The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. celebrates 117 years of sisterhood

By Felecia Piggott-Long, PhD Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.© was chartered on February 14, 1924. The chapter members, having just celebrated the centennial in 2024, is the oldest graduate chapter in the state of North Carolina. However, 2025 marks 117 years of “Service to All Mankind,” as the first sorority created for African American educated women on Jan. 15, 1908, at Howard University. More than 150 members of the Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.© gathered at Simply Sonya’s Restaurant and Lounge, a soul food venue, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, to celebrate Founder’s Day.  Also the ladies wanted to reclaim members of the organization who are now inactive or have relocated, and to turn in donations for the Martin Luther King Day of Service.   Entertainment during the evening took various forms. The atmosphere was pulsing with the musical sounds of DJ Toney Tone as he blasted familiar R & B sounds and hip-hop soul tunes that were sure to make you bust a move.  Others won prizes by participating in the AKA Sorority Phi Omega BINGO game based on historical facts about the organization. Others won prizes by participating in the Sorority Scavenger...