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Psi Omega 90 years

Zakim Bridge Illumination Reception was held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 6:30-8 pm at the Blackmoor Bar & Kitchen in Charlestown.
Pink Pizzazz & All That Jazz 90th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Lombardo’s in Randolph, Massachusetts.
New England’s Oldest Graduate Chapter of the First Sorority Founded by Black Women Celebrates 90 Years of Continuous Service in Greater Boston Psi Omega (Boston Graduate) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated celebrated 90 years of continuous service with a Jazz luncheon at Lombardo’s in Randolph, Massachusetts from Noon to 3:00 p.m. The festivities featured Bill Banfield's Jazz Urbane and guest speaker Dr. Eva L. Evans, the 24th International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The Mistress of Ceremonies was Nicole Roberts Jones, a nationally acclaimed motivational speaker, author and coach. The program honored the seven scholastic and professional pioneers that chartered Psi Omega, and celebrated Psi Omega’s legacy of service to empower women, youth and disenfranchised populations in Greater Boston. Also honored were individuals and organizations that made significant contributions to empower Greater Boston and its residents through their professional and community service. The Catalyst honorees were Terri Lyne Carrington, a multiple Grammy Award– winning jazz drummer and native of Medford, and Alfreda R. Harris, a youth and family services public administrator and native of Boston. The Cornerstone honorees were The Bay State Banner, Boston’s oldest African-American newspaper, and the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center, the oldest nursing and rehabilitation center founded and operated by African Americans in Massachusetts. #PsiOmegaChp90Yrs