... a 2012 graduate of Virginia State University School where I earned a Masters of Education in Counselor Education with a focus in Community Counseling. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of my interest in becoming a member of the Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. My desire to inspire young women and make a significant impact on their lives is just one of many reasons I aspire to join your great Sorority. I believe that I have a lot to offer the Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, both in terms of my desire to be a positive influence in the lives of others and with my personal strengths as a leader and mentor. As a member of the Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, I will work hard to uphold the reputation and exceed the standards that those before me have set....
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...I am interested in membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. because the sorority has a unique sisterhood. Because there is a great need for resourceful services in the black communities, I would like to be associated with an organization that is committed to sisterhood and providing assistance to others. It has been my dream to bond with a group of ladies of love, peace and integrity. My desire to become a part of the sisterhood began when I was in the sixth grade, after receiving the Highest Average Award from Tuskegee Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. My interest became stronger after I received the Scholarship Award when I was in the twelfth grade. My interest continued to mature throughout the years as I became aware...
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...The Eta Gamma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is an organization made up of strong women who are not afraid to take charge and assume the position of taking on leadership roles. For many years we have been living in this paradox of privilege were men automatically have the upper hand. However, your organization goes against the rules of society. You all encourage and acknowledge the fact that women can take on these positions just the same. Growing up I was used to seeing women around my community become submissive to the rules of society, and for a while I was one of them. Your organization inspires me to not only build bonds, but to have fortitude, to move forward and meet life challenges, to claim a position of leadership and...
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...specific situation (p.227). Groups may be classified according to a number of variables. Four criteria are particularly useful: membership, strength of social tie, type of contact, and attraction. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. A sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women, the Sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea. The Sorority was founded in 1913 by 22 students at Howard University. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support to the underserved; educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in their communities (Delta Sigma Theta, 2010). Delta Sigma Theta’s website is about heritage. This site speaks volumes about how these women wanted to be a part of an organization that consists of excellence. These women have a lifetime membership within the sorority. The influence that this organization has, as well as the site, is remarkable. The information on this site will allow younger women that have the desire to go to college and be a part of an organization...
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...LETTER FROM A PUBLIC SERVICE ENTITY VERIFYING SERVICE One letter of recommendation for both collegiate and alumnae applicants must be from a public service entity verifying the applicant’s consistent public service. The public service letter must be written on the public service official letterhead. “Official is whatever the given organization deems its public or customary letterhead. The official Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated definition of Public Service is: Service provided to a community (not necessarily in the applicant chapter’s current service delivery area) validated by an official representative of the entity receiving the service, an official responsible for management of the service mission, or the organization’s campus advisor. Public Service is UNPAID voluntarism that is NOT mandated or required by an organization in which the candidate is a member (e.g. The Links, Junior League, or Jack & Jill), or for completion of a college requirement for graduation (as determined in the university/college requirements). Self-serving Involvement does NOT meet the public service criteria. Self-serving involvement includes: Church activities common/internal to all churches, examples such as Sunday school teacher and singing in the choir (NOTE: However, involvement in church activities that outreach beyond the congregation to the community-at-large, such as participation in food banks, clothing collection/distribution, or disaster relief are considered...
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...Delta Sigma Theta Sorority I can’t wait to see how this project will finish it seem like I will learn a lot more then I know about this organization. They have a lot of chapters of this organization all over the United States. A lot of people join this organization when they are in their undergraduate program in college it’s a little less expensive when you join undergrad. When you join the chapter as a graduated you pay way more money. I heard the process is a little longer and a little more intense. I can’t wait to see how this project will finish it seem like I will learn a lot more then I know about this organization. They have a lot of chapters of this organization all over the United States. A lot of people join this organization when they are in their undergraduate program in college it’s a little less expensive when you join undergrad. When you join the chapter as a graduated you pay way more money. I heard the process is a little longer and a little more intense. I can’t wait to see how this project will finish it seem like I will learn a lot more then I know about this organization. They have a lot of chapters of this organization all over the United States. A lot of people join this organization when they are in their undergraduate program in college it’s a little less expensive when you join undergrad. When you join the chapter as a graduated you pay way more money. I heard the process is a little longer and a little more intense. I can’t wait to see how this project...
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...At the University of Arizona, Greek Life is incredibly large. It is one of the largest greek communities on the West Coast and over 5,000 students are involved in Greek Life. There are 55 fraternities and sororities at the University of Arizona today and they fall under 3 governing councils. Panhellenic governs and advises the fourteen social sororities at the U of A. The Interfraternity Council (IFC) is the governing body of the twenty-one social fraternities. USFC, or, the United Sorority and Fraternity Council is the governing body for six fraternities and eleven sororities that identify as ethnic or multicultural organizations. In addition to these three governing councils there is the “Divine Nine” which is nine fraternities and sororities...
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...Head Start Services. Tess have been the supervisor of her department for over 7 years. Prior to receiving her current position, she was an employee for the Palm Beach County Head Start for over 28years. During her 28 years, she served as a teacher for children ages three to five-year-old. Also, Tess Byer is on the scholarship committee for sorority Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Incorporated. She has been able to witness and experience fundraising in both the public and nonprofit sector. According to Tess, nonprofits get their revenues from sponsors, donors, fundraisers,...
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...Content A fraternity (Latin frater : "brother") is a brotherhood, although the term sometimes connotes a distinct or formal organization and sometimes a secret society. A fraternity (or fraternal organization) is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members. History There are known fraternal organizations which existed as far back as ancient Greece and in the Mithraic Mysteries of ancient Rome. Analogous institutions developed in the late medieval period called confraternities, which were lay organizations allied to the Catholic Church. Some were groups of men and women who were endeavoring to ally themselves more closely with the prayer and activity of the Church; Others were groups of tradesmen, which are more commonly referred to as guilds. These later confraternities evolved into purely secular fraternal societies, while the ones with religious goals continue to be the format of the modern Third Orders affiliated with the mendicant orders. The development of modern fraternal orders was especially dynamic in the United States, where the freedom to associate outside governmental regulation is expressly sanctioned in law. There have been hundreds of fraternal organizations in the United States, and at the beginning of the 20th century the number of memberships equaled the number of adult males. (Due to multiple memberships, probably only 50%...
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...BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. They have always allowed admission to students of all races. There are 107 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States, including public and private institutions, community, four-year institutions, medical and law schools. Most were created in the aftermath of the American Civil War and are in the former slave states, although a few notable exceptions exist. Bowie State University is the oldest historically black university (HBCU) in Maryland. The present-day public university, located in suburban Bowie, Maryland, was founded by the Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of Colored People in 1865. Then known as the Baltimore Normal School, the institution’s goal was to train African Americans to become teachers. The Board of Education provided funding and assumed control of the school in 1908. The school relocated to Prince George’s County and received the name Maryland Normal School in 1914. The first four-year programs began in 1935 and the institution became a state college in 1963. The first graduate degree was in 1970 but Bowie State did not receive university status until 1988, when it became one of the first members of the just-established University System of Maryland. The school’s first doctoral...
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...promote academic success. During this period the American Revolution was still hot and part of the regular gatherings were so risky topics such as taxation and freedom could be discussed. In 1779 Phi Beta Kappa decided to expand to Yale and Harvard. In 1833 a new Social fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi expanded to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, which at the time was considered the far west. Six years later, Beta Theta Pi was founded at Miami University making it the very first fraternity to be founded west of the Allegheny Mountains. After the civil war many Northern fraternities did not want to expand to the South so man southern Greek societies started to be founded. The first of these was Alpha Tau Omega at the Virginia Military Academy in 1865. In 1851 the first women’s fraternity was founded as the Adelphean Society, and contained the Greek letters Alpha Delta Pi. After Alpha Delta Pi the women’s fraternities became very popular. They were called fraternities because of lack of a better name until in 1882 Gamma Phi Beta was named a sorority. This term was recommended to them by a Latin professor who claimed the name fraternity was inappropriate for a group of young ladies. In 1902 seven sororities gathered in Boston to form the National PanHellenic Conference (NPC). The NPC was established to promote a sense of pride amongst members and create better connections between the original institutions and its chapters. Seven years later the fraternities created the Inter-fraternity...
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...Culture at Tennessee State University Observing the unique culture of Tennessee State University. Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University (TSU) is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational, land-grant institution. There are currently two locations. There is the 500-acre main campus that nestles in a beautiful residential neighborhood along the Cumberland River, and the downtown Avon Williams campus that sits near the center of Nashville’s business and government district. There are many students that come from all across the country. These students bring many different cultures that make Tennessee State what it is today. In 1909, the Tennessee State General Assembly created three normal schools, including the Agricultural and Industrial Normal School, which would grow to become TSU. The first 247 students began their academic careers on June 19, 1912, and William Jasper Hale served as head of the school. Students, faculty, and staff worked together as a family to keep the institution operating, whether the activity demanded clearing rocks, harvesting crops, or carrying chairs from class to class. The school gained the capacity to grant bachelor’s degrees in 1922, reflecting its new status as a four-year teachers’ college. By 1924, the college became known as the Agricultural and Industrial State Normal College and the first degrees were awarded. In 1927, “Normal” was dropped from the name. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the college grew in scope and stature under...
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...Vera Carolyn Stewart was born in Manhattan, New York to the proud parents of Leon Stewart Sr. and Fannie P. Stewart on January 31, 1946. She was the second of the couple’s three children. Vera was fearless when it came to the pursuit of knowledge and standing by what she believed in. In 1963, she graduated from Andrew Jackson High School. After graduation, she went to Saint Paul's College where she joined Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Norfolk State University in 1967. She later earned a master’s degree in social work from Stony Brook University. While attending Norfolk State University, Vera spent summers working for Manhattan State Hospital. In 1964, she met Harold Robinson, who would serve to be a long time friend and companion. From this companionship her son and only child Calmen Stewart Sr. was born....
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...Jaries Thomas Dr. Forrest-Carter ENG 3302-01 05 December 2011 The Research Essay Commencing in 1837, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established to serve the educational needs of African Americans. Cheney University of Pennsylvania marked the beginning of educational opportunities for blacks. Prior to the time of their establishment, and for many years afterwards, blacks were generally denied admission to predominately white institutions (PWI). As a result, HBCUs became the principle means for providing postsecondary education to black Americans. In an address made by former U.S. President George Bush, he stated: “At a time when many schools barred their doors to black Americans, these colleges offered the best, and often the only, opportunity for a higher education” (“HBCUs and Higher Education Desegregation”). Historically Black Colleges and Universities provide valuable educational opportunities for African Americans. Although there have been continual controversies concerning the place and role of these institutions within the larger framework of higher education, over the years changes have occurred in the functions and perceptions of these establishments (Roebuck and Mury 1). In Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined an HBCU as an institution whose principal mission was and is the education of black Americans (“About HBCUs”). Even after the abolition of slavery in 1865, the African American population...
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