
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED
TAU UPSILON OMEGA CHAPTER


HONORING OUR LIVING LEGACY
PEARL MEMBERS
(65+ Years of AKA Service)
Since its founding over a century ago, Alpha Kappa Alpha's mission has been to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among women, and to study & help alleviate problems concering girls and women in order to improve their social stature and to be of 'Service to All Mankind.'
The Tau Upsilon Omega Chapter is proud to highlight seven members of our prestigious sorority that have served the community for 50 or more years. These women are known as our Golden Soror's and we salute them.
GOLDEN MEMBERS
(50+ Years of AKA Service)


E. Johnetta Wilson ~ PEARL
Initiated January 1951
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BS Degree in Math and Secondary Education,
Clark Atlanta University
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MA Degree in Counseling
Chapman College

Earline Murray~ PEARL
Initiated November 1959
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BA Degree in English
Southern University
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MA Degree in English
University of Santa Clara
*Former Chapter President


Cliffy Jones ~ GOLDEN
Initiated May 1968
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BA Recreation Therapy
Grambling State University
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MA Degree Therapeutic Recreation
New York University
Bertha Hamilton ~ GOLDEN
Initiated May 1968
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BA Music and Minor in Education
San Jose State University
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MA Degree in Education and Instruction
Arizona State University
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Jennifer Ritchie ~ GOLDEN
Initiated December 1969
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BA Speech Pathology
Indiana State University
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MA Degree in Speech Pathology
Indiana State University

Gwendolyn Lawton ~ GOLDEN
Initiated November 1969
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BA Mathematics/Science
Florida A & M University
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MA Degree in Statistics
Florida State University
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MA Degree in Education & Instruction
University of California Berkeley
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*Former Chapter President
Ria Rabun Persinger ~ GOLDEN
Initiated February 1972
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BS Business Administration
San Jose State University
Charter Member Zeta Psi
San Jose State University
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*Former Chapter President
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