About Us
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc, Tau Pi Omega Chapter, is dedicated to uplifting and empowering women, supporting education, and engaging in impactful community service.Our commitment to global support and service shapes our mission and values. Tau Pi Omega supports our mission through our international service initiatives on a local level by continuing tostrive for excellence. Our overall mission will be achieved through the following diverse andcollaborative efforts: spirituality, sisterhood, leadership, scholarship, cultural awareness, and the implementation of our programs throughout our community.
The current Basileus, Portia L. Brantley, centered her administration around the theme,“Building for C.H.A.N.G.E.”
With this theme, the chapter is charged with actively strategizing to move thechapter forward through the following methods:
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Community-Pursuing effective change on thelocal level to make Tau Pi Omega more recognizable and relevant in the community.
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Helping–Focusing on the premise of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®to be of service to all mankind locally, regionally and internationally.
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Accomplish–Engaging in intentional and impactful service that addresses the needs of the community in a sustainable manner.
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Necessary–Doing the needed and necessary work that propels our community forward. Partnering with organizations with shared goals to improve our community footprint.
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Growth–Remembering the mission of our sisterhood by engaging the next group of leaders in the chapter by offering leadership development workshops and extending leadership opportunities.
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Empowerment–Focusing on the uplift of girls and women to continuously encourage positive relationships that elevate self-worth and value.
This administration’s theme was conceived to make a lasting imprint on the chapter’s collective service area and to encourage and build a progressive group of leaders who would continue to carry Tau Pi Omega forward. Under the Building for CHANGE tenure, Tau Pi Omega was engaged in innovative and intentional community initiatives that resulted in record number participation with the members of the chapter and community. The chapter’s membership retention remained over 90% and members were actively engaged in a scholarship fundraising effort that garnered a $30,000.00 profit in less than 30 days.
Through the chapter’s non-profit organization,The Council for Community Enrichment, Inc., (CCE) has awarded over $300,000.00 to deserving high school graduates to further pursue their educational goals.Tau Pi Omega’s participation in the sorority’s Empower Our Family program initiative showcased the chapter’s determination on its direct impact on its service area. The CHIPP program provides weekend and holiday meals for children within local communities and was targeted to the Alpha Kappa Alpha’s most ambitious childhood hunger program. The original request from the sorority was to service 65 students per week.
Tau Pi Omega partnered with Stoneview Elementary School,a Title 1 school in the service area, and currently provides meals for 152 students per week. The chapter partners with First African Community Development Corp. and Berean Christian Church to provide the weekly meals at a substantial discount, saving the chapter approximately 75% or more in its monthly food budget. Tau Pi Omega’s dedication and achievement afforded the chapter to be featured as one of the model chapters for the CHIPP program in the South Atlantic Region. As of June 2024, Tau Pi Omega provided 9,472 meals and distributed 100,495 food items to Stoneview Elementary School. Tau Pi Omega has also partnered with Antioch A.M.E. Church to host a monthly Community Farmer’s Market from March through October.
As of October 2023, the chapter serviced 1,190 families and provided 83,888 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to the residents of DeKalb County in an effort to combat food insecurity. The chapter hosted the “Pink Own Black” Entrepreneurial Expo that featured black-owned businesses and provided financial literacy workshops to the community. Over 45 vendors participated and approximately $5,000 was raised for our scholarship program.
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