IOTA PHI LAMBDA SORORITY, INC.
In 1929, Mrs. Lola M. Parker of Chicago, Illinois founded Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, a national business and professional women’s organization. The sorority was established to offset the results caused by the great depression and to add prestige to career businesswomen and the field of business.
Unite in sisterhood qualified business and professional women in order to enhance and improve the status of women in our highly complex, competitive business and professional world;
Promote increased interest in the broad field of business education among high school and college young women through planned programs and scholarships;
Encourage the development of personal goals and leadership potential; and
Establish and promote civic and social service activities for youth and adults.
The Sorority’s aims are to:
In Make worthwhile contributions to the changing socio-economic patterns of our time;
Project the philosophy of the pursuit of excellence in all worthy endeavors among youth and adults;
Develop leadership expertise among business and professional women.