National Programs

National Programs

The national program of Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., is designed to empower its members to serve as national and community advocates for the improvement of society through activities developed by the local chapters. Every two years, the Sorority adopts a national program theme and a meaningful resolution to guide our work. For the Sorority years 2025 to 2027, the theme and resolution follow:

“Empowered to Lead, Ready to Serve!”

RESOLUTION

Whereas, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc. was founded nearly 90 years ago with a specific mission which included support for higher education among women, and;

Whereas, the current political environment appears to be focused on undoing access to education for Black and Brown people, and;

Whereas, the proposed closure of the U.S. Department of Education will have the effect of removing federal funding from educational opportunities from Head Start to graduate school programs, and ;

Whereas, the closure of this agency and the removal of said federal funding will result in the closure of Head Start programs, end education programs for gifted students as well as students with disabilities, end Title I funding, reduce access to student loans and impact Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and;

Whereas, the attacks on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) at the college and university level, have the intended result of removing access to higher education by Black and Brown students, and;

Whereas, the attacks on college and university administration presidents of color persists, and:

Whereas, the combined efforts to shut down research facilities as well as to defund research grants will have a deleterious effect on the numbers of Black and Brown graduate degrees, particularly at the PhD level in Science and Technology, and;

Whereas, these actions are a deliberate step back from the Supreme Court ruling in Brown vs. the Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas in May, 1954 and many other laws, rules and regulations designed to increase access to equitable education,

Therefore, Be It Resolved that the National Executive Board and membership of Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., a business and professional women’s association affiliated with the National Council of Negro Women and the Black Women’s Agenda, lift its collective voice in opposition to these Executive Orders, implementation of such and actions including the proposed closure of the Department of Education and cuts to federal funding, which have the effect of reducing educational opportunities of Black and Brown students.

Be It Further Resolved that the National organization will make our voices heard on these issues and will collaborate with like-minded organizations for maximum impact.

Be It Further Resolved that, at the local level, chapters will seize all opportunities to respond to these concerns with programming designed to combat this attack on the education of Black and Brown people.  Specific programming includes letters to local representatives encouraging action, stipends to graduates and working with like-minded organizations for maximum impact.

Signed this19^th day of July. 2025.

Nancy Jefferson Mance
23^rd Grand Basileus
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc.