Omaha Graduate Chapter 2022 Scholarship Application
Deadline - April 10, 2022
2022 SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION MATERIALS
Please keep this cover sheet for future reference.
BACKGROUND
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the oldest African American Sorority, was founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University, in Washington, D.C. The major purpose of the sorority is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of service to all mankind. The Omaha Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was organized in 1946 and fulfills the sorority’s purpose through local programs. Over the years, this chapter has awarded more than $350,000 in scholarships to deserving female African American students who graduated from Nebraska high schools.
ELIGIBILITY AND GENERAL INFORMATION
1.Applicants must be African American females.
2.Current full-time college students who graduated from a Nebraska high school, 2022 Nebraska high schoolgraduating seniors, or post-graduate students. Scholarships will be awarded to students that attend four-yearinstitutions.
3.Primary consideration for the scholarship is academic excellence. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of2.50 (C+ or better) on a 4.0 scale.
4.The amount of and number of scholarships available vary from year to year. Scholarship awards are madepayable directly to the recipient.
5.Attending an HBCU is not a general eligibility requirement for this scholarship. However, at least one of thescholarships awarded this year is exclusively available to a student who meets the above requirements and plansto attend (or currently attends) a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Scholarships will only beawarded to students that attend four-year institutions.
Note: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Omaha Graduate Chapter reserves the right to rescind scholarship awards in content in the application changes that affect the criteria. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, April 10, 2022The completed application must have a postmark or email date stamp designation between January 24, 2022 and April 10, 2022. ALL materials must be received by the deadline. A Notification of scholarship awards will be acknowledged by Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

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Delta Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
(Omaha Graduate Chapter)
In 1946, the graduate chapter of Delta Epsilon Omega was chartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The charter members were Maurice Patterson, Ruth Solomon, Geneva Burney, Robbie Turner Davis, Gladys Ervin, Melba Faucett, Thelma Hancock, Rowena Jones, Marjorie Moore and Mendota Mosley.
Delta Epsilon Omega currently has one Diamond member with 75 years of service to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Ruth Thomas. There are three Pearl members with 65 years or service and two Golden members with 50 years of service. Gamma Beta (Undergraduate Chapter) was chartered in Omaha, Nebraska in 1940. The chartering members were Thelma Hancock, Evelyn Murray, Rowena Jones, Bernice Grice, Robbie Turner Davis, Eva Mae Stewart and Ora Lee Britt. Gamma Beta is the undergraduate chapter sponsored by the graduate chapter, Delta Epsilon Omega. To learn more about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. click HERE. To learn more about the Magnificent Midwestern Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. click HERE. 2022 Omaha Graduate Chapter Officers:
President - Shereece Dendy-Sanders Vice President - Treyla Lee Secretary - Tylonda L Sanders Corresponding Secretary - LaTricia Harris Financial Secretary - Anita Johnson Treasurer - Cathy Williams Sergeant at Arms - Teena Foster-Smith Ivy Leaf Reporter - Patricia Tooles-Dyer Parliamentarian - Ashley Turner Graduate Advisor - Connie Lee Elmore |
DIAMOND MEMBER RUTH THOMAS
Member since 1942 |
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