Charter Members

Discover the remarkable legacy of the 20 luminary women who founded Xi Omega Chapter in 1923, establishing Alpha Kappa Alpha’s first graduate chapter in Washington, D.C. Learn about their pioneering spirit and commitment to service and scholarship.

Harriet B. Allen

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Norma C. Bacchus

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Norma E. Boyd

Founder/Incorporator

Ruth Brinkley

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Julia E. Brooks

International Treasurer

Bernice B. Brown

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Carolyn Calloway

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Ruth Weatherless Cook

International Recording Secretary

Adelaide Cook Daly

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Ethel C. Harris Grubbs

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Lucy M. Holmes

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Bessie Stevenson Pinner

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Irene Miller Reid

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Jessie Hailstock Roy

Editor of the Ivy Leaf

B. Beatrix Scott

5th International President

Mae S. Hundley Skinner

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Carrie E. Snowden

Founder

Gladys Tolliver

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Cornelia Ward

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Ethel Wilkinson

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