Little Mr. Sigma receives his crown
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Theta Mu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma
Rho Sorority, Inc. proudly crowned Charles
Saunders, IV Little Mr. Sigma 2008. The Little
Miss/Mr. Sigma Pageant was held on March 15, at
Kemersville Library Auditorium at 4 pjn. follow
ing the chapters' youth symposium.
Charles IV is the son of Norman Charles
Sanders, III and Veronica Allen, and the grandson
of Norman C. (Evelyn) Sanders, Jr. He is a four
year-old Pre-K student at the Get Smart Pre
school in Sanford, N.C. Charles is noted for his
interest in fixing things around his grandparents'
house and his ability to find candy no matter
where his grandparents have hidden it. He loves to
play with his twin sister, Aireyona Saunders.
Little Charles and his sister are often visitors at
Mount Zion Baptist Church in Winston-Salem,
where his fraternal parents and grandparents are
members.
Theta Mu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma
Rho sorority. Inc. sponsors the Little Miss/Mr.
Sigma Pageant annually. It is open to children
ages 0-12 years of age.
The purpose of the pageant is to provide a
forum for the very young children to be presented
to the pubic; give them an opportunity to present
their talents; and to provide scholarships to chil
dren at an early age.
At this year's pageant the parents were intro
duced to the Sororities' Wee Savers program and
pageant participants were given piggy-banks in
which they are to start saving their pennies.
Little Mr. Sigma 2008, Charles Sanders, his
sponsor, and family extend their thanks to all the
Winston-Salem supporters who helped Charles
become little Mr. Sigma 2008.
The chapter expressed appreciation for the
Charles Sanders IV,
Little Mr. Sigma 2008
support shown by parents, friends, family and all
who attended the pageant.
The outstanding support of this year's pageant
made it one of the most successful ever. The
chapter also congratulates all 2008 pageant partic
ipants.
Walker prepares to represent local
Omega chapter in Charleston, SC
SPECIAL TO THE GHKONTi .b
Recently Psi Phi Chapter held their annual program to select the local talent that would represent
their chapter in the district
wide competition in
Charleston. The first place
performance was outstand
ingly delivered by Kyle P.
Walker, a 12th grade student
at the North Carolina School
of the Arts.
The Sixth District of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Inc., will hold their annual
meeting in Charleston, S. C.
On April 17. The district
encompasses all graduate
and under graduate chapters
in North Carolina and South
Carolina. The highlight of
the district meeting is the
yearly Talent Hunt program
in which Kyle will compete.
Kyle is the son of Keith
and LaVerne Walker of
Clemmons. He ha$- repre
sented the chapter previous
ly in the competition and is a
2verv stron o contender to
Kyle Walker receives the winner's trophy from Psi Phi Basileus
Greg Bradsher.
place first this year and move on to the national competition in Birmingham. Ala. Kyle has studied
music for 13 of the 17 years of his young life.
He has amassed several honors, awards and achievements. The North Carolina Music Federation
Club named Kyle "King of Music* in 2006, and the Clemmons Music Club has honored him with the
"Most Outstanding Pianist" award. Kyle was also the first place award recipient of the chapter's 2007
Talent Hunt program. The Psi Phi Chapter thanks Kyle and his family for their support of the Talent
Hunt program and wish Kyle the best in Charleston.
Photos by Todd Luck
State Reps . Larry Womble and Earline Parmon.
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Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke, right, takes part in the vigil.
Vigil.
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known faces littered the
crowd, people like activist
Darryl Hunt, Mayor Pro
Tempore Vivian Burke and
State Reps. Larry Womble and
Earline Parmon.
Some used the event to
remember King through action.
Theldora Williams, of the Black
Political Awareness, estimated
about 50 people registered to
vote that evening. Women for
Obama, an orginzatTon support
ing the presidenjial run of Sen.
Barack Obama, got many peo
ple to sign a petition urging
Obama to make a campaign
stop in Winston-Salem. Fliers
were also given out detailing
the opening of the Triad for
Obama headquarters, an event
that happened later that night.
Williams was in the eighth
grade and living in nearby
Bethania when King died, and
she'll never forget it. She was
over at a friend's house when
her parents came to tell her the
news. She said her family
prayed together that night. They
had heard of the fires and riots
in the larger cities and didn't
know what would happen next.
"Let me tell you,. all of that
had an impact on my life," said
Williams. "We walked in the
rain last Saturday over at the
shopping center over here regis
tering people. We were out the
Saturday before. Everything he
stood for led to this."
Much of the event took
place in proximity to Galilee
Missionary Baptist Church,
which helped make the event
possible. The vigil ended with
words from Galilee's pastor, the
Rev. Nathan Scovens, who said
while there are things to be dis
couraged about, there are many
reasons for hope. He's encour
aged by the increased voter
turnout and youth interest in the
current election.
"The dream is slowly but
surely becoming a reality," said
Scovens. "So we say, hold on,
let the light shine, for we shall
overcome."
As Scovens finished, the
rain finally started to pour
down. Umbrellas opened, can
dles went out and the crowd dis
persed.
Many groups and individu
als helped with the vigil includ
ing Triad Cultural Arts, Union
Baptist Church, Rudy
Anderson, The Right Choice,
Mr. Bill's Productions,
Crossing 52, Sunbelt Rentals
and student volunteers from
Winston-Salem State
University.
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