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Below is the story of the Significant South Atlantic Region.
Genesis:The original South Atlantic Region was composed of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Constitutional amendment for separation from the South Eastern Region into a new South Atlantic Region was voted at the 1953 Boule´ in St. Louis, Missouri. The South Eastern Region at the time of the realignment, because of size, was composed on Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Regional Directors, who have served, at onetime or the other with this area have been sorors: Maude Brown Porter, Carolyn Blanton, C. Russell Harris, Portia Trenholm, Collye L. Riley, Arnetta G. Wallace, Mayme E. Williams, and A. Cathryn Johnson (listed in order). Soror A. Cathryn Johnson, then of Atlanta, Georgia, became the new South Atlantic Regional Director. She had been elected South Eastern director when it was voted the region was too large. Soror Lois Daniels of Nashville, Tennessee, was appointed to lead the South Eastern region. Historic First:To facilitate change in the new alignment, Soror Johnson requested permission to plan together to have the first regional a joint session. This was a historic first that worked well. The two regional directors shared presiding at this well planned conference. The joint session was held at Alabama A. and M. College, Normal, Alabama, April 15-18, 1954. Hostess chapter was Epsilon Gamma Omega. The new South Atlantic Region was composed of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Notwithstanding the realignment of chapters, growth continued to afford the South Atlantic the distinction of being the largest region within Alpha Kappa Alpha. The First Report:The first South Atlantic Regional report to the Boule´ was made at Nashville, Tennessee, December 1954 by Soror Johnson. She reported the following: “The new Undergraduate Cup was named ‘The Mayme E. Williams Cup’” for the former South Eastern Regional Director. The cup was awarded to Gamma Tau Chapter, Bethune Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida. The Graduate Cup was named ‘The Marie Woolfolk Taylor Cup’ for the founder. The cup was awarded to Delta Omicron Omega Chapter, Orlando, Florida.” (Minutes 1954 Boule´). Directors who succeeded Soror Johnson have been Soror Georgia Schank appointed to complete her term. She was elected in 1958 and became an Ivy Beyond the Wall, April 29, 1959, while serving her term. Supreme Basileus, Soror Marjorie H. Parker, requested Soror Mayme E. Williams to serve in a brief holding position, until the appointment of Soror Sujette F. Crank as the Regional Director. Soror Crank was later elected by the region. The South Atlantic Regional Directors:
*Ivy beyond the Wall
Source: South Atlantic Region, Our History, Alpha Kappa Alpha, 1953-1978 Source: “The Past of Prologue, 1908 – 1999, The History of Alpha Kappa Alpha” Source: Interview with Soror Ella Springs Jones, August 2006 Source: Interview with Soror Irene Westbrooks McCollom, August 2006 Source: Interview with Soror Norma Solomon White, August 2006 |
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