Since 1972 Iota Pi Omega has been involved in community service in Brevard County Florida, providing scholarships to high school students, mentoring youth, and promoting the international programs of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, an international organization founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, is the oldest Greek letter organiz
ation established by African American women. Iota Pi Omega established itself within the community through a variety of programs that addressed issues facing women in general and teenage girls. The chapter continued to expand and be a force in the community through active engagement in health, reading, mathematics, science and career programs. Local programs that have aligned with the international programs over the years included: Reading One-to-One, an after school program, Young Author’s Program involving elementary students in book writing and publication competition and the Arts. Iota Pi Omega Chapter sponsored the Ebony fashion fair for many years as one of its fundraisers and still sponsors the biannual Calendar Girl and Little Miss Fashionetta pageants. Iota Pi Omega has awarded over $200,000 scholarships to Brevard County seniors.
