These skills, in turn, would hopefully ensure a better way of life for tens of thousands of blacks that had migrated northward.Īmerican Education Week – Members work in support of the National Education Association via its national theme to celebrate and embrace America's public schools.īlack History Month – Programs are designed to encourage youth and adults to understand the issues facing and faced by African Americans, to share ideas, reactions, and to recognize those African Americans who have historically impacted America.īusiness Month – Iota's capstone programs occur throughout the month of April. These changes underscored the need for blacks to learn new skills. The founding of the sorority was important for African American women as after World War I there was the " Great Migration" of blacks from the South to the Northern cities, seeking greater opportunities and a more tolerant society. The sorority was founded on Jin Chicago, Illinois by Lola Mercedes Parker. Iota Phi Lambda is not an National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) sorority and dual membership within Iota Phi Lambda Sorority and NPHC sororities is allowed. There are now more than 100 chapters with membership numbering more than 1300 in 85 cities and the US Virgin Islands. ( ΙΦΛ) is the first African American Greek-lettered business sorority established by African American business women. JSTOR ( April 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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