Our History
In October 1984, an interest group comprising women from the Norwalk and Stamford communities was formed to establish an ongoing community service presence in lower Fairfield County. These women were known as the “Twenty Pearls.” Over the next several months, the group met frequently to develop and implement community service goals, as well as plan fundraising events.
On April 27, 1985, the Omicron Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was chartered at LePavillion Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut. Since its inception, Omicron Upsilon Omega has been committed to providing community service and outreach in the Norwalk and Stamford communities. Our program initiatives include: awarding more than $80,000 in scholarships to area high school students; working with Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Stamford for an annual teen entrepreneurial and employment program, S.A.G.E. (Students Achieving Greater Excellence); mentoring local youth through after-school and summer programs; hosting an annual Pink & Green breakfast for senior citizens; and collaborating with local organizations such as the George Washington Carver Center, the Yerwood Center, NAACP, Urban League, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men of Stamford, and the Fairfield County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated to further support our service programs.
Omicron Upsilon Omega is proud to be a part of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, a globally-impactful organization of over 283,000 college-trained members, bound by the bonds of sisterhood and empowered by a commitment to servant-leadership that is both domestic and international in its scope. To learn more about Alpha Kappa Alpha, Incorporated visit our international and regional websites.
Charter Members
Annie Almore Thelma Quince-Colbert † Cenetta Lee Barbara Williams
Carmelita Anson Vida Durant Lauren McWilliams Marjorie Wilson †
Barbara Hampton Barclay Mary Evans † Nancy Morgan Sheri Wilson-Gray
Brenda Braye Ida Handy * Jacqueline Gilliard Rosier Joyce Yerwood †
Lydia Davis Braye Mary Heyward Aurelia Simmons †
Phyllis Brown Patricia Kauffman Shirley Truman Smith *
Donna Clack Dolores Kemp Alveret Viera
* Active member of Omicron Upsilon Omega Chapter
† Ivy Beyond the Wall