Trenton, NJ—On June 18, 2007, Alpha Kappa Alpha women from all over the state to traveled to the New Jersey statehouse for a legislative day.  The theme for the day was  “Empower Sorors Planet-wide.”   The event was lead  Jacqueline Jennings, the deputy mayor of Willingboro, NJ, and Bettye Scott, the Connections Chair for the Willingboro AKA graduate chapter.

Alpha Kappa Alpha women from across the state had to the opportunity to tour the state capital, receive valuable voter education information, as well as, discuss possible voter education programs that chapters can initiate in the 2008 election year. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Democratic Majority Leader of the NJ Assembly and an Alpha Kappa Alpha woman, greeted, as well as, informed sorority members in attendance of legislation that she is currently sponsoring. This includes a bill to raise the age from 16 to 18 for students to be allowed to sign themselves out of high school.

Blondell Spellman, of the Atlantic City AKA graduate chapter, a candidate for the NJ Assembly from Atlantic City, was also in

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attendance and spoke to sorors. The mayor of Trenton was unable to attend but sent a representative from his office, Raissa Walker, of the Trenton AKA graduate chapter, to present a proclamation from the mayor’s office that declared June 18, 2007 Alpha Kappa Alpha Day in Trenton, NJ. Caryl Lucas, Director of Communications and Media for the NJ Department of State, also greeted members in attendance.

One of the highlights for the day was to observe Coach C. Vivian Stringer and the Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team receive a resolution from the NJ State Senate.