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January 2021

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chapter, this corner will highlight sorors who have
served as chapter Basilei, and who are current living AKA.AlphaKappaOmega
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Our 18 Supreme Basileus, #Excellence #AKOmega1928 #ServiceandSisterhood
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Soror Mattelia Bennett
Grays a native Houstonian, Chapter Programs
is the daughter of the late Soror Laura Rousseve Allen , Anti-Basileus of
Reverend and Mrs. A. B. Programs
Bennett. She was an honor lallen0604@gmail.com
713-528-6021
graduate at Booker T.
Washington High School. Chapter Operations
Soror Andrea Bonner, Anti-Basileus of Operations
She was initiated in Beta tootsie_aka@yahoo.com
Upsilon Chapter, Dillard University, New Orleans, 713-206-2494
Louisiana. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree Change of Address, E-mail, or not Receiving
from Dillard and a Master of Arts degree from the “The Jewel”
University of Michigan, both degrees with honors. Soror Mary Smith Johnson, Epistoleus
Soror Grays served as Basileus for three terms (1961 justmaryj@sbcglobal.net
-1964). Other offices held were Anti‐Basileus, Anti‐ 832-577-4019
Grammateus, Epistoleus, as well as chairman and Dues, Reactivation, Transfers, Golden/Silver/Life
member of numerous committees. She was also the Members
12 South Central Regional Director (1965–1969). Soror Rayya Carrington, Pecunious Grammateus
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rayya.carrington@gmail.com
346-971-7637
Highlights of Soror Grays Chapter Accomplishments: Death of a Soror or someone in a Soror’s immediate
• Hosted various cultural projects. family and/or information to be published in
• Lead health & social programs focused on mental “The Jewel”
illness. Soror Cherise Story, Basileus
• Collaborated on fundraising & events with the president@alphakappaomega.com
Houston Council of Greeks, Julia C. Hester House, 832-647-1017
and the National Council of Negro Women. Courtesies

• Contributed $500 to YWCA Expansion Drive. Soror Pamela Cormier, Hodegos
ilovebsc@sbcglobal.net
• Gave $1,000 to the Alley Theater Building Fund. 832-641-5312
We salute our 18 Supreme Basileus Grays for her Minutes of Chapter Meeting
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leadership in Alpha Kappa Omega! This is HERstory!
Soror Susan Bynam, Grammateus
Source: The chapter’s history book, “Celebrating Eighty-Five Years of susanb_aka@yahoo.com
Timeless Service Through Global Leadership.” 832-428-3908

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