Omicron Xi City Chapter was conceived by Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter of Milwaukee,                                                                                                         Wisconsin on December 3, 1988. At that time, Epsilon Kappa Omega chapter was the                                                                                                               sponsor chapter of three other undergraduate chapters in the State of Wisconsin.  Those                                                                                                       chapters include UW-Milwaukee (charted in 1974) Marquette University (chartered in 1978)                                                                                                     and UW-Whitewater (charted in 1977.)  While these three undergraduate chapters attracted                                                                                                   many outstanding ladies who served the sorority, there were several other top-rated                                                                                                               colleges and universities in the Milwaukee area which attracted top tier minority students                                                                                                       who also expressed an interest in being a part of the sorority.

 

                                                                                                 M. Kathleen Coleman, a notable member of Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter accepted the                                                                                                         challenge in 1986 to spearhead a committee and perform all the necessary requirements to                                                                                                   establish a City Chapter consisting of Alverno College, Cardinal Stritch University, Carroll                                                                                                         University, Concordia University, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Mount Mary College.                                                                                                   With Ethel Walker as the president and 8 other members of Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter,                                                                                                   the committee attracted 14 energetic, studious, talented and   service minded ladies.  They                                                                                                     served diligently, rendering “Service to All Mankind” for over a year, awaiting and preparing                                                                                                     for the chapter formation.

 

On December 3, 1988, 14 ladies were charted by Loann Honesty King who was the Regional Director at that time. The charter members are Wendy Barriere; Lisa Bell; Michelle Carter; Darselle Gilmore; Ursula Hardy; Starlet Hayes; Nicole Jazzerre Johnson; Connie Renee Lea; Kathy Lewis; Vivian Mays; Sherri Marissa Metts; Cheryl Cox-Newson; Sheila Payne and Lolita L. Thomas. This was the birth of the Omicron Xi City Chapter, the only undergraduate chapter chartered under the leadership of Central Region Director, Loann Honesty King.   The first president was Lisa Bell, the first graduate advisor was M. Kathleen Coleman and the assistant graduate advisor was Rosalind Bordain.

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Omicron Xi's long standing history of Service to All Mankind can be highlighted in the numerous awards the chapter has won. Under the leadership of former presidents, Lisa Bell, Erin Koehler, Jennifer Coleman, Tracee Cooper, Michelle Hill, Erica Horton, Janell (Robinson) Jones, Tiffany Foster, Marquita Taylor and Jasmine Aleem, Omicron Xi City Chapter has remained relevant as a provider of Service to all Mankind.

 

Some of the award winning programs have included National Black HIV/AIDs Day, Tax Freedom Day (where Omicron Xi City Chapter partnered with Iota Delta Chapter of UW-Milwaukee to provide tax services to over 100 community residents, Adopt- a- Highway project, MLK Day of Service (where chapter members partnered with the Epsilon Kappa Omega chapter to render service to residents of Repairers of the Breech day shelter)  and AKAerobics encouraging community residents to get physical as a way of maintaining good health.

 

Omicron Xi City Chapter has been the recipient of many regional awards for community service and scholarship.  In 2003 and 2004, the chapter was the winner of the overall Chapter Achievement Award and the Chapter Achievement Award in the target areas of Art, Black Family, Economics and Health and was the runner up in 2005.  Omicron Xi was also the winner of the Connection award for 2003, 2004 and 2005.

 

Some of the chapter accomplishments include winner and runner up in the categories of Art, Black Family, Economics, Health, Overall Chapter Achievement, Connection Award, Assault on Illiteracy, Non-Traditional Entrepreneur, Economic Keys to Success and Economic Advancement through Technology.

 

Some of the individual accomplishments by sorors in this chapter include former chapter member Kimberly Trottmen who received the Loraine Green Award for the undergraduate in the region with the highest cumulative GPA (3.7.) She was awarded the Foreign Travel Grant.

 

Erica Horton who served as president for 2003 and 2004 was the runner up for the Outstanding President Award in 2003 and 2004.  She was awarded the Soror of the Year Award in 2003 and the Service Leadership Award in 2002 and 2003.  Erica Horton also served on the Regional Nominating Committee in 2002 and as the Regional Conference Co-Chair in 2004.  She was also chosen as a Leadership Fellow and served the in the international office of Undergraduate Member at Large under the leadership of Soror Linda S. White.

 

Janell (Robinson) Jones was awarded the Central Region New Member of the Year Award at the 2004 Regional Conference.  She was also Awarded the True Soror of the Year Chapter Award in 2005 and served as chapter vice-president in 2004 and chapter president in 2005 and 2006.  She was also the winner of the AKA Youth PAC Scholarship and the Pauline Redmond Coggs Foundation Inc. Scholarship.