Welcome to the online home of the Lambda Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. We hope that you will find this to be a useful resource in finding out more information about our chapter as well as other local and national online resources for those living in the Hall County, Georgia area. Please take a moment to register your visit in our online guest book. Please check our online calendar for upcoming community events hosted by Lambda Iota Omega as well as those we will be supporting in the area. If you have any questions about this website, please email our Webmaster by clicking here.

January

January 30th - Lambda Iota Omega will host their 2nd annual Teen Summit for Young Ladies in the Evening & Weekend Lounge at Brenau University from 9AM-7PM. The theme for the summit will be "A Promise to Protect My Mind, My Body and My Future". Discussion forums on various relevant topics for young women today will include effective communication, your virtual image and protecting yourself and friends. This event is specially designed for High School Girls ages 15-19 years old. To RSVP and recieve agenda and required forms, email programs@akalio.org by January 27, 2010. Space is limited so sign up today!

To download a flyer for this event, click here.

February 18th - Lambda Iota Omega in conjuction with Brenau University is sponsoring Diane Nash: The Story of the Freedom Riders. The event will take place at Brenau University's Pearce Auditorium from 7:00PM-8:00PM. The Freedom Riders were a group of college students who decided to speak out against the ban for interstate traveling not being integrated. Nash is going to give an account of the events that led up to such a powerful movement. After her presentation, there will be a time for question and answers. For more information please email programs@akalio.org

February 27th - For Members Only - Join Lambda Iota Omega and Rho Eta Chapters as we celebrate 102 Years of service at the Hall County Founders' Day Celebration at the Hilton Garden Inn in Gainesville, GA. Tickets are just $20. To RSVP email programs@akalio.org by February 15, 2010. Attire is Dress or Suit (No pants). This event is for Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ONLY!

To download a flyer for this event, click here.

March 27th - Lambda Iota Omega will host speaker, author and homeless advocate Laverne M. Ballard at Spout Springs Library at 2:00PM in Flowery Branch, GA. Mrs. Ballard will talk about her experiences as a homeless child living on the streets with her mentally disabled mother and how her life experiences have shaped in the successful wife, mother and community leader that she has become today. The event will conclude with a signing for her book ?God Bless the Child?.

For more information on Mrs. Ballard, please visit her website at www.laverneballard.com.

Lambda Iota Omega is now accepting applications for our Young Scholars and Teen Spirit Scholarship programs. Deadlines are fast approaching so get your applications in ASAP. For more information or to download the applications, please visit our Scholarships page.