international news
EAF Car Raffle
Sorors, there is still time to purchase tickets for your chance to win a 2023 Mercedes Benz GLB250. The Mid-Western Region is currently in 3rd place for ticket sales (excluding online sales) and there are several tickets left to sell.
The winner will be announced on July 8, 2024, at the EAF Scholarship & Awards Luncheon during the 71st Boule in Dallas, TX, and you do not need to be present to win. If you would like to purchase tickets, go to Link and typing Mid-Western Region in the comments.
FROM THE DESK OF MADAM REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Mid-Western Region Office
Sorors, the Mid-Western Region Office will be closed Monday, July 1, 2024, through Sunday, August 4, 2024. The office will reopen on Monday, August 5, 2024.
71st Boule & Your Safety
As we prepare to attend the 71st Boule in Dallas, TX, July 5-11, 2024, I want to ensure we are in constant communication with all attendees should any developments arise. If you will be attending Boule, I ask that you please complete this brief survey: Link
Thank you, sorors!
Education survey
Sorors, if you are a current educator, please complete the link below.
midwestern Region news
Maximizing your program potential
We are excited to compile a comprehensive directory of entrepreneurial ventures led by our esteemed members in the Mid-Western Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. This directory aims to celebrate and support our sorors' businesses by providing a platform for networking, collaboration, and visibility within our community.
MWR Entrepreneurial Directory Submission Form: Link
If you have any questions, please contact our Mid-Western Region Representative to the International Program Committee, Soror Lindsay Echols at lindsayechols1908@gmail.com or (405) 301-4949.
95th mid-western regional conference
The 95th Mid-Western Regional Conference will be held March 19 - 23, 2025 in Des Moines, Iowa! If you are in Cluster C (Iowa and Kansas Chapters) and would like to assist with hosting another dynamic conference, we invite you to join us! Thank you in advance for your desire to serve!
Click here to sign up.
Sisterly,
Soror Anika Wilson Starling
Mid-Western Regional Director
Soror Ashley Stewart, Iota Zeta Omega Chapter
95th Mid-Western Regional Conference Chairman
Soror Diamond Bronson, Mu Omega Chapter
95th Mid-Western Regional Conference Co-Chairman
Soror Audrian Galbert, General Member
95th Mid-Western Regional Conference Co-Chairman
100 Years of Sisterhood and Service
Sorors, as we continue to celebrate our 100th year as the Mid-Western Region, we want to encourage all Mid-Western Region chapters to participate in our “100 Acts of Service and Sisterhood” challenge. With this challenge, we are asking chapters to complete 100 hours of activities focusing on the current administration’s six initiatives. The challenge will run through the end of the year, December 31, 2024. Hours can be tracked by using this free downloadable form. Completed forms may be submitted to Soror Lindsay Echols, Mid-Western Region Representative to the International Programs Committee at lindsayechols1908@gmail.com.
If you feel that your chapter cannot meet the 100-hour requirement, a $100.00 donation can be made in lieu of the hours. Any proceeds received will go towards the MWR Region’s Boule Suite, Cluster Meetings, and the new and upcoming Undergraduate Summit. Should you decide to donate $100.00, please make checks payable to “AKA Mid-Western Region” and in the memo line, please write “100 Year Celebration”. Checks can be mailed to:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Mid-Western Region
c/o Sherrye Cravens Crawford
Regional Financial Secretary
P.O. Box 2741
OKC, OK 73101
our ivies
soror Marilynn Edwards
Soror Marilynn Edwards became an Ivy Beyond the Wall on June 13, 2024. Soror Marilyn was a member of the Iota Beta Omega Chapter and was a Silver Soror.
ivy leaf submissions
Sorors, we are missing in action! Each year the Mid-Western Region impacts over 1,000 members of our communities with sustainable service projects such as CHIPP™ and YLI, but it is only shared locally. The Mid-Western Region is small, but mighty and Madam Regional Director encourages us to show that. We can do this! Submission details can be found in your latest Ivy Leaf magazine. Remaining deadline dates:
Fall Issue – July 15th
Winter Issue – October 15th
IBTW Submissions
To ensure we capture all sorors that have now become an Ivy Beyond the Wall, a submission link has been created for ease of reporting. Ivy Beyond the Wall submissions should be provided by the Chapter Basilei as soon as the chapter is notified. Forms will be accepted for all sorors who have become an Ivy Beyond the Wall from the end of the 2024 Mid-Western Regional Conference through the end of the year. Please use the following link.
mwR EVENTS
motivational mondays
Monday, July 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. CST
Perks for Prayer (Phone)
Dial in: 1-312-626-6799 US
Meeting ID: 829 6354 5912, Passcode: 844821
cluster meetings
Save the tentative dates for Cluster Season 2024:
Cluster A: October 25-26, 2024, in Denver, CO
Cluster B & C (Combined): October 18-19, 2024, in Kansas City, MO
Cluster D & E (Combined): October 4-5, 2024, in Tulsa, OK
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