Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.
Southwestern Region
Herstory of...
Iota Phi Lambda            
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., is a national business and professional sorority,
founded on June 1, 1929, by Mrs. Lola M. Parker.   Iota Phi Lambda seeks to:

unite in a 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 increase 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 through
the provision of educational opportunities; and
establish and promote civic and social service activities for youth and adults.
Herstory of the...
Southwestern Region
Chapters with Psi being the oldest Chapter in the Region:

Eta - Houston, Texas
Psi - Dallas, Texas
Alpha Pi - Jackson, Mississippi
Alpha Rho - New Orleans, Louisiana
Alpha Tau - New Orleans, Louisiana
Alpha Upsilon - Little Rock, Arkansas
Beta Delta - Fort Worth, Texas
Beta Epsilon - Tyler, Texas
Beta Theta - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Beta Upsilon - Austin, Texas
Beta Psi - Shreveport, Louisiana
Gamma Gamma - Waco, Texas

Today the Region consist of:

Psi - Dallas, Texas
Alpha Kappa - Houston, Texas
Alpha Rho - New Orleans, Louisiana
Beta Delta - Houston, Texas
Beta Pi - Houston, Texas
Beta Upsilon - Austin, Texas
Beta Psi - Shreveport, Louisiana
Gamma Phi - San Antonio, Texas
Epsilon Xi - Texarkana, Texas
Epsilon Omicron - Arlington, Texas
Regional Directors of the...
Southwestern Region           
1946 - 1950               Mrs. L. E. Coleman Lockhart Ω
1950 - 1954               Mrs. Alma I. Mackey Ω
1954 - 1958               Mrs. Ethel F. Turner Ω
1958 - 1962               Mrs. Odessa Garland Ω
1962 - 1966               Mrs. Ethel M. Mays Ω
1966 - 1970               Mrs. Sarah M. Stevens Ω
1970 - 1974               Mrs. Ora Lee McGowan Ω
1974 - 1978               Mrs. T. Bernice Evans Ω
1978 - 1982               Mrs. Lynn G. Norris
1982 - 1985               Mrs. Virdell Hall
1985 - 1989               Mrs. Lillian F. Parker
1989 - 1992               Mrs. Erma Scales Mosley Ω
1992 - 1997               Mrs. Dwala L. Brown
1997 - 2001               Mrs. Brenda S. Johnson Ω
2001 - 2005               Mrs. Juanda J. Wallace
2005 - 2009               Mrs. Janie L. Samuels
Current                       Mrs. Charlotte D. Berry

Ω Committed to Omega
Copyright © 2007, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Southwestern Region, All rights reserved.
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The Southwestern Region has hosted seven National
Conventions, had sixteen Regional Directors, and two
National Presidents.  We are comprised of many
talented and multifaceted business women who carry
out the programs and projects of Iota Phi Lambda with
commitment and dedication.
About the...
Southwestern Region
Our programs are Business Month, American Education Week, Correspondence
Week, Black History Month, and Founder's Day.  

Our projects are Outstanding Woman of the Year - Lola M. Parker Award,
Outstanding Soror of the Year - Mahalia S. Evans Award, Tutorial, Career
Exploration, Toys "U" Can't Return, Scholarships, and Future Iota Leaders (FIL).

National Sorors of the Year, Soror Marion D. Johnson - Alpha Pi, 1983; Soror
Charlotte D. Berry - Psi, 1999; Soror Talmadge M. Jacques - Psi, 2001; and Soror
Paulette M. Hooper - Alpha Kappa, 2005.

Chapters in the Southwestern Region have auxiliaries, the Pelatai and the Men of
Iota.  The Pelatai are woman who are interested in the promoting the ideals of the
Sorority.  The Men of Iota are the husbands or significant others of Sorors and
Pelatai.

The Southwestern Region continues to provide scholarships to qualified graduating
high school seniors that plan to major in the field of business.  To apply for our
scholarship, please contact the chapter in your area.