Submitted photo
Shown from left
to right are advis
ers Valeria
Edwards and
Joyce Irby, Xinos
Kenya Brabham,
Da’Maya
Jefferies,
Rashawna
Huntley, Kesley
Tolliver, Jada
Moye, Advisors
Sharon Wright
and Ann Moye,
and President
Patsy Squire (not
pictured- Xinos
Shawanna
Ladson).
Teachers’ sorority emphasizes youth
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The national program of the National
Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., called
Y.E.S. (Youth, Education, and Service)
encourages the development of the poten
tial of youth.
The National Sorority of Phi Delta
Kappa Inc. is a non-profit organization of
professional educators with chapters
throughout the United States. The sorority
motto is “To foster a spirit of sisterhood
among teachers and to promote the highest
ideals of the teaching profession.”
The major components of the Youth
Guidance program include leadership
training, development of strategies and
study methods, which enhance academic
achievement, and the development of the
students' social growth. Additionally, the
youth consistently participate in meaning
ful community service.
Beta Lambda Chapter initiated six
young ladies in November. The high
school girls are Xinos and the high school
boys are Kudos.
The youth completed community serv
ice projects by packing treat bags and
delivering to Somerset residents in
October. They also filled shoe boxes with
crayons, activity books, gloves, dolls and
trucks for elementary age children and
delivered them to Brenner Children’s
Hospital in December.
Each year the sorority hosts annual
youth conference in March, wherein the
rich potential of youth is enhanced by their
participation in relevant workshops that
address positive aspects of personal and
academic development. The students par
ticipate in selected activities such as ora
torical competitions, talent shows, essay
contests, and poster displays of science
projects. There are approximately 400
youth in attendance at each conference,
which is hosted by a hotel that provides the
services and security required for such an
event. The youth return to school highly
motivated for academic, social, and per
sonal achievements.
The members of the National Sorority
of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Beta Lambda
Chapter, take great pride in youth, whose
achievements affirm the sorority’s com
mitment to the field of education.
Dr. Patsy Squire serves as the local
chapter president. Youth Advisers are
Valeria Edwards, Joyce Irby, Ann Moye
and Sharon Wright.
Lending a hand in the community
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority Inc. Theta Mu
Sigma and Alpha Mu
Sigma chapters start the
year off right by lending a
hand at Forsyth County
Diaper Bank of the Triad
on Jan. 21. The Diaper
Bank is located in Winston
Salem and its mission is to
ensure that every child in
Forsyth, Guilford, and the
surrounding counties have
enough diapers to remain
clean, dry and healthy
(ncdiaperbank.org).
Individuals and organi
zations volunteer to bundle
r
and donate diapers for
needy families so there’s
access to basic necessities
to support their dignity,
health, and quality of life.
The issue of inadequate
supplies of diapers can
affect families on many
levels.
If parents do not have
enough diapers for ade
quate changes at daycare;
then parents may have to
remain home which can
affect job commitments
and income.
So Sigma lent a hand
and bundled 4,964 diapers
and 1,440 wipes in just a
few hours. Also, as part of
Sigma’s national program
Project Cradle Care to sup
port children and youth in
the community Theta Mu
Sigma chapter donated
school supplies to Winston
Salem Prep Academy’s
Crosby Scholars program.
Baby supplies were donat
ed to two families one with
a 2 week old and another of
5 months. This will support
the families in maintaining
clean, dry and healthy
babies.
Theta Mu Sigma
Chapter also encouraged
local churches and the
community to remember
National Black HIV AIDS
Awareness Day, which was
on Feb. 7. The goal is to
promote HIV education,
testing, community
involvement, and treatment
in black communities.
According to research by
the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC) compared with
other races and ethnicities:
African Americans account
for a higher proportion of
new HIV diagnosis, those
living with HIV, and those
diagnosed with AIDS.
Early treatment can prevent
the spread of HIV, AIDS
and decrease the higher
incidences of death among
African Americans attrib
uted to HIV/AIDS.
In 2013, 3742 African
Americans died of HIV or
AIDS, accounting for 54
percent of total deaths
(aidsinfonih.gov). POSSE
(Prevent Ongoing Spread
of STIs Everywhere) is a
program of the HIV & STI
(Sexually Transmitted
Infection) Outreach
Section at the Forsyth
County Department of
Public Health.
The POSSE Team pro
vides HIV and STI screen
ings and education in com
munity locations in Forsyth
County. POSSE offers free
confidential testing at vari
ous sites in Forsyth County
refer to website for more
details (possehealth.org,
2017).
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority, Inc. is one of the
divine nine organizations
that is part of the Winston
Salem Forsyth County Pan
Hellenic Council. One of
the events that the Pan
Hellenic Counsel spon
sored was the day of giv
ing which takes place on
Martin Luther King Jr.’s
birthday: cleaning Odd
Fellows Cemetery, the old
est black cemetery in
Winston-Salem.
This was submitted by
Lisa B. Allen
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