Zeta Omega Omega Charter Members
Chapter History
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Helen B. Stafford, a resident of Tacoma, Washington, was an active member of Delta Upsilon Omega Chapter in Seattle, Washington and enjoyed being a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. For approximately four years, she and 5 other sorors faithfully attended the Chapter’s Business Meetings in Seattle, because they wanted to continue their membership with a graduate chapter since there was not an AKA Chapter in Tacoma.
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During that time, these 6 women decided to form a graduate chapter in Tacoma, Washington. After searching far and wide in Tacoma, Pierce County, and all the military bases, this group, led by Helen B. Stafford, was able to find 6 other sorors to charter a graduate chapter.
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Charter Members
Leila Frederick Cornwell (Allen) Minnie Gilbert Elmore
Marie J. Ginn (Lindsey)
Dorothy B. Haynes
Marye T. Jackson
Allie Jones
Cornelia B. Lasley
Lorena McLauren
Audrey Appling Russell
Helen B. Stafford
Thelma Ward Tyree
Jennie Howard Washington
With the support of Delta Upsilon Omega chapter, these 12 women: Leila Frederick Cornwell (Allen), Minnie Gilbert Elmore, Marie J. Ginn (Lindsey), Dorothy B. Haynes, Marye T. Jackson, Allie Jones, Cornelia B. Lasley, Lorena McLauren, Audrey Appling Russell, Helen B. Stafford, Thelma Ward Tyree, and Jennie Howard Washington, submitted the application for their chapter and waited patiently.
Finally, the approval came, and on February 23, 1957, Far Western Regional Director Mary P. King chartered Zeta Omega Omega Chapter in Tacoma, Washington.
ZETA OMEGA OMEGA HISTORY
"Working For All Mankind"
A Distinct Identity
Chapter Presidents
Marie Ginn Lindsey 1956 - 1957
Helen B. Stafford 1958 - 1959
Marye Tom Jackson 1960 – 1961
Cornelia Lasley 1961 – 1965
Yvonne Thomas 1966 -
Marie Ginn Lindsey 1966 – 1967
Claudia Thomas 1968 - 1971
Bettye Clanton 1972 - 1975
Audrey Russell 1976 – 1979
Charlyne Monroe 1980 - 1981
Claudia Thomas 1982 - 1983
Constance Lassiter 1984 - 1985
Bil Moss 1986 - 1987
Rossalind Woodhouse 1988 - 1989
Daisy Stallworth 1990 - 1993
Lorraine Rose Drayton 1994 – 1995
Yolanda Bailey 1996 - 1997
Fannie Kelley 1998 - 1999
Lorraine Rose Drayton 2000 - 2001
Regina Glenn 2002 - 2003
Lisa Boyd 2004 - 2005
Carolyn Patton 2006 - 2007
Sheila Copeland 2008 - 2009
Carrie Wade Nurse 2010 - 2011
Helen Henderson 2012 - 2015
Fannie Kelley 2016 - 2017
Iris Williams West 2018 - 2019
Sharon Freeman 2019 - 2021
Naomi Truitt 2022 – 7/2022
Stephanie Croom Williams 7/2022 -
Zeta Omega Omega Chapter members are driven by a single goal; we do our part to make the world a better place by fostering lasting and productive relationships and making positive impacts in all our endeavors.
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Three public schools are named after education leaders who were members of Zeta Omega Omega Chapter, they are Helen B. Stafford, Dr. Claudia Thomas, and Dr. Delores Silas. We have an elementary, middle school, and high school named after these Sorors.