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Mission:
To unite in a sisterhood qualified business and professional
women who will stimulate, inspire, foster, and assist persons
engaged in business vocations.
Programs
Our Service Initiatives
In keeping with the
Founder, Lola M. Parker’s, vision of 1929, chapters and members of
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority implement and execute programs and projects
throughout the year to further the aims and ideals of the
organization. Included in these activities are:
NATIONAL PROJECTS
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Lola M. Parker
Award (Outstanding Woman of the Year)
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Mahala S. Evans
Award (Outstanding Soror of the Year)
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Career Exploration
– Programs are designed to help broaden youths’ awareness of and
to assist in preparing them for the “world of work.”
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Tutorial –
Members assist the educational system by providing remedial help
for those with academic weaknesses, and work to eradicate
illiteracy.
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Toys U Can’t
Return: A Teen Pregnancy Prevention Project designed to help
educate communities about teen pregnancy and develop effective
action agendas for preventing children from having children.
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Iota Mothers
Career Assistance Program (IM-CAP) – Program designed to
provide outreach services to meet the needs of teens (ages 11-19)
and disadvantaged mothers (ages 20-40)
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Youth: Future Iota
Leaders (FIL): are preteen and teenage girls and boys who are
mentored by members of the Iota family. Programs provide
socialization and development opportunities for youth leadership
training, and encourage them to realize their potentials to the
fullest.
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Scholarships –
are awarded annually on the chapter, regional, and national
levels.
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
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American Education
Week – Members work in support of the National Education
Association via its national theme to celebrate and embrace
America’s public schools.
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Black History
Month – Programs are designed to encourage youth and adults to
understand the issues facing and faced by African Americans, to
share ideas, reactions, and to recognize those African Americans
who have historically impacted America.
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Correspondence
Week
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Business Month
– Iota’s capstone programs occur throughout the month of April.
Activities focus on efforts to stimulate interest in business
education and to give recognition to those who have made
outstanding achievements in the field of business.
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Founder’s Day
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