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[[image]] Top officers--President-Elect, Mrs. Billie Glover National president, Dr. Evelyn Sears, Peevy and Mrs. Priscilla Thomas, National Vice-President. [[image]] Alpha Chi Chapter, Norfolk, Va. a business Week Luncheon. [[image]] Southwestern Regional Conference Luncheon, San Antonio. Left to right: Gladys Hall, Priscilla Thomas, Dr. Peevy and Pat Hinton. [[image]] Award to Mrs. Tripp for Community Service. Left to Right: Daisy Smith, Hellen Clark, Devola Brown, Alvernon Tripp, Eula Goff, Dorethea Horbuckle, Juanda Wallace. Early in 1929, Mrs. Lota M. Parker of Chicago, Illionois, was stimulated by the need and a great vision of an organization which would offset the results caused by the great depression. Many Negroes were left without employment and Negro women who were working at comparatively new skills in white collar jobs in the business field were doubly penalized by race and sex. She called together six friends to discuss a plan for establishing an organization that would add prestige to the field of business as a career. Such an organization would stimulate, inspire, foster and give assistance to those persons engaged in business vocations. Thus, the first chapter--Alpha-- was created, taking the first step in the organization of a national business sorority. Since that time, other progressions have been embraced; however, the major emphasis has remained in the broad field of the business arena. Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., in today's world, seeks (1) to unite a sisterhood qualified business and professional women; (2) to promote increased interest in business education among high school and college girls through planned programs and scholarships; (3) to encourage the development of personalities for all areas of leadership through the provision of education opportunities; (4) to establish and promote civic and social service activities for youth and adults. To make worthwhile contributions to the changing socioeconomic patterns of our time, to project the philosophy of the pursuit of excellence in all worthy endeavors among youth and adults, to develop leadership expertise among business and professional women. The sorority is recognized as an important national organization which stimulates young women to qualify for the many challenges offered by increased employment opportunities. It is also recognized as an organization of competent women holding prominent positions in, or operating businesses that are satisfying and invaluable to community progress. It is further recognized as a national organization whose members have a major interest in the total economic and cultural progress of all women. More than one hundred chapters with an approximate membership of 3,000 have been set up in 87 prominent cities representing 31 states, the District of Columbia, and in Bangalore, India. Iota's Executive Board is composed of the Founder-President Emeritus, and elected national officers. The Staff, made up of elected delegates of the National Convention gives voluntary service to the Sorority, National Committee chairpersons are appointed by the National President and approved by the Executive Board. 154
