Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance

Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance

Hello sisters, Saturday, November 20 is this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance and it concludes Transgender Awareness Week. As a parent to a transgender son, this week holds special importance for me. It was started in 1999 to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a...
Be the one to…

Be the one to…

“I just want to go to sleep and never wake up.” This is the thought that I had nearly two decades ago when I decided to take my own life. It’s common for many of us to have these thoughts in passing. But most of us will never actually act upon it. That day, however, I...
Dream Big, OPhiA!

Dream Big, OPhiA!

Hello everyone, for the last time as your National President… Fifty four years ago, women from several different states had a big dream – they gathered together and chartered Omega Phi Alpha in Bowling Green, OH. Their bold decision led the way for over 11,000...
The gifts of volunteering

The gifts of volunteering

Happy National Volunteer Month everyone! Omega Phi Alpha is fortunate to have members who are so passionate about our mission that they volunteer their time and expertise as members of our national team. These 63 people are living out our cardinal principles of...