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You you you you you you you you the you you this program is an opportunity for the community to learn more about your organization there is a feeling that sororities and fraternities are only social organizations and we want to dispel that myth here today the birth of African American fraternities and

Sororities was a historical time of segregation racial and social ostracism and inequality tell us briefly about your organization when it was founded where and tell us about the founding of your local chapter and how long do you have served a fling community delta sigma theta was founded on January

Thirteenth 1913 by twenty-two students at Howard University these young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence to provide scholarships to promote the support of the underserved educate and stimulate participation in this in the establishment of positive public policy and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in their

Community much of what we still do today the history of Flint alumni chapter began with its chartering on May 16 1954 in Flint Michigan as epsilon epsilon Sigma chapter it chartered it was chartered with nine members and two initiatives in fact five of those 11 the charter members are still active in the

Chapter today 2011 marks the 57th year of our serving in the Flint meeting cap homicide was founded January fifth 1911 and this passing this january two thousand of we celebrate our 100-year anniversary cap office I started off being named Calvin new but the name was changed to cop out beside

Us do some racial slurs at a track field so our dreamer dr. Watson digs felt a need to change the name to cop out beside the flintlock chapter was founded on March 15 1947 and we still have been here serving the community we’re pretty much active in the community a lot of

Things that we have going on right now it’s with our Sunday of hope and as we try to ring for Fright now tell us about the mission of your organization the mission of alpha alpha funny Incorporated’s to develop leaders and promote brotherhood and academic excellence from while providing service

And advocacy for communities in that regard both nationally and logo we have been we’ve been very active and being the voice and vision of the struggle of african-americans and of people of color across the world and locally here in the community we will talk a little later in

Some of the later questions about specific programs that we do but very active and very very vocal about the struggles that we don’t do today and 106 yearly 104 years before the mission of our organization is to reach college and professional women to provide them with an opportunity to join together to

Address the principles of final womanhood we are kick a community conscious organization and action oriented organization we want to foster the ideas of service charity scholarship civic and cultural endeavors we also as part of our organization have several auxiliary that are critical to us we have the Flynn emikai the pearl let’s

The regex and the arcanist these are critical pieces where we focus on service unity we also want to address the issue of the concept of azaleas helping others Excel we do many community service organizations in order to provide guidance financial support emotional support and mentoring so that we can be

Successful as a United Community thank you give you all a briefing on our mission statement but in a spoke about our mandated programs those mandated programs specifically that I feel like really impact the community and that were charged to do on an annual basis achievement week scholarship talent hunt college endowment fund health

Initiatives voter registration education and mobilization in double ACP these are the things that we try to take very dear and seriously and to support on an annual basis regardless to you know how many brothers are available we make it happen alright um like Charles we’ve been working with Big Brothers and Big

Sisters both presents as well as large sum of money that was done last year we’re also embarking on an essay contest through the high schools they’re selected high schools there for black history with equal to being notified for contest in that in that subject this is

The first year that we’re also going to provide a college scholarship for four years so that we can follow the student through each year as they develop so it’s a four-year commitment from our chapter that’s something new from us this year of course we do support the snout college education fund but most

Annoyed by humans EF fund education foundation is something that we have actually read visited and we’re going to be partnering up with them as well in the past we’ve had the Omega men of excellence which was a great school level on activity of mentorship this year we’re probably going to be more

Engaged in mentoring at a particular school right now we’re looking at the academy affect our health initiatives are two insurance personal fitness and a healthy lifestyle

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