Chartered December 19, 1925——-Bricks, North Carolina
December 19, 1925, Anna Easter Brown, with the assistance of Jessie B. Thornton, organized Chi Omega Chapter after being deputized by International President, L. Pearl Mitchell. The charter members were: Anna Easter Brown, Jessie Thornton, Thelma Black, Valley K. Redding, and Zobia Coleman. The first officers were: Anna Easter Brown, President, Jessie B. Thornton, Vice-President, Valley K. Redding, Secretary, and Mabel Robinson, Treasurer.
Throughout its 96 year history, Chi Omega Chapter has been one of the premier organizations for community service, recognizing high scholastic achievement, social service participation and service to all mankind.
During the 96 year history, Chi Omega Chapter has hosted several conferences, members have received numerous awards and recognitions, and our signature programs have been recognized throughout Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc.
A thirty year partnership with the City of Rocky Mount has yielded opportunities to provide community services and signature programs serving the residents of Rocky Mount and the surrounding areas.
Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009, a thirty-one year dream came true for Chi Omega Chapter. Tau Gamma, an undergraduate chapter, was chartered on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
In 2011, Ruth Anderson Smith was instrumental in meeting with the North Carolina Humanities Council to present evidence that Anna Easter Brown was worthy of a North Carolina Historical Highway Marker being erected in her honor. The marker is located at the entrance of Unity Cemetery, the gravesite Anna Easter Brown. Recognizing the accomplishments of Anna Easter Brown to the City of Rocky Mount and the state of North Carolina, the City Council approved the erection of a City Marker near the residence of the home where Anna Easter Brown lived for approximately thirty-two years.
In 2015, Chi Omega Chapter reached a milestone celebration of ninety years of service. Past presidents, fifty and twenty-five year members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® were recognized. Most importantly was the recognition and honoring of our first and only seventy-five year member, Ruth Anderson Smith. In recognition of this honor, Chi Omega Chapter sponsored a public reception. The guests in attendance were included the Regional Director, the Mayor of Rocky Mount, family and friends, former school mates, and other well wishers.
After 96 years, Chi Omega Chapter continues the legacy, “Service to all Mankind.”
Past Presidents of Chi Omega Chapter
1925 – 1928 Anna Easter Brown
1929 – 1930 Valley K. Redding
1931 – 1932 Mable Robinson
1933 – 1934 Zenobia Coleman
1935 – 1938 Jimmie R. Edwards
1939 – 1940 Ethel Wyche Greene
1941 – 1942 Ernestine Davis
1943 – 1946 Illa K. Bellamy
1947 – 1948 Onelia Davis
1949 – 1950 Althea W. Avent
1951 – 1952 Illa K. Bellamy
1953 – 1954 Rosa Arrington
1955 – 1956 Martha B. Townsend
1957 – 1958 Maude B. Hubbard
1959 – 1960 Mabel C. Williams
1961 – 1962 Pettye Brown
1963 – 1964 Ethel Wyche Greene
1965 – 1966 Melva W. Costen
1967 – 1968 Ruth A. Smith
1969 – 1970 Mildred Hines
1971 – 1972 Bessie S. Tyson
1973 – 1974 Illa K. Bellamy
1975 – 1978 Helen Hines Hunter
1979 – 1980 Mary Edge
1981 – 1984 Bettye Payne
1985 – 1993 Julia Congleton-Bryant
1994 – 1995 Macie Riddick
1996 – 1997 Gloria Wiggins-Hick
1998 – 1999 Barbara Vick
2000 – 2003 Josie Davis
2004 – 2007 Karen Gatling Clark
2008 – 2009 Terry Anderson
2010 – 2011 Lorene R. Woodard
2012 – 2015 Nell Burwell
2016 – 2017 Debora Lightfoot
2018 – 2021 Sharon Williams