith Club in Marks, Mississippi, and the members of the new chapter were introduced to the public.
Iota Delta Omega Chapter in its efforts to strengthen leadership roles, and implement the sorority's programs, sponsored and participated in numerous activities. Members have attended national, regional, area, and leadership conferences. The local activities included Halloween parties for children, Back to School Jamboree for Coahoma Community College students, Easter Cheer for hospitals, donations to feeding programs and shelters, Sickle Cell Anemia Screening Sessions, Voter Registration Drives, and Tax Preparation Service Project (VITA). Other activities included Sisterhood Week, Founders' Day observances, "FASHIONETTA," Focus on the Arts and Black Heritage, Health Fairs, summer softball and T - Ball, Tutorial Programs, Cancer Crusade, Adopt-A -Family, Adopt- A Highway (Highway 61), the Foster Children's Christmas Party, and Mother's Day Recognition Luncheons.
Donations are made to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other organizations.
December 5, 2014, Iota Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated celebrated forty-four years of service in the Northwest Mississippi Delta. From 1969 until today, the Mississippi Delta and the northwest corner of Mississippi has never been the same.
