About Us

The Sensational Sigma Alpha Omega Chapter of Tifton, Ga. upholds the legacy of service, leadership, and empowerment established by our founders in 1908. Guided by the sorority’s core values, we strive to improve the quality of life in our communities through impactful programs, scholarship, and sisterhood.

In 1984, three dynamic women: Jennifer Ivey, Kim Ezekiel and Alice Parson, all members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority , Incorporated, Lambda Xi Omega Chapter of Thomasville, Georgia, had a Dream. That Dream was to one day have a chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in Tift County. It took a number of years, hard work and determination for the Dream to be realized.

The Lambda Xi Omega Chapter in Thomasville, GA supported the vision to establish the chapter in Tift County. In June 1987, seven additional members of Lambda Xi Omega: Joan P. Cobb, Gail Hightower, Veronica Graydon, Terry Graydon, Alma Taylor, Dorothene Taylor, and Eleanor B. Waller rolled up their pink  and green sleeves and joined the three visionaries in pursuing the Dream.

In 1988, ten other ladies: Tommie Faye Bateman, Brenda A. Holmes, Naomi Jenkins, Joan Marshall, Lavonia Mathis, Gloria Nichols, Edith Nixon, Jamaine Nixon, Betty Parson, and Sharlene Whitfield, who were members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., residing in the Tifton area joined the talented ten in pursuing the dream.

This group of “20” brave, gifted, and intelligent ladies are the December 3, 1989 Charter Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Sigma Alpha Omega Chapter.

Ivy’s Beyond the Wall:

Clara West

Alice Parson

Kim Johnson

Kecia Graves

Jamaine Nixon

Ruby Reddick

Brenda G. Ford Pratt