OUR HISTORY
As we dream of the future, let’s look back at the past! Here are some exciting moments from the first 30 years of the Omicron chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Inc.
FROM A SMALL ACORN - 1929 TO TODAY
June 1929
Eastern Region of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Incorporated created
April 1935
Omicron chapter hosts 4th National Convention, one year after the chapter was chartered
1936-1938
V. Esme Dear (Omicron chapter member), becomes the first black woman to pass the New York State CPA examination
May 1940
Iolanthe Sidney (Omicron chapter charter member) serves as Eastern Regional Director
March 1947
Omicron chapter hosts luncheon to honor charter members
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Incorporated, founded in Chicago, Illinois
August 1933
Omicron chapter is the third chapter chartered in New York City
August 1936
Mable Hopkins (Omicron chapter charter member) serves as National 2nd Vice President
March 1938
Omicron chapter hosts 3rd Eastern Regional Conference at Bronze Studio in New York City
1940-1943
Omicron chapter hosts the 10th Eastern Region Conference
February 1958
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Inc. is the first African American business and professional sorority. We are also a member of the coalition of black business sororities. Here’s when the others were founded!
The Coalition of Black Business Sororities
January 1937
Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, founded in Detroit, Michigan
February 1943
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority Incorporated Founded in Brooklyn, New York
October 1942
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Incorporated, founded in Detroit, Michigan