Ivy Times March 2026 by akaaxo

Greetings,Sorors, WelcometoMarch!Asweembracethestartofanew month,thepromiseofspringfillstheairwith anticipationforbloomingflowers,warmerdays,and renewedenergy.Thisseasonisawonderfulreminder ofgrowth andnewbeginnings,bothinnatureandin ourownlives.

MarchisWomen’sHistoryMonth,andwecelebrateand supportalloursorors,especiallyourwomenentrepreneurs Ifyouareabusinessowner,please letusknowsothatwe cancontinuetosupportyouand yourbusiness.Duringthis month,let’staketimetohonortheachievementsand contributionsofwomenthroughouthistoryandwithinin ourownchapter Yourdedication,passion,andleadershipinspireusalltoreachhigher andsupportoneanotherineveryendeavor.

Together,wecancontinuemakinga positiveimpactonourcommunityandbeyond. AswecelebratethemonthofMarch,wealsowanttorecognizeandhonoroursororswith birthdaysandAKAversaries.Wewisheachofyoujoy,love,andmemorablemomentsasyou markthesespecialmilestones.Maytheyearaheadbefilledwithhappiness,health,and continuedsisterhood.

PleasewatchfortheupcomingRoseNotesforinformationregardingthecandidatesfor SouthCentralRegionalDirector,FirstSupremeAnti-Basileus,SupremeGrammateus, a andSupremeTamiouchos astheypresenttheirplatformstoourChaptermembers.

MarkyourcalendarforthefirstinstallmentoftheCandidate SpeakerSeries:MeettheCandidates. SisterlyinService, SororJacquelineAnderson-Vaughn Basileus

Marchisasignificantmonthforourchapteraswe observeWomen’sHistoryMonth,honorthe remarkablewomenwhopavedtheway,andreaffirm ourcommitmenttoservinganduplifitingour communities.

AswepreparefortheupcomingTexasPrimarieson March3,theAdvocateforSocialJusticeCommittee remindsusthatcivicengagementisessential.Your presencematters,yourparticipationmatters,andyour voicetrulymakesadifference.

Withthearrivalofdaylightsavingstime,wewelcomebrighterdays,warmerweather, andrenewedopportunitiestoserve.TheEnhanceOurEnvironmentCommitteewill “letthediggingbegin”onMarch21atThurgoodMarshallParkasourtreeplanting effortsgetunderway.

TheLeadershipDevelopmentCommitteeinvitesyoutojointhemonMarch22for KnowBeforeYouGo,apreparationsessionforthe94thSouthCentralRegional ConferenceinShreveport,takingplaceMarch26–29. Iencourageyoutovisitthe

SignUpGenius(2026-2027CommitteeSign-Up)foropportunitiestoserve,as severalcommitteesstillhaveopenings.

Pleaseremembertocheckthechaptercalendarfor CHIPPpacking,YLImodules,additionalleadership trainingsessions,andmomentsdesignedto strengthenoursisterhood.

Marchisofficallyhere,bringingthefirstbreathof springandawholelotofmomentumforour Chapter.

AhugeroundofapplausegoestoourSocialMedia Committee!TheFounders’Dayrolloutwas nothingshortofspectacular.Youcapturedthe heartofourhistoryandshareditwithsuch creativityandflair.Ifyouhaven’tseentheposts yet,pleaseheadovertoourpagesandshowthem somelove!

HeadingtotheSouthCentralRegionalConference? We’vegotyourride covered!TheTransportationCommitteehasorganizedacharterbustoensure wearriveinstyle,together,andstress-free.

TheDetails:

Schedule:DepartingThursdayandreturningSunday.

(Departurelocationpending)

Cost:$6000roundtrip

ThePerks:10/10convenience notrafficstress,justsisterhood andsnacks.

ActionRequired:Tosecureyouseatplease

headovertoWildApricotandusethepaymentlink provided.Thesespotstendtogofast,sodon’twait!

CONTINUING THE LEGACY

MississippiHealthProject

TheMississippiHealthProjectwasapioneeringpublichealthinitiativelaunchedin1935byAlpha KappaAlphaSorority,incorporated®toaddresstheseverelackofmedicalcareforAfricanAmerican familiesintheruralMississippiDelta.DuringtheGreatDepression,limitedaccesstohospitalsand segregatedhealthcaresystemsleftthousandswithoutpropertreatment.UndertheleadershipofIdaL. JacksonandMedicalDirectorDorothyCelesteBouldingFerebee,sororitysmembersorganizedmobile clinics that traveled to remote communities. Volunteer doctors, nurses, and sorors provided immunizations,physicalexaminations,prenatalcare,nutritionalguidance,andtreatmentforinfectious diseases.Atitsheight,theProjectservednearly 15,000childrenandfamiliesbetween1935and1941. Recognizednationallyforitsimpact,theinitiativebecameapowerfulexampleofservice,advocacy,and health equity. The Mississippi Health Project remains one of the sorority’s most historic and transformativepublichealthefforts.

LinkedIn,GroupMe,etc.).TheSororCodeofEthicsandSocialMediaPolicyGuidelines areexcellentguidestofollowwhenusingelectronicandsocialmedia.

Screenshots,photographs,andinformationdiscussed,presented,ordisplayedduring plenarysessionsofconferences,chaptermeetings,committeemeetings,rituals,orother closedsororityeventsshouldnotbeposted.

Itisimportantthatsocialmediaplatformsareusedtopositivelypresent,reinforceanduphold thereputation,brand,andintegrityoftheSorority.

Reactivated Sorors ReactivatedSorors

WelcomeOur2026ReactivatingSorors

Weareexcitedtowelcomeour2026reactivatingsororsbacktoactivesisterhoodandservice. Theirreturnreflectsarenewedcommitmenttotheprinciplesthatuniteusandthelifelong bondweshare.Eachsororbringsvaluableexperiences,freshperspective,andheartfelt dedicationthatwillstrengthenourchapterinmeaningfulways.

Asyouviewtheirheadshotsandreadtheirbios,wecelebratethejourneysthathaveshaped themandthepassionthathasledthembackhome.Reactivationisapowerfulreminderthat sisterhoodisenduring,andtogether,wecontinuetogrow,serve,andshinewithpurpose.

Ja'Mes Atkins

·Initiationyearandchapter:Fall2014,XiPsi

·Schoolorcity:TexasA&MUniversity

·Profession:EarlyCareers-CampusRecruiter

Funfact:Iamasourdoughfanatic,andIhavemyown sourdoughstarternamedSylvia

Leah Nevels Williams

·Initiationyearandchapter:2001,AlphaXiOmega

·Schoolorcity:FloridaA&MUniversity,undergraduate; TexasA&MUniversitygraduate

·Profession:AssistantPrincipal

Reactivated Sorors ReactivatedSorors

Lindsey Thomas

·Initiationyearandchapter:KappaTauSpring,2018

·Schoolorcity:UniversityofWestGeorgia

·Profession:BrandMarketingManager

Funfact:I’mcurrentlytrainingtobecomeacycling instructor!

·Initiationyearandchapter:Fall2005,AlphaXiOmega Chapter

·Schoolorcity:Iearnedmybachelor’sdegreefromTexas A&MUniversity,CommerceinSpring2003

·Profession:IcurrentlyworkfortheDepartmentofTreasury. Funfact:AfunfactaboutmeisthatIlovemovies, everythingfromclassicstopresent-dayfilmsandIalsoenjoy astronomy.

Zaria Lucas

·InitiationYear&Chapter:BetaEpsilon,Spring2021–22Klub

·SchoolorCity: UniversityofLouisville,BSinCommunications, concentratinginMarketing-May2022;BellarmineUniversity,MBA, concentratinginBusinessAnalytics-May2025;LouisianaStateUniversity, MSinIndustrialEngineering,concentratinginHealthcareEngineeringand Analytics-CurrentCandidate(ExpectedAugust2026)

·Profession:DigitalSolutionsProcessAnalyst-CHRISTUSHealth FunFact:I’moriginallyfromLouisville,KYandrecentlyrelocatedtoDallas inJanuary2025.Iplayedthefluteforfiveyearsandenjoycookingand tryingnewrecipes.

Marie Wilson

MentoringCommittee

BetheMentor.MaketheImpact

AlphaXiOmegaChapterSorors,weneedYOU!Asourchaptercontinuestogrow, sodoestheneedfordedicatedmentorsreadytopourintoSororswhoare reactivated,transferring,partofGenerationNext,andourbelovedAlphaTeam.

Ifyouhavefiveormoreyearsinthechapterandaheartforsisterlyservice, wewarmlyinviteyoutojoinourmentoringteam.

ContactGoldenSororReginaJones,MentoringChairman,orSororDionneWinn, MentoringChairman,ifyouarereadytospreadlove,wisdom,andguidance.

HealthCommittee

MarchHealthNote

ColorectalcanceristheseconddeadliestcancerintheUnitedStates.Yetit'shighly preventablewithscreening.

Screeningcanfindthewarningsignsofcolonandrectalcancer,soyoucantake actiontostopthedisease.

Screeningcanalsofindcolorectalcancerearly,whentreatmentismosteffective. GetScreeningRecommendation(thisleadstoquiz).

Actions

Screeningatage45.

WearblueMarch7toincreaseawarenessandhonorthoseaffectedbythedisease Reduceriskofcolorectalcancer

SupportingWomen’sEntrepreneur

CelebratingtheWomanEntrepreneur

WomanEntrepreneur–ReshapingtheLandscapeofBusiness Reshapingwithvision,resilience,andpurpose.Todaywecelebratethe power,brilliance,andimpactofwomenentrepreneurswhoarenotjust buildingbusinesses,theyaretransformingcommunitiesandredefining whatleadershiplookslike.Thepurposeofawomanentrepreneurisfar greaterthansimplystartingabusiness.Itisaboutempowerment, transformation,andleadership.

Throughtheirbusinesses,womencreate:

EconomicIndependence

Entrepreneurshipisapathwaytofinancialautonomy,building wealthonyourowntermsandcreatingopportunitiesforfuture generations.

ProblemSolvingwithPurpose

Womenoftenbuildbusinessesrootedinempathy,livedexperience, andadeepunderstandingofcommunityneeds.Theirinnovationis drivenbyimpact.

StrengtheningCommunities

Womenconsistentlyreinvestintotheirfamilies,neighborhoods, andlocaleconomies,multiplyingopportunityandgrowth.

BuildingLegacy&Influence

Entrepreneurshipallowswomentocreatesomethingthatlasts, whetherit’safamilyenterprise,asocialimpactorganization,ora globalbrand.Itbecomesalegacyofleadershipandpossibility. Womenentrepreneursarevisionaries. Theyarebuilders. Theyarechangeagents. Andtheirpresenceinbusinessisnotjustvaluable,itisessential.

SupportingWomen’sEntrepreneur

Ifyouareawomanentrepreneur,clickhereandregistertoday.

Let’scontinuetobuild,connect,andelevatetogether. Here’stotheWomanEntrepreneurreshapingtheworldwithcourageand purpose.

Women’sPhoto with MadamBasileus

Sororsfromourchapterwho,likemanyofus,balanceleadershipandservice intheircareersandintheirpersonallives.Amongthemaresomeofthechapter’s entrepreneurs,buildingandmaintaing businesseswhileupliftingothers. Theyallembodythestrengthofwomenupliftingwomenandtheenduring impacthonoredduringWomen’sHistoryMonth.

SouthernMethodist

KappaMuChapter

Aswecontinuetoinvestineducation, sisterliness,andcommunity engagement,weremainfocusedon creatingalastingimpact.

Ja’NiahCooperandJordan RiversattendedtheAssociation ofFraternal&LeadershipValues ConferenceinIndianapolis,IN. SororGraceBurnowasa featuredspeakeratSMU’sUnity CircleasthePresidentofthe AssociationofBlackStudents. KappaMucollaboratedwith HearttoHearttohosta lifesavingCPRandAED trainingclass.

Universityof NorthTexas

EpsilonMu

EpsilonMuhasbeenonthego!With400+ servicehourscompleted,animpactfulsocial actioneventeducatingstudentsonknowing andhandlingtheirrights,andhostingPink GoesRed,thesesororscontinuetoleadwith excellenceandpurpose.Clickheretoview theirdynamicslidepresentation.

GradAdvisor:SororSherrieJackson

GradAdvisor:SororVelenaMcRae