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[[caption]] PAST PRESIDENTS who have served IOTA meritoriously: Mrs. E. Washington Rhodes, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Marian E. Jackson, Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Florence Madison Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Ossie Ware Mitchell, Birmingham, Alabama; Mrs. Bessie Coston, Youngstown, Ohio; Miss A. Lucile Reynolds, Los Angeles, California. Not shown, Mrs. Alice P. Allen, Birmingham, Alabama; Mrs. Lola M. Parker, Chicago, Illinois, FOUNDER: and Mrs. Mahala S. Evans, Chicago (deceased).  [[/caption]]

IOTA Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.

1981 Theme: "Women Facing The Challenges of the 80's"

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NATIONAL OFFICERS
1980-1981
MRS. LOLA M. PARKER
Founder- President Emeritus, Chicago, Illinois
DR. FREDDA WITHERSPOON
National President, 20 Lewis Place, St. Louis, Mo.
MRS. CLARICE E. BROWN
National President-Elect, Chicago, Illinois
MRS. EVELYN S. PEEVY
National Vice President, Norfolk, Virginia
MS. MARTHA L. GAMBLE
National Recording Secretary, Augusta, Georgia
DR. EVELYN R. HALLMAN
National Financial Secretary, Knoxville, Tennessee
MRS. ROZELIA I. R. ASHLEY
National Treasurer, Berkeley, California
MRS. M. LOUISE STEWART
National Dean of Pledgees, Buffalo, New York
MRS. E. GRACE PAYNE
National Dean of Education, Los Angeles, California
MRS. MIRIAM DANSBY JOHNSON
National Journalist, Jackson, Mississippi
MRS. MARY LOUISE HARRIS
Northern Regional Director, Toledo, Ohio (Central)
MRS. BEATRICE E. CRAWFORD
Eastern Regional Director, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MRS. CLEMETINE JONES
Southern Regional Director, Birmingham, Alabama
MRS. LYNN G. NORRIS
Southwestern Regional Director, New Orleans, Louisiana
MRS. DOROTHY J. WILLIAMS
Western Regional Director, Chicago, Illinois (Central)
MRS. EVA RAY ALLEN
Far Western Regional Director, Denver, Colorado

AUXILIARIES:
MRS. DOROTHY GROSS
Chicago, Illinois
National President, Iota Pelatis Auxiliary
MR. DELMAR SMITHA
San Antonio, Texas
National President, Iota Lambds Auxiliary

Our National President Says:

We are one year into the new decade and are already "Facing the Challenges of the '80's". "Facing" is not so important; that stance is inevitable. The important issue is how we MEET and cope with those challenges. Whether you voted for the presidential loser or winner, certainly you will agree that we are on the threshold of a different era. The overriding feeling of many fears is that Mr. Reagan, the strident reactionary of yore, has more recently been associated with a conservatism that is seemingly tied to racism. It is also feared that this conservatism may surface to orchestrate an agenda totally insensitive to the historically factual legacy of slavery.

As Iotans-- active leaders in our respective communities-- we must remain ever alert and use our unbiased findings as opportunities to refashion strategies and develop more persuasive methods for communicating solutions for self-determination within our national, state, and local communities. We must monitor all legislation that will be of special importance to us as Black people. Right now, "economic parity" take priority! Let's give Mr. Reagan a chance before we condemn him, but in the meantime, let's do our part to help him properly execute his duties as President of ALL THE PEOPLE!

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