Beautillion
Honoring young men! “In Times Like These….” titled the formal doings when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Beta Omega Chapter held the 35th Beautillion, a signature program of the sorority’s chapter. Recognized and hailed was the “excellence, promise, and resilience embodied in these remarkable young men.” Through the program, the community manifested belief in their future.
Chapter president Troave Profice opened the formal program that unfolded at Crystal Events and featured the sorority’s colors of salmon pink and apple green. The presentation began with the entrance of the Belles and the escorts of the mothers of Beaux. The Rev. Aristide Marshall gave the invocation and Bryan L. Fulton served as master of ceremonies. Mr. Beau of 2023, Malcolm Ferrouillet, then entered and presented his mother, Dr. Alexis Ferrouillet, a bouquet of long-stemmed pink tea roses.
The next to be introduced were the 2025 Beaux and Junior Beaux. Within the former group, the Beaux, the respective first and second Runners Up were William Peoples II and Jonathan Ashford. Seven Beaux were also limelighted: Stephen Black Jr., Xander Brady, Aiden Boykins, Noah Henderson, Nick Hodges, Troy McGowan and Alexander G. Sewell Jr. They escorted their mothers into the ballroom. Dalton Louis and Donovan Louis were the Junior Beaux…