PRESS RELEASES For Immediate Release: February, 16, 2021 For more information contact: Rhonda Harris: Publicity Chairman Rhonda.harris56@yahoo.com (816) 352-4615 Jacquie Easley McGhee: Publicity Co-Chairman jacquieeasley@aol.com Kelly Loeb: Publicity Co-Chairman kglaka@gmail.com Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Mid-Western Region, To Hold Virtual Conference through Host City Des Moines, Iowa Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, one of the nation’s oldest African American Greek Letter organizations, and the sorority of Vice President Kamala Harris, will host its 91st Mid-Western Regional Conference virtually on March 19-21, 2021. Over 1.000 diverse college-age and professional women from the States of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Iowa will arrive virtually on the North Bound Express and will be welcomed by the host chapters of Cluster C which includes Graduate Chapters, Alpha Iota Omega, Topeka, Ks.; Beta Kappa Omega, Wichita, Ks.; Iota Zeta Omega, Des Moines, Iowa; Mu Eta Omega, Junction City, Ks.; Mu Omega, Kansas City, Ks.; Tau Psi Omega, Iowa City, Iowa; Upsilon Rho Omega, Overland Park, Ks.; and Undergraduate Chapters, Delta, University of Kansas; Epsilon Alpha, Wichita State University; Epsilon Theta, University of Iowa; Eta Tau, Drake University/Iowa State University; Kappa Pi, Kansas State University; Upsilon, Washburn University. Mary Chapman will serve as conference chairman, Mildred Edwards and Tonia Blue will serve as co-chairmen. The conference theme “Northbound Express: Celebrating Our Spirit of Excellence” will capture the mission this organization has continued to achieve in service to communities across the country and abroad for 113 years. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated program platform, under the leadership of Dr. Glenda Glover, International President and CEO, “Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable Service” ℠., focuses on five target areas which aim to address critical issues that impact the quality of lives throughout the world . Target 1: Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) for Life: A Call to Action Target 2: Women’s Healthcare and Wellness Target 3: Building Your Economic Legacy Target 4: The Arts! Target 5: Global Impact Former Iowa native, Mrs. Twyla Woods-Buford, Mid-Western Regional Director, will preside over the 3 day virtual conference. Woods-Buford is a retired educator who spent 40 years in the Des Moines Iowa Public School System where she served as an Elementary
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