On September 16th Sigma Lambda Omega Chapter spearheaded the inaugural GREENwell SoCal a joint community service and sisterhood event dedicated to cleaning up local waterways and parks. Co-created by its chapter members Tamla Roberts and Michelle Watson, the event was held on International Coastal Cleanup Day in partnership with the environmental non-profit organization, Heal the Bay.  Twenty-one (21) graduate AKA chapters located in Southern California (SoCal) and Hawaii participated. Nearly 500 volunteers collected more than a half-ton of trash in their respective communities. Members of Sigma Lambda Omega Chapter along with local community volunteers cleaned up Lake Balboa in Van Nuys, CA. Afterward, nearly 200 AKA graduate sorority sisters made up of active graduate chapter members, general members, and inactive members, convened at Crescent Bay Park, part of Santa Monica’s historic Inkwell for a party with a green cause. The culminating activity was a final cleanup of Crescent Bay Park.  With the success of the event, AKA graduate members are looking forward to making our local communities cleaner and greener through service and sisterhood again in the future.

Sigma Lambda Omega Chapter proudly congratulates our very own, Tamla Roberts, on her appointment to the 2022-2026 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. International Membership Committee. Congratulations Tamla Roberts on Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood!

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Sigma Lambda Omega (SLO) Chapter’s Inter Greek Committee Chair, Taj Jackson, with influences from its non-partisan political wing SLO Connection Committee Chair, Deborah Neal, partnered with other Valley Divine 9 members, a group of historically Black Greek-Lettered Organizations, to bring awareness to the ongoing fight for justice and equality in the African-American community and to encourage people within the community to vote. Many of the efforts took place across various mediums including television and social media. 
 
In June, The Valley Divine 9 was featured on ABC News Channel 7 showing their support and solidarity to the tragic events of George Floyd. Several of SLO’s members, including SLO President Tamla Roberts, met at Reseda Church of Christ in Reseda, CA where they joined church leaders and others in solidarity against racial injustices. During the service Roberts brought greetings to the community. SLO also issued a statement expressing its solidarity in support of Black Lives Matter and against state-based and state-sanctioned violence directed at Black communities.
 
Later in June, SLO member Taj Jackson led the effort in hosting The Valley Divine 9’s first “When We All Vote Couch Party,” a virtual interactive conversation on voter education and registration, in support of the When We All Vote campaign on Juneteenth which was promoted on a local news channel.  The informative event also spoke about the importance of completing the 2020 U.S. Census. The Valley Divine 9 later created a complementary video to further encourage the completion of the 2020 U.S. Census.
 
“The members of Sigma Lambda Omega Chapter are AKAs that L.E.A.D. (Learn, Empower, Advocate, and Decide). We understand the connection of voting and the Census and how the two enable change to occur in our communities. So, we will continue to encourage completion of the Census and implement voter education, registration, and mobilization programs to lead our community to the polls on November 3, 2020,” says Tamla Roberts, Chapter President.
 
The dedicated ladies of Sigma Lambda Omega Chapter are looking forward to continuing their efforts of bringing Supreme Service to All Mankind throughout this election season. This Is A Serious Matter!

Sigma Lambda Omega (SLO) chapter's The Arts! A Salute to the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement student program concluded its Unit 1 Poetry from the Movements workshop, the first of three units, with a vibrant poetry competition!

With works inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement, students gave it their all and each student was magnificent. Versed with music, all original work was packed with creativity.  The audience was moved by the students’ professionalism and knowledge of the era facilitated by SLO’s Arts team.  As a special “thank you,” each poet received a ticket to the play “Unsung Sheroes” produced by SLO’s very own Karla Kincaid.  Congratulations and special prizes went to The Arts! Poetry Contest Winner Zoe Griffin for her poem, “The Snow Fairy” inspired by the works of Harlem Renaissance poet Claude McKay.

Following the competition, in a nod to SLO’s upcoming Unit 2 Visual Arts from the Movements workshop, the audience was captivated by the visual works and wise words from famed artist Charles Bibbs.  The room was moved as he shared about his artistic journey and offered inspiration and encouragement to all saying, “Our future is in the hands of our youth in the terms of fame versus success.” Bibbs goes on to say, “If He (God) gives you something that you are naturally good at, that’s what you’re supposed to do.”  Thank you to Charles Bibbs for his meaningful contribution to our youth and for sharing his outstanding gift of artistic expression with us all.

 
The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Sigma Lambda Omega (SLO) chapter brought outstanding service to the community during the SFV Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast held at the Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley.  

Members of SLO had the pleasure of meeting several of Los Angeles County’s representatives like Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Mayor Eric Garcetti. 

“SLO is honored to have served for the past 9 years as volunteers for this event which recognizes the contributions made by San Fernando Valley’s diverse community,” states SLO President Tamla Roberts, “This community is our community and we enjoy being a part of the celebration.” 

Information about SLO’s current and upcoming events and initiatives, most of them free, were offered at the community event.  Opportunities such as #CAP (college admissions process), SLO's student Arts program, information on Voter Registration, Women's Health and Wellness opportunities, Scholarship opportunities, and more were provided living up to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority credo of bringing “Supreme Service to All Mankind.”