Our past empowers our purpose
The legacy of service to the College Park and East Point communities began in 1991. To know our chapter’s history is to understand the power of purpose, the value of community, and the beauty of enduring sisterhood through service.
TEO Chapter
History
In January 1991, Veronica L. Ransom envisioned establishing a new chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® in the Atlanta area and took the initiative to turn that vision into reality. Her leadership led to the formation of The Ivy Twines Interest Group on May 18, 1991. The group focused its efforts on creating a chapter in South Fulton County and reactivating Alpha Kappa Alpha members within the community.
That vision came to fruition on November 16, 1991, when The Ivy Twines Interest Group was officially chartered as the Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. Twenty-three dynamic and talented women from diverse backgrounds came together, united by a shared dedication to sisterhood and service. These women became the proud charter members of a chapter designed to be “large enough to serve, but small enough to care.”
Tau Epsilon Omega became the seventh graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
Veronica L. Ransom
1st President
Charter
Members
Elizabeth Armstrong*
Judy Barton
Phyllis M. Blake
Susan G. Carter
Annette Chinn
Robbie Clark*
Pamela V. Wright
Sandy Ellis*
Kimberly M. Esmond
Velma Belinda Ewing
Montina G. Jackson
Stephanie T. Jenkins
Gladys A. Jones
Carolyn L. Phifer
Veronica L. Ransom
Jacqueline A. Scott
Carol R. Sinclair*
Willie Pearl Taylor
Juanita Thompson
Vicki S. Truitt*
Kerry Y. Tucker
Jacqueline Whatley
Pauline P. Wright*
*Denotes Charter Members who are deceased. Their lights shine on in every act of sisterhood and service.
Purpose and
Objective
The Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® exists to uphold and advance the mission of the Sorority as set forth in its Constitution and Bylaws. Our chapter is committed to making a meaningful impact in the communities of College Park and East Point, with a particular focus on youth and senior populations. Through hands-on service and purposeful engagement, we strive to uplift, empower, and create lasting change. We are equally devoted to nurturing sisterly bonds and reconnecting with members through reclamation efforts that strengthen our shared commitment to service.
Tau Epsilon Omega proudly continues its legacy of excellence as a chapter known for “Setting the Pace … Lighting the Way.”