Pink and green will cover Wichita, KS when approximately 700 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. convene their 86th Mid-Western Regional Conference at the Hyatt Regency Wichita, March 17-20.
The Mid-Western Region includes Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana. The conference will include many opportunities for the community to interact, engage, learn, and have an enjoyable time.
The sorority’s community outreach will include a free public program and reception on March 18 at 7 p.m. At the program, awards will be presented to local leaders and organizations that have significantly impacted their communities. Several other conference events will allow community involvement, including a dance, step show, banquet, and Gospel brunch.
The “Le Blanc” Gala is promised to be an evening of dinner, dancing, music and fun on Thurs. Mar. 17, at 8 p.m. Cocktail hour beings at 7 p.m. The Gala is open to the public and tickets can be purchased for $70. Guests are encouraged to wear white.
Motion and passion will fill the room as sorority and fraternity step teams take the state for the annual step competition on Fri., March 18, at 9 p.m. Steppers from throughout the region will perform. Tickets to the step show are $20 to the public. The conference will conclude with a Gospel Brunch. Issac Cates will perform contemporary and traditional Gospel music on March 20, at 9 a.m. This even is open to the public. Tickets cost $45.
The sorority’s Cluster C is hosting the conference. The cluster’s Wichita-area graduate and undergraduate chapters are Beta Kappa Omega and Epsilon Alpha.