New Day Newsletter Edition 1

A New Day Newsletter
- the dawn of a new day in aka -
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Kappa Iota Omega Chapter

First Quarter New Day Team
January - March 2021 Waynette Kimball, President
Shana Brown, Vice-President

Greetings From the PRESIDENT

Greetings,

It is a New Day! As we have embarked upon a new year in life, AKA and the Kappa Iota Omega Chapter, I am
pleased to be your 2021-2022 Chapter President. The Kappa Iota Omega chapter continues to accomplish much,
rendering services in rural areas and beyond. Although we are not a large chapter in numbers, our work and service
is powerful and with the work and dedication of each member, we will continue to leave our mark on all
communities and lives we touch.

I am pleased to etch my legacy in leadership of this chapter by naming my Executive Board and Leadership Team,
The New Day Team. Each member of this chapter is appreciated, and we welcome you to a New Day in AKA. I
encourage and charge you with accepting the challenge to be an active participating member. As we advance our
technological resources and continue programming under the platform, “Exemplifying Excellence Through
Sustainable Service”, it will take each of us to ensure some members are not carrying the weight alone. Each of us
has talents and gifts to offer to our sisters, chapter, and communities we serve.

Lastly, thank you again for your vote of confidence! It gives me great pleasure as I commit to streamlining processes
and the efficiency of procedures in our chapter as well as heightening collaborative efforts amongst other
organizations in our communities. Thanks to each of you for being a part of this New Day Team!

Sisterly Love,
Waynette JonTeele Kimball

Greetings From the VICE PRESIDENT

Welcome from the New Day Leadership Team!

It’s a New Day to shine, a New Day to be cordial to a Soror, and a New Day to share in some NEW and diverse
activities. We have had a wonderful three months of 2021 in the Kappa Iota Omega Chapter. Programs are the
HEART of our sorority and we are truly “Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable Service” with the programs
that you have sponsored thus far.

I am humbled and elated to serve as your Vice-President for the next two years. Leadership is about being of
service to others and helping to build teams that are willing to work on projects and initiatives so everyone can be
successful. Our President and I seek to pull and nurture those strengths and talents out of our sisters. We thank you
for stepping out of your shell to lead programs and committees. Good leadership is also contagious, and we hope
that as we travel this flight, the chapter will have the experience of a lifetime with great leadership and lots of
positivity. Your continued support is appreciated as we incorporate meaningful, effective and efficient new ideas
with the changing of times. The pandemic has not stopped our progress of moving forward, and we will continue to
strive to reach higher heights.

In closing, please continue to plan and execute great programs for us and the community. We must always
continue to grow and do more. I can’t wait to see what the next few months will hold for us. Keep the programs
coming!!!

Sisterly Love,
Shana Brown

Collaboration Efforts: Target 1
HBCU Information/Fun Facts and HBCU for Life: A Call to Action

HBCU attire was shared and Victor Solomon, a current student at NCA&T and
worn by chapter members and current Mister A&T and Mister HBCU, and Deion
participants during the below Warren, a graduate of Elizabeth City State University,
both made it past the Blind Auditions of The Voice,
Target programs. Season 20, March 2021. Both contestants chose

John Legend as their coach!

#CAP

Signature Program

#CAP held its 2021 Kick-Off
Event, titled “Let’s Chop It Up

With #CAP”. Students and
parents were invited to hear

about college application
processes, program

expectations and more. HBCU
tributes and The Arts!
Expressions were given.

Target 2: Women’s Healthcare and Wellness

The Kappa Iota Omega and Rho Tau Omega Chapters hosted a “Pink
Goes Red for Heart Health” Event. Cutina Warner, Certified Zumba

Instructor led Zumba, Line Dancing, and Yoga. Nurse Mia Terry
provided Heart Health Tips for all participants.

Mark Your
Calendar and

Join

Target 3:
Building Your

Economic
Legacy

Note: Please Invite
#CAP students
and other
community
members

Target 4: The Arts!
BLACK MALES MATTER

-Black History Program-

All program participants were young males from our communities. They rendered
prayer, HBCU information, poetic expressions, songs, and speech excerpts. Heart

Health tips for the Month of February were also shown to participants.



‘08 Cheers to Kamala

The Kappa Iota Omega Chapter, Courtesy/Social and Sisterly Relations Committee,
hosted the “08 Cheers to Soror Kamala” on January 14, 2021 in celebration of our
sorority sister, Kamala D. Harris, becoming the first female and woman of color to
hold the office of Vice President of the United States. Several neighboring chapters
were invited, and all chapter presidents rendered greetings. Over 100 sorority
members were present.

Joint Founders’ Day

Waynette Kimball, President, rendered
greetings on behalf of the Kappa Iota Omega
Chapter and Angela Randolph participated in
the virtual choir for the Joint Founders’ Day
Celebration, hosted by the Zeta Kappa Omega

Chapter. Sheena Jerman and Georgette
Kimball were Founders’ Day Program
representatives. Thank you to each chapter

member who participated.

February Chapter Meeting
In African Attire

Budding Roses
&

AKA Gents

68th Virtual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
Jennifer King-Congleton, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

Thank you for entrusting us to represent the chapter at our Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference.
- - Delegates Waynette Kimball, Shana Brown, Alfena McDonald, LaMeika Gupton, Angela Randolph, & Asja Hendricks

68th Virtual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
Jennifer King-Congleton, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2019-2020 CONGRATULATIONS On Your
Target 2: Women’s Healthcare and Nomination for the Margaret B. Moss
Wellness Committee Award (Outstanding Retired Graduate
Medium Chapter – Runner Up
Soror) – Georgette B. Kimball
68th Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
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Submitted by Angela Randolph, Chairman
Georgette Kimball, Co-Chairman Chapter Shoutouts to
Valencia Davis for representing the
CONGRATULATIONS to the Kappa Iota chapter on the 68th MARC Planning
Omega chapter on being recognized as Committee and Georgette Kimball for
one of the 2020-2021 Best of the Best representing the chapter on the 68th
Chapters in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
68th Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference MARC Awards Committee.









Leadership Development in Kappa Iota Omega

• New Day Leadership Team Meeting
• NEW! Kappa Iota Omega Sister Groups
• NEW! Technology Workshops

• Navigating ZOOM
• PowerPoint Basics
• Flyers and Publications

• “Welcome Home…to Kappa Iota Omega”
Workshop for Reactivated Members

• 68th Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

• Conference Participation
• Committee Representation
• Chapter Awards Submitted

• Mid-Atlantic Leadership Institute

• Representation in all 3 Tracks

Providing Unique Opportunities to Build Leaders!

Welcome Back Sisters

Congratulations on Your Reactivation and Welcome to Kappa Iota Omega!

On March 4, 2021, reactivating sorority
members were invited to a “Welcome Home…to

Kappa Iota Omega” reactivation information
session with the President, Vice President,

Membership Chairmen, and Chapter Hostess.

Porcher Bradley Shelly Harris Melkita King Ophelia Gould-Faison

Surprise!
Presidential Spotlights

Georgette LaMeika Shana

While you can still smell the roses - I will give you Planned and finalized a Target Program almost 3 months in advance You took the challenge and accepted the
flowers! Without you, there would be no me! - Kudos to you and your team. You have shown so much leadership! mission…You have truly helped me to see a
Thank you for helping me in this transition as You are on top of chapter emails before I can almost hit send. I am “New Day” on the horizon. I am so thankful for
President, paving the way to AKA and being a your leadership and constant reminder that we
great Mommy Soror. Your chapter hospitality grateful for your calls with questions of advice and accepting
and target program responsibilities are fulfilled encouragement. You are probably tired of hearing it, but one more stepped out to fulfill these positions for
reasons far larger than ourselves! This
to the max with sisterly welcomes and passion of time: “You’ve Got This!” leadership experience with you by my side has
Black History and the Arts! I could not ask for a taken flight to higher heights. It’s not #1 and
#2, its side by side and moving forward
better AKA mentor and legend. together. For these things and more, I am
Let’s get this #50!
grateful to call you my Madam VP!

Kappa Iota Omega Sister Groups
- Fostering Sisterhood Beyond the Service -

PEARLfect Beauties Sister Group
Lead Sister Breanna Campbell

“Pajama Jam”
Lead Sister Waynette Kimball

Kappa Iota Omega Sister Groups
- Fostering Sisterhood Beyond the Service -

Thank You from
Lead Sister Asja Hendricks

Sister Group Socials
Lead Sister Tenekquala Patterson

Kappa Iota Omega Sister Groups
- Fostering Sisterhood Beyond the Service -

“Sister, Sister - Sip & Paint” Vision Board Party
Lead Sister Porsche Moody -Sisterly Relations Committee-

JANUARY JANUARY
Bessie Piggott, Edna Williams, Lucille Anthony,
Kenyona Lewis, Sabrena Dewberry, Margaret FEBRUARY
Georgette Kimball
Putney, Angela Rowe, Alfena McDonald
MARCH
FEBRUARY Valencia Davis
Ophelia Gould-Faison, E. Marie Ivey, Dorothy Tiffanie Evans
Shelly Harris
Jordan, Geraldine Greene, Martha Paige, Waynette Kimball
Porsche Moody, LaMeika Gupton

MARCH
Susie Hodges, Melkita King, Gladys Walden

The New Day Team
Presents
GOOD NEWS

Tiffanie Evans and fiancé’ Darrien
Jerman purchased a new home! Tiffanie

has successfully completed the first
year of her PhD Program at Capella
University. She has also received the
Golden Apple Award at her school for
her hard work and dedication as a

Before School Counselor.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Kappa Iota Omega has another LEGACY! Chapter
Vice-President, Shana Brown is pleased to

announce her daughter, Nadia Pendergrass, former
Budding Rose and Debutante, is an AKA! Nadia is a
Senior, Therapeutic Recreational Science major at
Winston-Salem State University and plans to obtain

her master’s degree upon graduation. She is a
Gamma Lambda Chapter, Spring 2021 initiate!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Did You Know?

The Halifax Underground Railroad Committee
invites you to visit the Harriet Tubman: Journey to
Freedom Exhibit. It will be located at the Halifax
Historic Site, 25 St. David Street, Halifax, NC, March
3rd-April 18, 2021. While there, consider walking
the quarter mile Underground Railroad Trail which is

located within walking distance of the Halifax
Historic Site and it is one of three Network to

Freedom Sites in Halifax County.