Est. 1983
Chapter History
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® · Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
Our Beginning
Chartered in 1983
Omicron Alpha Omega was chartered in Holly Springs by nineteen women whose names the chapter still reads aloud.
Charter Date
December 11, 1983
Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
Regional Affiliation
South Eastern Region
Regional Director: Esther B. Rigsby
Undergraduate Sponsorship
Theta Upsilon Chapter
Rust College · Chartered May 4, 1974
With Gratitude
Visionary Leaders
Mrs. Moyese H. Dowsing
Mrs. Genevieve Gordon
Dr. Wonso W. Hayes
Mrs. Christine L. Ratcliff
December 11, 1983
Our Charter Members
The nineteen sorors who founded Omicron Alpha Omega Chapter.
- Norvel Adams
- Vera Alexander
- Brenda Allen
- Joyce D. Bradley
- Dale E. Cooper
- Evelyn Cunningham Thighpen
- Sweetie Pegues Dawkins
- Moyese H. Dowsing
- Genevieve Gordon
- Izolar Harper
- Wonso W. Hayes
- Delvisean Milan
- Lesia Minor
- Barbara N. Moore
- Gladys Payne
- Christine L. Ratcliff
- Lurlean Shelton
- Darlene Wilkins
- Marie A. Wiseman
The Line
Chapter Presidents
1st
Moyese H. Dowsing
2nd
Wonso W. Hayes
3rd
Evelyn Cunningham
4th
Christine L. Ratcliff
5th
Belinda Sims Hollowell
6th
Adriana M. Patton
10th · Current
Shirley C. Byers
2025-2027
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