MUCH OF KERN COUNTY. MORE ON THAT COMING UP LAT. ER >> THANKS, BRANDON. THE NATION ALPAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL MADE UP OF HISTORICALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES WAS FOUNDED IN 1930, AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGT, OND C. >> AND EVOLVED DURING A PERIOD
OF TIME WHEN AFRICAN-AMERICANS WERE BEING DENIED ESSENTIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AFFORDED TO OTHERS. TODAY, IT HAGRS OWN TO DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS THCOE UNTRY. AS WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF BLACK HISTORY
MONTH. 23 BC TAYLOR THAT JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON HOW THESE ORGANIZATIONS ASPIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY CALL THEMSELVES DIVINE 9, 9, SORORITIEAND S FRATERNITIES MAKE UP THE NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL. AND WHILE EACH ORGANIZATION SERVES
THE COMMUNITY WI THTHEIR OWN GOAL IN MIND, ALL 9 HAVE A PRIMARY OR PRIMARY FOCUS TO SERVE THROUGH COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ACTION. >> THEIR EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES. TONIGHT, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE COUNCIL’S OR LOCAL SORORITY CHAPTERS.
>> WE ARE HERE TO BE OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THAT. WE WORK HARD TO DELIVER SERVICES THAT WE KNOW WILL BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY STARTING WI THTHE BIGGER STILL CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY INCORPORAT CEDHAPTER PRESIDENT
LINDA MCKNIGHT SAYS THE EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE MIST FASHION AT A MENTORING PROGRAM. WE TAKE YOUNG LADI ES AND WE. >> MENTOR THEM FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS AND TO HE LPTHEM ALSO LEARN ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS, ABOUT CAREER
PATHS TH ATTHEY COULD TAKE FOR THE DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INCORPORATED ORGANIZATION. WE E ARALL ABOUT SISTER HAS SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE AND SOCIAL ACTI. ONAND WE ARE REALLY ABOUT SERVICE THE COMMUNIT Y. >> BIGGER SEALED ALUMNAE CHAPTER PRESIDENT LA MICAH ROSS SAYS THE ORGANIZATION
RAISES AWARENESS ON WORLD AIDS DAY WHERE TH EYACKNOWLEDGE THOSE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS WHILE HELPING THOSE IN NEED. ALSO DONATE WHETHER IT’S A MEAL BASKETS OR GIFT CARDS, WHICH WOULD THEN TS HIPAST YEAR TO GIVE TO FAMILIES WHO ARE IMPACTED IN WHILE EACH
ORGANIZATION WORK SEPARATELY. THEY ALL HAVE ONE COMMON GOAL. WE’RE ALWAYS IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING AND >> MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS OUT THERE KNOW TH TATHEY HAVE US HERE IN TOWN. THE DIVINE 9 IS HERE THAT WE HEAR PRESIDENT OFTHE BAKERS HILL NATIONAL
PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL. HOLLY MITCHELL SAYS THE COUNCIL IS ALSO INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES. WE GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS EH ACYEAR AFRICAN-AMERICAN GRADUATING SENIORS. LAST YEAR WE GAVE O UT 6 SCHOLARSHIPS. WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR IS COMING UP FROM TIME TO DO THAT AGAIN FOR ZETA
PHI BETA SORORITY INCORPORATED AR T. >> FOR PRINCIPLES, SCHOLARSHIP SISTEROD. HOSERVICE AND FIND A WOMAN WE’RE A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ACTION ORIENTED ORGAZANITION MEMBER MICHELE SHAW SAYS THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A CHAPTER HEREN IBAKERSFIELD BUT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE
LOCAL COUNCIL. ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS IS THE HOPE. >> ZETA IS HELPING OTHER PEOPLE EXCEL. AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IS WE WANT PEOPLE TO BEEA HLTHY. WHETHER THAT BE MENTAL HEALTH, WHETHER IT BE PHYSICAL HEALTH, THE COUNCIL’S 4TH SORORITY SIGMA,
GAMMA O RHSORORITY INCORPORATED. SOME OF THE THINGS WE REALLY FOCUS ON IS OUR OPERATION THAT PUT BACK THAT’S IN SHOWG INTHAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO TEACH OUR YOUTH PRESIDENT. NASHAAT HARRIS SAYS THE ORGANIZATION
ALSO FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AND PARTNE RSWITH THE JAMISON CHILDREN CENTER. WE WERE THE FIRST BLACKS WERE READY TO BE FOUND IT TO BE CHART AT CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD. BACK IN 1970, WE’VE BEEN SERVING THE BIG COMMUNITY EVER SINCE 1960,
IN. THEY ARE HAPPY TO BE DOING IT. JUST REALLY MAKING SURE OUR YOUTH, OUR YOUTH, OUR SUPPORT IT AND THAT WERE REALLY MEANT STORY AND GETTING THOSE YOU THINK, BOB AND ON A POSITIVE TRACK TO DO MORE. AND WE’RE BREAKING THAT PRISON
PIPENE. EACH ALREADY SAYS SOMEONE’S INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHAPTER DOES NOT ENIN D COLLEGE, BUT IT’S A LIFELONG COMMITMENT. NOW COMING UP AT 11, WE’LL DIVE IN DEEPER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COUNCIL’S PHI
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