Notable Socials
Upsilon Alpha Omega Presents 11th Biennial Debutante Cotillion and Scholarship Ball
Lawrenceville , GA – Upsilon Alpha Omega and the Gwinnett Pearls of Service Foundation , Inc ., hosted their 2020 Debutante Cotillion . The theme , " A Prelude to a Vision Fair " highlights the chapter ' s objective for this biennial pageant . The 2020 debutante class presented 39 debutantes and their escorts and 25 sub-debutantes . This event , designed for high school junior and senior girls in the Metro Atlanta area , is the culmination of eight months of fundraising and social , cultural , educational and service-related events . Miss Kaylee Wilson was crowned the 2020 Miss Debutante , first runner-up was Miss Jhordan Buckley and second runner-up was Miss Tamia Bender . Soror Nicola McIntyre serves as the basileus , Soror Georgette Sherman serves as antibasileus , Soror Leslie Plunkett serves as second anti-basileus . Soror Erica Franklin served as chairman . Sorors Marcia Mullins and Yolanda Anderson served as co-chairmen . Funds raised from this event
( l to r ) Upsilon Alpha Omega ’ s second runner-up , Miss Tamia Bender ; Miss Debutante , Miss Kaylee Wilson ; first runner-up , Miss Jhordan Buckley .
allows Upsilon Alpha Omega to award over $ 200,000 in scholarships . Since 1994 , the chapter has raised over $ 700,000 towards scholarships .
Ivy Alliance Foundation Awards $ 84,000 for 36th Annual Fashionetta ® Scholarship Cotillion
St . Louis , MO – Gamma Omega Chapter presented its first virtual 36th Annual Fashionetta ® Scholarship Presentation . Eleven young ladies were presented : Jasmine Bibby , Asher Clarke , Madison Grady , Jaela Ginger , Aaliyah Henry , Alanna Hopson-Morris , Crystal Lowe , Ayiana O ' Neal , Maya Owens , Holland States and Michaela Wells . The escorts for this virtual event were : Krishawn Butler , Solomon Elliott , Ryan Gray , Jalen Head , Taylor Jacobs , Kaleb Jenkins , Joshua Pryor , Daniel Raspberry , George Roby II , Noah Stamps and Haiden Williams . Debutantes and escorts receive monetary awards at the virtual presentation with awarded scholarships . Over $ 84,000 was awarded to the debutantes and escorts in scholarship
monetary awards . Holland Michelle States was crowned Miss Fashionetta ® 2020 and received a scholarship of $ 25,450 . First runnerup was Miss Maya Nicole Owens , second runner-up was Miss Asher Clarke , third runner-up was Miss Jaela Ginger , and fourth runner-up was Miss Aaliyah Henry . Chairman for the virtual Fashionetta 2020 was Soror Carla Baker-Moore and cochairmen , Sorors Ruby Grady and Michelle Sanders . Sorors Kimberly R . Beck , basileus and Lonita Blackman , anti balileus of the Gamma Omega Chapter and Ivy Alliance Foundation .
Theta Iota Omega Hosts Cotillion
Hempstead , NY – Theta Iota Omega Chapter in co-sponsorship with its philanthropic arm , Ivy Foundation Suffolk / Nassau Counties Inc . hosted The " Greatest Love " Cotillion " Images of A Vision Fair " at the Melville Marriott Long Island . The " Greatest Love " Cotillion is the signature program of Theta Iota Omega Chapter . The inaugural cotillion was held in 1980 under the leadership of the fifth chapter President , Mary A . Adams . It is through the biennial cotillion that participants are given an opportunity to achieve the following : formally showcase their transition into young adulthood in front of family , friends , and the Long Island community ; develop their talents and skills through community service projects , self-improvement
workshops ,
Miss Holland States ( pictured ) was mentoring , cultural
crowned Miss Fashionetta ® 2020 . enrichment activities and develop important life skills that are essential to the changing workplace and our complex society . For nearly 40 years , Theta Iota Omega Chapter in cosponsorship with its philanthropic arm , Ivy Foundation Suffolk / Nassau Counties Inc ., has awarded over $ 300,000 in academic scholarships through the biennial " Greatest Love " Cotillion . The Greatest Love Cotillion " Images of A Vision Fair " had sixty-eight talented participants which included fifteen sophisticated debutantes and
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