Beta Kappa Omega History
Beta Kappa Omega Chapter is the graduate Wichita chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The chapter was chartered April 1, 1935. The chapter has a rich heritage of women making a difference in the Wichita community and internationally in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
The Charter members of Beta Kappa Omega were:
Helen Finley Anderson
Josephine Cunningham Lee
Erma Ratliffe West
Marie Mayberry Roberts
Clara Armstead
Irene Woodward
Elva Casear
Velma Mae Gardner
Soror Marie Mayberry Roberts was first elected President of Beta Kappa Omega. The first initiated members of Beta Kappa Omega were Josephine Tolbert Stewart and Francise Rawls Renfroe.
In 1935, the Sorors of Wichita, Kansas hosted the 6th Annual Mid-Western Regional Conference. Meetings were held at Calvary Baptist Church located at 601 N. Water. The Parish House was used for the closed banquet. Beta Kappa Omega served as co-host to the social events with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc, who was hosting their Regional Conference. Beta Kappa Omega served as host for the Mid-Western Conferences in 1941, 1984 (54th) at the Wichita Hilton East, 2001 (71st) at the Wichita Hyatt, and co-host Area D, 2006 (76th) at the Sheraton Convention Center in Kansas City, 2011 (81st) at the Wichita Hyatt, and 2016 (86th) at the Wichita Hyatt.
Throughout the years since its inception, Beta Kappa Omega continues to fulfill its purpose in the Wichita Area. The chapter continues to carry on the tradition of community service, fundraising, civic contributions, youth mentoring and financial empowerment. The chapter continues to root itself as a sisterhood of support, a sisterhood of increased scholarship contributions, and a sisterhood of service to all mankind.
Willa McLean
Martha Penn Hicks
Dorothy Barnett
Sarah Hill Long Stewart
Louise Fort Gooch
Gladys Hill
Mayme Crouch
Gertrude Farmer


2021 Chapter Officers
President
Natalie Toney
Vice President
Michelle Redmond
2nd Vice President
Karen Wright
Recording Secretary
Nisha Weems
Assistant Secretary
Joymesia Lee
Corresponding Secretary
Lashea Bell
Treasurer
Linda Johnson
Financial Secretary
Stephanie Barnes
Ivy Leaf Reporter
LaSharn Bell
Courtesy
Muriel Love
Parliamentarian
Jennifer Jones
Sergeant of Arms
Brenda Baker-Hayden
Graduate Advisor
Cassie Overton
Carmeletha Conley
Undergraduate Chapter
Epsilon Alpha
Wichita State University