Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®Serving Des Moines since 1932
Iota Zeta Omega Chapter

Leading on the front lines of change, education, and advocacy.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® seeks to build upon our rich legacy of service by galvanizing the legacy of our sisterhood to lead on the front lines of change, education, and advocacy. The Iota Zeta Omega chapter is dedicated to carrying out the sorority's mission.

Champion Service, Empower Sisterhood, Transform the World — Iota Zeta Omega Chapter
1932Chartered in Des Moines as Beta Gamma
400+Scholarship Cotillion participants
150+Convictions expunged at our MLK clinic
43Members strong: small but mighty
Iota Zeta Omega

Sisterhood in action

See the Sisterhood Gallery
Iota Zeta Omega sorors in pink and green dresses holding bouquets of flowers in a garden
Iota Zeta Omega sorors in green blazers in front of pink, green, and white balloons
Iota Zeta Omega sorors in pink, green, and white in front of a chapter backdrop
Iota Zeta Omega sorors in pink and green gathered in front of a greenery wall
Six sorors in pink and green on a night out
Upcoming Events

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All upcoming events
Sep26Ivy AKAdemy and Scholarship CotillionApplications open Saturday, September 26 – Sunday, October 25, 2026Oct17Ivy AKAdemy & Scholarship Cotillion Information SessionSaturday, October 17, 2026 · 3:30 pm – 5:00 pmOct18Wear Pink & PearlsSunday, October 18, 2026

Service in our community

All community outreach
Scholarship CotillionGrades 9–12

Ivy AKAdemy & Scholarship Cotillion

Expungement ClinicMLK Day of Service

Martin Luther King, Jr. Expungement Clinic

Iowa Ivy Foundation

Support the Iowa Ivy Foundation

Iowa Ivy Foundation works in partnership with Iota Zeta Omega. The Foundation relies on funding from donor contributions and grants. These funds will be used for scholarship, and support of education, and service programming across the Greater Des Moines community. Gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible.

Ways to give

Interested in membership or reactivating?

Membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha is by invitation only. Learn about graduate membership and how to reactivate.

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