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The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Winston-Salem State.
The Alpha Phi Chapter of North Carolina A&T State University.
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The Mid-Atlantic Region of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Inc., featured an "HBCU
Parade" at its Undergraduate
Round-up meeting on Saturday,
Sept. 27, 2014 in Durham.
Sorority members in under
graduate chapters on the campus
es of Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs) in the
Mid-Atlantic Region, covering
both North Carolina and
Virginia, marched in the parade.
Chapter members held items that
represented the chapter and their
college or university.
Support of HBCUs is a prior
ity for International President
Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson.
Alpha Kappa Alpha recently
launched the "Think HBCU"
campaign to highlight HBCUs
and their contribution to the
sorority and society. HBCU
Awareness Week was celebrated
Sept. 22 - 26, and events will
continue through the fall.
At the parade, each chapter
was introduced with their found
ing date and facts about their
HBCU. Notable alumni were
also named. Graduate members
in attendance for the parade and
Round-up showed their support
for their alma mater by cheering
them on with school pennants,
pins and pom-poms.
Of the 14 HBCUs with Alpha
Kappa Alpha chapters in North
Carolina and Virginia, the fol
lowing 13 chapters participated
in the HBCU Parade: Alpha Chi
Chapter, North Carolina Central
University; Alpha Epsilon
Chapter, Virginia State
University; Alpha Eta Chapter.
Virginia Union University; Alpha
Phi Chapter, North Carolina
A&T State University; Alpha Xi
Chapter, Livingstone College;
Beta Rho Chapter, Shaw
University; Delta Alpha Chapter,
Fayetteville State University;
Delta Epsilon Chapter, Norfolk
State University; Delta Theta
Chapter, Elizabeth City State
University; Gamma Delta
Chapter, Johnson C. Smith
University; Gamma Lambda
Chapter, Winston-Salem State
University; and Gamma Theta
Chapter, Hampton University.
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ing flu shots, and we gave
about 385 and 450 on
Tuesday," said
Immunization Program
Manager Felicia Lovett.
Stephen Stover, 55,
was among the first to get
the shot. For him, the
vaccine is not optional.
"(I have) Type 2
Diabetic, and it is neces
sary for me to get one
every year," he said.
The vaccine is recom
mended for everyone
over 6 months old; there
is a higher potency dose
for those 65 or older.
"1 do prefer that peo
ple get it earlier in the
season, but we don't
expect to run out," Lovett
said.
There has been a wait
for those who have come
for the shots, but Lovett
said the staff is working
hard to make the process
efficient and as seamless
as possible. Stover said
the fact that the service is
free more than makes up
for the wait.
"Some people can't
afford to go buy it, or
they don't have insurance
to get a flu shot, so this a
great thing," he said.
"When someone is doing
you a service, you have to
learn that patience is a
virtue."
Flu symptoms may
include fever, chills,
cough, sore throat, runny
or stuffy nose, muscle or
body aches, headaches
and/or fatigue.
Thousands of missed
work days are attributed
to the illness each year.
Lovett says all of it can
be avoided with a vac
cine. She knows that
many are wary of the vac
cine, but stresses that it is
safe and effective.
"You cannot get sick
from the flu vaccine;
there is no live virus in
it," she said. "People who
have a little bit of fever or
body aches after getting
the flu vaccine: that's
their immune system
working, and we want
that to happen. Your
immune system is gear
ing up so when you see
the flu, you're protected
against it."
Pat Johnson has
received her shot at the
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Michelle Metscher prepares to administer a flu shot.
Health Department for
many years.
"It is important to
keep yourself protected
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Pat Johnson
from diseases and germs
for the winter - your
germs and others'
(germs)," said Johnson, a
Health Department
retiree.
Johnson brought her
niece, sister and nephew
along with her. They each
received shots as well.
"A lot of people
weren't getting them, so I
started getting them to
come with me," she said.
The vaccine is avail
able Monday through
Wednesday from 8:30
a.m. to 3 p.m.: Thursday
from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
and Friday from 9 a.m. -
noon.
For more information
about the flu shots or
other vaccinations, call
the Health Department at
336-703-3100 or visit
www.forsyth .cc/pub
lichealth.