2024 Standing and Ad Hoc Committee chairmen. 

History

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 15, 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is an international sorority, which includes a diversity of college educated women.

In 1978 an interest group was formed with Natalie Hart Merritt serving as the interest group president.  Nu Zeta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was chartered on April 19, 1980.  The ceremony was held at the Holiday Inn in Waldorf, Maryland.  Officiators for the ceremony were Mrs. Nellie Gaylord, the North Atlantic Regional Director and assistant Mrs. Aletha Elps, Graduate Advisor from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Mrs. Eva Chesley was elected as the first president of the newly chartered chapter.  There were twenty –three chartered members.

BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: LANNIE MOREHEAD, ANNIE BLOUNT, BEVERLY HART, LILLIAN T. ESTEP, CATHERINE D. WEBB, ELOISE BROADNEAUX*, ELVIRA BARNES*, NELLIE G. CARTER*, MILDRED GREEN, ANNIE BARBOUR, J. CECELIA SPINKS*, MARY C. WADE*, M. JANE SHORT.

FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: SANDRA MATTHEWS, SARAH KANE, EVA CHESLEY*, SEPTEMBER S. SWANN (PALMER), LESSIE M. WILSON (GIBSON), CARMELLA DAVIS WATKINS, MARY BURROGHS (CHRISTIAN), NATALIE MERRITT (HART), ANNIE GARRETT, ANN E. THOMPSON*

* DECEASED

Since the beginning, the program goals of the national organization of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. have been deeply engrained in the heart and soul of  the Nu Zeta Omega Chapter.  Ever mindful of the high standards set at the National level, this Chapter has gained prominence and recognition throughout Southern Maryland and the North Atlantic Region.

In 2007 and 2003, Nu Zeta Omega Chapter was awarded “The Community Excellence Award” by the Achievement Initiative for Maryland’s Minority  Students, Maryland State Department of Education.  The Chapter has been recognized at least seven times during Regional Conventions as the “Outstanding   Small Chapter” in the North Atlantic Region.  A number of individual members have been recognized and received awards for outstanding service and accomplishments at the local, regional and national levels.

Nu Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has built and maintains an outstanding reputation.  The Chapter continues to strive to be an educational, economic, cultural, and social asset to the citizens and communities of Southern Maryland.

Denise Barnes, Carmella Davis Watkins, Mary L. Wade

Eva Chesley*, 1980-1985

J. Cecelia Spinks* , 1986-1989

Mary L. Wade, 1990-1993

Carmella Davis Watkins, 1994-1997

Amelia Turner* 1998-2001

Miriam Y. Matthews, 2002-2005 ; 2010-2013

Natalie Hart, 2014-2017

Denise Barnes, 2006-2009; 2018-2021

Andrea Henderson, 2022 - 2023

* Deceased

President - Kristia Watkins, (president@aka-nzomega.org)

1st Vice President - Karleshia Dorsey, (firstvicepresident@aka-nzomega.org)

2nd Vice President -Tyra Plater, (membership@aka-nzomega.org)

Recording Secretary - Starlisha Anderson, (recordingsecretary@aka-nzomega.org)

Assistant Secretary - Jacqueline Gray, (recordingsecretary@aka-nzomega.org)

Financial Secretary - Kelly Cobbs (financialsecretary@aka-nzomega.org)

Assistant Financial Secretary - Tamera Davis, (financialsecretary@aka-nzomega.org)

Corresponding Secretary -Arryelle Thomas, (correspondence@aka-nzomega.org)

Treasurer - Faith Cooper (treasurer@aka-nzomega.org)

Hostess - Arin Bonner, (hostess@aka-nzomega.org)

Sergeant At Arms - Rochelle Savoy, (sergeant-at-arms@aka-nzomega.org)

Historian - Denise Barnes, (historian@aka-nzomega.org)

Ivy Leaf Reporter - Laura Dunk, (ivyleafreporter@aka-nzomega.org)

Parliamentarian - Candi Alfred, (parliamentarian@aka-nzomega.org)

Chaplain - Lola Scott, (chaplain@aka-nzomega.org)

Member-At-Large - Sandra Barnes (member-at-large@aka-nzomega.org)