Theta Chi Omega Chapter History

Chartered on October 4, 1969, the Theta Chi Omega Chapter continues the heritage of sisterhood and service to college educated women in the Grand Rapids area.

Charter Members: Patricia Adams*, Henryette Bunn Fisher, Ellen Burton*, Nancy Chase Schiele, Helen Claytor*, Shirley Daniels*, Mary Edmond, Mary Hardin,

Lynden Lewis Smith*, Edna States-Webley, Letha Page, Virginia Schultz*, Wanda Thomas, Doris Ward, Hester Willis*.  (*deceased)

These dedicated women saw the need:

• To introduce the philosophy of AKA in the Grand Rapids community

• To put into practice the goals and aspirations on which Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. is founded

• To help nurture the ideal AKA woman whose ethical, moral, and scholastic standards are high and who actively contributes to the political, economic, cultural and social enrichment of our community.​

Women of national and local prominence occupy our impressive membership list of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated®, Theta Chi Omega Chapter.