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Our History For many years, the Alpha Kappa Alpha members in
Warner Robins had often spoken of starting their own local chapter. Several of them were members of Gamma
Pi Omega Chapter in Ft. Valley, GA and had been very active with this chapter for a number of years. After
much networking in May and June of 1988, the first Interest Group pre-planning meeting was held. During
the next meeting held on August 1, 1988, officers were elected, a name for the Interest Group, “World Changers on the
Move” was selected and standing committees were adopted. At the close of this initial meeting, all
of the ladies vowed to contact other members in the area while continuing to work with Mrs. Frederica S. Wilson,
the 11th South-Atlantic Regional Director and Mrs. Jasmine Ellis, Cluster V Coordinator and President of Gamma Pi
Omega Chapter. “World Changers on the Move” was extremely active in providing service projects
for the community.
In 1989, the membership grew from nineteen members to twenty-four members and then to thirty-four members for chartering. After meeting with Mrs. Wilson in October, she enthusiastically agreed to grant the group a charter within the next few months. On January 20, 1990 in the McIntyre Room at the Warner Robins Recreation Center, “World Changers on the Move” was chartered as Sigma Epsilon Omega Chapter. Through the years under the leadership of former presidents Shirlyn Johnson-Granville, Kathy B. Hill, Joe Ann Denning, Carolyn Jackson, Karen Doctor-Gadsden, Renee Brown Reese and now LaTanga Allen-Felder, Sigma Epsilon Omega has continued the Alpha Kappa Alpha tradition of service to all mankind/the Middle Georgia community through its many programs and activities. ~ SEO Legends ~
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~ Charter Officers ~
Pictured left to right: (seated) Lori Hill, Lisa Smith, Brenda Hopson, Kathy Hill, Frederica S. Wilson (South-Atlantic Regional Director), Carolyn Jackson and Felicia Meadows (standing) Joe Ann Denning, Vermell (McIntyre) Leslie, Shirlyn Johnson-Granville, Jean Draper, Florence Mitchell, Mamie Johnson, Jaki Scott and Virgie Harris ~ Charter Members ~
Seated left to right: Carolyn Jackson,
Shirlyn Johnson-Granville, Frederica S. Wilson (South-Atlantic Regional Director), Venetta Taylor, Kathy Hill and Birdie Pogue
Standing left to right: Florence Mitchell, Vermell (McIntyre) Leslie, Juanita Cofer, Lori Hill, Joe Ann Denning, Patricia Lockhart, Janice Burnette, Felicia Meadows, Yolanda Hart, Trelley Williams, Tammy Dunn, Dorethea Scott, Valerie (Bowden) Hilton, Christine Porter, Tiena Fletcher, Lisa Smith, Faynetta Porter, Brenda Hopson, Sarah Nottingham, Jaki Scott, Gwendolyn Taylor and Mamie Johnson |
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** In the Spotlight **
13WMAZ selected the last "My Teacher is Tops" winner
for the school year. Junior Journalist Diamond Owens honored Mrs. Adrienne Ray at Rutland High School in
Macon, GA. A 10th grade Geometry teacher, Mrs. Ray feels more than honored to be chosen for
this award. One of Ray's geometry students, Alexis Collins, says Mrs. Ray is an awesome teacher. "I feel like Mrs. Ray puts forth a lot of effort and she should be recognized for it," says Collins. Teaching students at a high school level is not always easy, but Mrs. Ray says having just one student say '"thank
you" makes it all worthwhile. "I'm glad that she thinks that her teacher is tops.
I did a great job teaching her and I hope that she appreciates what I taught her. She's a good student, and I'm just grateful,"
says Ray. With Mrs. Ray's caring attitude and teaching techniques, Alexis says it becomes a
little easier to figure out those equations. "She likes to give us projects. She lets us
work problems on the board. If you don't understand it, you can go to the board and do it. She'll go over it with you,"
said Collins.
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