[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4252]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 HONORING ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED MU XI OMEGA CHAPTER

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 13, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
group of women who have shown what can be done through hard work, 
dedication and a desire to serve their community, Alpha Kappa Alpha 
Sorority, Incorporated Mu Xi Omega Chapter. The Alpha Kappa Alpha 
Sorority, Incorporated Mu Xi Omega Chapter has served the Warren County 
community through informational meetings, social and civic engagement.
  Known throughout the world for its programs of service, Alpha Kappa 
Alpha, Incorporated chartered the Mu Xi Omega Chapter as a beacon of 
service to the Vicksburg community on December 17, 1978 at Bethel 
A.M.E. Church. The Chapter has remained an active part of the community 
through its membership. Members can be found working on every level in 
the church, community, and other civic and professional arenas.
  Since 1988, the Chapter's signature program has hosted reading 
workshops and book distributions through a partnership with Reading is 
Fundamental. Additionally, the Mu Xi Omega Chapter hosts other 
community service projects on health and wellness. The members sponsor 
the Mu XI Omega Pearls Girl's Club as well as the Biennial Beautillion 
Presentation for young men. They also partner with organizations such 
as the American Cancer Society, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the 
American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association in 
addressing the needs of Warren County and supporting the Launching New 
Dimensions of Service platform. Mu XI Omega supports the sorority's 
national program through its many collaborative efforts with 
organizations in fulfillment of AKA Global Impact Days.
  On August 1, 2015 the Mu Xi Omega Chapter along with International 
President, Ms. Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson and South Eastern Regional 
Direction, Mrs. Mary B. Conner paid tribute to the only two national 
presidents that hailed from the State of Mississippi by unveiling a 
Marker in their honor. Both Bobbie Beatrix Scott and Ida L. Jackson 
hometown was the River City of Vicksburg. While serving in the capacity 
of National President they helped to expand AKA's current national 
program while establishing new programs to continue to effect social 
change on a national level. Jackson and Scott courageously led Alpha 
Kappa Alpha, Inc. during a time when women were considered inferior to 
men and certainly not intellectually equipped or sufficiently astute in 
business to run a major corporation. But these women defied the odds 
and helped to catapult the organization into even greater national 
prominence, allowing the voices of thousands of African American women 
to be heard on the national stage.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the Mu Xi 
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for its dedication to 
remaining a vital entity of public service in the Vicksburg Warren 
community.

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