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Far Western Region

Far Western Region Executive Officers 2024-2025

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History of the Far Western Region

​The Far Western Region of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. consists of thirteen states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming), which constitute the Sorority's largest geographic region.  There are currently chapters in five far western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Washington).   The Far West mostly comprises arid to semi-arid plateaus and plains and forested mountains, deserts as well as coastal areas. It is the largest geographic region of the United States.

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Farwestern Regional Director, Carolyn Bell

The Beginning 

Originally, our Constitution designated four regions, North, South, East and West.  A Revision of the Constitution in 1946 increased the number of regions to; Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Southwestern and Far Western and designated the states to be included in each.  

Far Western Regional Directors  -
Emerald Pincesses 
 

  1. 1946-1949 Thelma S. Freeman, Alpha Omicron

  2. 1950-1953 Sara B Sims Alpha Omicron

  3. 1954-1957Alvernon Tripp, Beta Tau

  4. 1958 Mary M. Duncan, Beta Iota

  5. 1959-1960 Catherine B. Garcia, Alpha Phi

  6. 1961-1964 Norma W. Wilson, Beta Nu

  7. 1965-1969 E. Grace Payne, Gamma Mu

  8. 1970-1971 Ann M Owens,

  9. 1972 -1975 Evelyn J Brown, Alpha Phi

  10. 1976-1979 Edna C. Woodward, Gamma Mu

  11. 1980-1981 Eva Ray Allen, Beta Nu

  12. 1982-1985 Helen M Johnson, Gamma Nu 

  13. 1985-1989 Addis Bossieux, Gamma Xi

  14. 1994- 1997 E. Jean Williams, Gamma Eta

  15. 1997-2001 Hortense O.  Hurdle, Beta Tau

  16. 2001-2005 Soror N. Jewel Hicks, Beta Kappa

  17. 2005-2009 Paula St. James-Davis, Gamma Eta

  18. 2009-2013 Johnnie Loyd, Gamma Mu

  19. 2013-2017 Myrtle Y. Smith, Gamma Nu

  20. 2017-2021 Pamela Paige, Gamma Mu

  21. 2021-present Carolyn M. Bell, Gamma Mu

National Presidents

Far Western Region has had two National Presidents .

Lucille Reynolds, 9th National President (1973 – 1977), Alpha Phi Chapter, Los Angeles, CA
 

Soror E. Grace Payne, 15th National President (1989 -1991) Gamma Mu, Los Angeles, CA.

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