The Vision: Laying the Iota Foundation
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., founded in 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, is a national business and professional women’s organization which strives to:
The Sorority’s aims are to:
Reference:
Iota1929.org. (n.d) About Iota Retrieved August 19, 2023, from About Iota – National Iota Website (iota1929.org)
- Unite in sisterhood qualified business and professional women in order to enhance and improve the status of women in our highly complex, competitive business and professional world;
- Promote increased interest in the broad field of business education among high school and college young women through planned programs and scholarships;
- Encourage the development of personal goals and leadership potential; and
- Establish and promote civic and social service activities for youth and adults.
The Sorority’s aims are to:
- Make worthwhile contributions to the changing socio-economic patterns of our time;
- Project the philosophy of the pursuit of excellence in all worthy endeavors among youth and adults;
- Develop leadership expertise among business and professional women.
Reference:
Iota1929.org. (n.d) About Iota Retrieved August 19, 2023, from About Iota – National Iota Website (iota1929.org)
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Charter MembersJoining together with Ethel T. Edwards, Mildred G. Hardin, Harriet M. Robinson, Ophelia Harrison, Burdette Trigg and Marjorie Tyndall, Lola M. Parker founded Iota Phi Lambda Sorority on June 1, 1929. |
Reference:
Iota1929.org. (n.d) About Iota Retrieved August 19, 2023, from Heritage – National Iota Website (iota1929.org)
Iota1929.org. (n.d) About Iota Retrieved August 19, 2023, from Heritage – National Iota Website (iota1929.org)