W 2 News continues service scholarship Sisterhood and Brotherhood we’re about making our world that we can from a better place for the young people who will be following us the history behind the divine nine and their lifetime commitment well where there is Unity there is strength that’s
A part of the foundation for the national pan helenic Council also known as the divine nine and they are the nine historically black sororities and fraternities millions of people from around the world are part of these organization that includes several West staffers on and off the air like myself
Summer nolles and Christina Watkins Christina sat down with some of central Florida’s D9 members and tells us why their service is a lifetime commitment he believe in love for all men and with that you responsibility to make that TI weage service scholarship Sisterhood and Brotherhood nine historically black
Shares and fraternities came together to create unity and A Better Tomorrow think about black history mother what the purpose of divine n is we all serve the same people the National panh helenic Council or the divine nine as it’s known was founded on May 10th 1930 at Howard
University in Washington DC this is the divine nine from 1906 to 1963 beginning in 1906 with alpha alpha Fraternity Incorporated through 1963 with Iota Theta Fraternity Incorporated the organizations evolved during a time when African-Americans couldn’t get basic rights and privileges caring about even just D9 and other hisor vest and
Coming make toal and World mus and was founded in the heat of the so R movement something that inspired me just to make more change the founders from all nine organizations had different ideas yet similar missions creating positive change for the country through social action the Journey of service for many
Starts on college campuses like in places such as Rollins in was the first sity M9 to be on this campus for now over 25 years and it was amazingly awesome so welcome the ladies of aacap athlets who um K this this past fall and the commitment to giving back
Lasts a lifetime I joined the chapter of Cai and 19 I just love M I love do service there are just a bunch of like Brothers to me of course I have brothers as well but we’re all spread out over the State of Florida so this day wake
Up the community we are the community and me you know repr in the people we’re about making our world that we came up better place for the young people who will be following us ofes one of the be dropping the little gift bags too the Metro Orlando mphd carries on the
Mission of service all throughout Central Florida from social action to helping kids and families in our community you from the fourth grade througho those CH are very part of course of the know true and and toit in the ghost pepper no Kake members you see here serve in and
Out of their letters in every possible way we partner with uh Sun USA to make sure that we work on water literacy in the black and brown communities whether it’s literacy um our zal programs for our youth for our elderly for you know just helping adopt the school whatever
It is making it visible youth service senior service uh photus registration we have a Hing CR anything we can do that can up you without social action and going out with voter registration voter education they can’t vote if they don’t know the education behind what they’re
Votal for we move in other spaces you take our organization with Co and that’s where I think continues to resonate to show others what we really stand for and they carry on the legacy of those who came before them create a pathway for others to follow you stand on the shoulder of
Giant and so young people in my be are prepar what lies the hate in Orlando Christina Watkins West two news and all the organizations do such fantastic work I will say cap off aside does the best work not that I’m bias at all
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