^ IN’. Bertha Maxwell, chairperson of the Afro-American
• and African Studies Department at UNCC challenges
! j •, the members of Gamma Phi Delta to be “catalysts for
I change” at the sorority’s recent 26th Southern
Regional Conference. Gamma Phi Delta used as their
theme. “Building Bridges for the Future." The con
ference was held at the Quality Inn.
Gamma Phi Deha Hoste Annual Conference
By Loretta Man ago
^ Post Managing Editor
The Beta Eta Chapter of Gamma
Phi Delta Sorority recently hosted
'.its organization’s 26th Southern
Regional Conference at the Quality
Inn. Members of the sorority
came from Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina, Florida, and other
parts of North Carolina to attend the
unitvo-day conference.
The conference opened with re
i gistration of its members, pro
? ceeded by a meeting of the of
£ ficers and a formal opening of the
1 conference. Closing this meeting,
£ the Beta Eta chapter sponsored a
•« social hour.
“ The second day of the conference
• opened with committee meetings
« and reports given by the regional
^ director. Rose Cochrane, and assist
2 ant regional director, Willie Jones.
3 National officers were recognized,
i highlights of the 196S Boule were
i given and members of the sorority
| participated in a sing-a-long before
* breaking into different workshop
| sessions.
| At noon, a memorial service was '
i
held, which led into the community
luncheon and program.
After the invocation was given by
Rev. Retoy Gaston, pastor of Clinton
Chapel AME Zion Church, and a wel
come by the local chapter pre
sident, Lula Gaskin, greetings were
bestowed upon the Gamma Phi
Delta sorority by Mayor Harvey
Gantt, assistant city manager, Don
Steger, CMS School Board Mem
ber, Sarah Stevenson, and Dr.
Gwyn Davis, medical professional.
The guest speaker for the lunch
eon was Dr, Bertha Maxwell,
chairperson of the Afro-American
and African Studies Department at
UNCC. Using the conference theme,
"Building Bridges For The Future,”
Dr. Maxwell relayed that while
there is a black mayor in Charlotte
and black members on the School
Board, there is still rampant un
employment among black teens and
hunger throughout the country.
Using the author David Copper
field’s words, “these are the best
of times, yet the worst of times,” Dr.
Maxwell challenged the sorority to
be a catalyst for change.
w
Dr. Maxwell warned that with the
present administration seeking to
eliminate affirmative action, some
very difficult times were ahead. She
expressed her concern that blacks
should be acting rather than re
acting to change.
Her charge to the sorority was
that they be facilitators of change.
Being concerned about the adverse
situations facing blacks was the first
step to take and with that concern,
Dr. Maxwell opinionated that a
request for change be expressed
Commenting that blacks have not
been taught to deal with conflict, Dr.
Maxwell then proceeded to show her
listeners how to resolve conflicts
without destroying relationships.
She openly embraced honesty, com
promise and self-expression as
healthy tools in bringing about
change. Her audience, which re
sponsively received her remarks,
gave Dr. Maxwell a standing -
ovation at the conclusion of her'
speech.
Sorority member Naomi White
responded to Dr. Maxwell’s speech.
At JCSU
Mildred Swift Is Temporary Instructor
By Eleaf Frazier
Mildred Dwiggins Swiff, a native
of Charlotte, is a temporary in
structor in sociology and social work
this year. She is replacing Helen
Caldwell, who is on leave to con
duct doctoral studies.
Mrs. Swift attended Biddleville
Elementary School and once acted
in a play In Biddle Auditorium. The
university was the center of social
events in the community at the time,
she recalled.
Following her elementary school
ing, her family moved to New York.
Later, she received a bachelor’s
degree in sociology at Virginia State
University and a master's of social
work degree at Atlanta University.
She worked in three social service
agencies in Hartford, Connecticut,
and earned a master's degree in
anthropology from the University of
Connecticut.
Mrs. Swift was a practicum in
structor in the School of Social Work
at the University of Oklahoma from
1975 to 1981. She supervised train
ing units of graduate and under
graduate students and taught con
tinuing education classes to adults.
She also worked as a writer for the
Mildred D. Swift
.Replaces Helen Caldwell
Black Chronical, a statewide week
ly Black newspaper published in
Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Swift returned to Charlotte in
1982, studied taxes and accounting at
Central Piedmont Community Od- j
lege, and worked in securities snd*"'v
insurance at Waddell and Reed.
She is happy to be back in the .
classroom teaching social work.
“It’s rough out there in the work
world, and the students need to be
prepared,” she remarked
“I see such high potential in the
students, and I try to bring out that
potential," she added “Now that we
have this new era of excellence, the
students should take advantage of
all the opportunities Smith has to
offer ”
Mrs Swift's hobbies include free
lance writing, postcard collect
ing. gardening and home restora
tion
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