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May Week 2010

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May Week Flyer
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MAY WEEK- “A return on Investment: Celebrating the Arts, Community Leadership, and Scholastic Achievement”

On Saturday May 22, Judge Tanya Walton Pratt(U.S. Presidential Nominee, Federal District Court Bench(Southern District of Indiana), will be the 2010 May Week Keynote Speaker.
-There will be special Youth Performances by the Iibada Dance Company & Broad Ripple Magnet High School for the Performing Arts & Humanities Students
-Special Presentation of our Inaugural Black College Tour Book Award and 2010 Scholarship & Education Candidates
-A Special Tribute to Delta Educators
(Submit your salute to a Delta!  Contact us for details)
-FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! (Doors open at 1pm)
-Community Partner: Shortridge Magnet High School for Law & Public Policy

IAC participates in Annual NPHC Bowl-A-Thon

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Our Team Members were, Soror Sandra Anderson, Soror Brittiny Clinton, Soror LaTasha Stubblefield and Soror Karen Kelly.

The Team placed 2nd this year in bowling and 1st for the Highest Fundraiser Award for Sororities with a total of $484. Soror Anderson got 2nd place for Highest Individual Fundraiser for Sororities collecting a total of $370.  We also had two Sorors win door prizes. Soror Pettigrew and Soror Shaunda Davis.  Thank you to the Sorors who came and supported our event.  Check out the photos below.  Stay tuned for upcoming NPHC events. June 4th-Greeks in the Streets Party and June 5th-Greeks in the Streets Picnic.

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Honoring our Soror Dr. Dorothy Irene Height

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STATEMENT BY REP. FUDGE ON THE PASSING OF CIVIL RIGHTS MATRIARCH DR. DOROTHY IRENE HEIGHT

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04/20/10

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Representative Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH) issued the following statement on the passing of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, Civil Rights advocate and humanitarian:

“Today Civil Rights icon and humanitarian Dr. Dorothy Height passed away. She was my friend, my mentor, and my predecessor as national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

“Dr. Height was passionate about justice and equality. Everything she did, every position she held, and every policy she advocated, served her life’s mission—to eliminate barriers to success for women and blacks while inspiring the next generation to greatness.

“Even though Presidents and other world leaders sought her counsel, she always took the time to advise and encourage young women.

“While we mourn her loss, we also celebrate the life of Dr. Height—a great humanitarian who leaves a legacy of strong and caring women.”

Today, Rep. Fudge will introduce a resolution celebrating Dr. Height’s life and recognizing her work.

Dr. Height served as President of the National Council of Negro Women for four decades, stepping down from the position in 1997. In her position with the Council, which connected nearly 4 million women worldwide, she tackled issues that affected families, including child care for working mothers, health and nutrition and providing adequate housing for families in need. She served as the national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. from 1947 until 1957.

Widely recognized as one of the founding members of the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Height was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 by President Bill Clinton. In 2004, she received the Congressional Gold Medal.

Dr. Height fought for equal rights for both women and blacks, and was active in such causes as securing voting rights, equal employment opportunities and the desegregation of public schools. Marching alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she advocated women’s rights during the Civil Rights struggle. Dr. Height was instrumental in the fight for equal pay for women and organized numerous programs to help women achieve equal rights and independence.

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Local Students Use Spring Break as Spring Board to Higher Education

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Black College Tour & Accepts Applications for Inaugural Fall Tour

Delta Sigma Theta 2010 Fall Black College Tour Application

Indianapolis, IN (March 25, 2010) – When most people hear DST they think of springing their clocks forward for Daylight Saving Time, but for 43 area students preparing to spring towards their futures, DST stands for Delta Sigma Theta!

On Sunday, March 28, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter (IAC) will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Black College Tour. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony as this year’s participants board the bus for a six-day tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

“As a former Black College Tour participant, to having the opportunity to serve on the committee as student coordinator, I have personally seen the positive impact this program has had over the past 25 years for both parents and students,” said Rachelle Hardiman Bible, Chapter President. “The Black College Tour allows students to see for themselves what Historically Black Colleges and Universities have to offer. It is a joy to know the chapter has provided this opportunity to more than 1000 high school students since its inception. We are very proud to sponsor an educational program that makes a positive impact on young people and is still on the road to success after 25 years.”

The anniversary celebration begins Sunday at 8:45 a.m. DST at the Martin Luther King Community Center, 40 West 40th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208. The bus departs for the tour at 9:00 a.m. DST. The chapter will recognize one of the tour originators, Ms. Doris Wheatley. Students, parents, sorority members and friends will also be on hand for the milestone event.

In conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Spring Tour, IAC is currently accepting applications for its Fall 2010 Black College Tour. The trip is planned for October 21 – October 24, 2010. It is open to current freshmen, sophomores and juniors interested in visiting the following: Wilberforce University, Central State University, Fisk University, Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College. For more information visit: www.dstiac.com. The application deadline is April 30, 2010.

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1913 on the campus of Howard University 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. Today Delta Sigma Theta Sorority has more than 250,000 members and nearly 1,000 chapters worldwide. The Sorority uses its Five-Point Programmatic Thrust of economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement, physical and mental health, and political awareness and involvement to create its national programs.

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March Book Mark Selection

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The_Love_Childs_RevengeIn honor of Sisterhood Month, our Delta Bookmark March Selection is The Love Child’s Revenge by our national Delta Spotlight Author, Soror Nicole Bailey-Williams!

Claudie “Peach” Fryar is a vixen. Born to a mother who works as a domestic for the Harrisons, an affluent African American family who resides in Philadelphia’s East Oak Lane section, Claudia has felt like an outsider all of her life. She’s chubby, she stutters and she grows up with her nose pressed against the windowpane, peering in on the lives of the privileged Harrison girls. It’s not enough that they grew up attending elite events and holding membership in exclusive clubs, but the matriarch of the Harrison clan seem to revel in torturing young Claudia. Why? Her husband, the respectable Louis Harrison, is young Claudia’s father also! When he dies, Claudia’s mother is fired and the two are virtually run out of town, oblivious to the fact that Louis has made provision in his will to take care of his “love child”. When Claudia returns to Philadelphia years later after learning that she’s been cheated out of her share of wealth, she’s full of venom with an ax to grind! She’s vowed to get revenge for every privilege that she’s been denied and she’ll stop at nothing to get it!

Deltas Literally Speaking Book Club

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Join us for our Delta Literally Speaking Book Club meeting at the IMA’s (Indianapolis Museum of Art) Nourish Cafe in the Fountation Room from 12Noon-1:30pm for dialogue and fellowship with sorors!

This event has been canceled.

Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Applications now Available for the 2010-2011 year.

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Delta Academy Brochure

Delta Academy Application 2010

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010-2011 class of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy.

“Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing Young Women for the 21st Century”, the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy was created out of an urgent sense that bold action was needed to provide resources to young, African American females (ages 11-14) from the perils of academic failure, low self-esteem, and crippled futures. Specifically, we augment their scholarship in math, science, and technology; their leadership through service learning; and their sisterhood, defined as the cultivation and maintenance of positive relationships. A primary goal of the program is to prepare young females for full participation as leaders in the 21st Century.

The women of the Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are now recruiting young middle school African-American girls, between the ages of 11 – 14 (must be in middle school for the 2010-2011 school year and 11 by August 1, 2010), to participate in the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy. The Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy is one of the sorority’s national programs.

August 2010 marks the third year that the Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will sponsor the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy. The program thrusts for this year remain:

  • Computer Literacy
  • Sisterhood
  • Academics and Career Choices
  • Self-Esteem

Race for the Cure with Team DST!

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Click Here to join Team DST!

Race-for-the-cure-Delta-Sigma-ThetaMark your calendars and save the date of April 17, 2010 for this years Race for Cure!

This year Team DST has a goal to raise $850.00 dollars and to have 85 participants (at a minimum) in this years race. Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to join us in this exciting event! This year Komen is going ‘green’ and all who register online will have their race items shipped to them at no additional cost.

Don’t delay register today!

One in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime and the more we raise, the more the Indianapolis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure can give back to fund vital breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs in our own community and support the national search for a cure. The greatest risk factors for breast cancer are being female and growing older. Breast cancer knows no boundary, be it age, gender, socio-economic status or geographic location. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. That’s one in eight within your company, school and organization! The key to survival is early detection. Three simple steps for early detection are regular mammograms, clinical exam and breast self-exam. And, remember cancer affects more than just the patient; friends and family need support too.

Breast Cancer Fact
Breast cancer death rates among African American women increased 1.6% annually from 1975 – 1991 and declined thereafter. However, the decrease was larger in women under age 50 (1.9% per year) than in women aged 50 and older (1.1%). The steady decline in female breast cancer mortality since 1991 has been attributed to improvements in both early detection and treatment. However, there has been a notable divergence between long-term breast cancer mortality rates for white and African American women. (American Cancer Society (ACS) Cancer Facts in African Americans)

Represent Your Roots

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DST-Represent-Your-Roots“Represent Your Roots” Performance Competition & Soror Social”

Friday, March 5, 2010, 7:00 pm
Crooked Creek Comm. Center 2290 W. 71st Street, Indianapolis

Admission: A canned good donation for the Glick Food Bank or $5.00

Show love for your Chapter of initiation! Reminisce & Reconnect with Sorors from your Alma Mater or Alumnae Chapter of initiation! Represent and wear your Chapter T-shirt, learn about and enjoy other Delta Chapters! Hang out and have fun with Delta Strolls and Slides!

Register a minimum of five Sorors from your home Chapter to compete in the competition! Round up your Line Sisters, Sands, and Specs! For contest details and to register contact Carolyn Sanders at vpresident2@dstiac.com.

February Delta Bookmark Selection

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In celebration of Black History Month, our February Delta Bookmark Selection is the “Pick Up Again Classic”, NATIVE SON by Richard Wright.

Richard Wright’s 1940 novel, NATIVE SON, was the first book by an African American writer to enjoy widespread success. In fact, Wright’s novel generated much popular and critical interest before it was even published. Three hours after the book hit the shelves, the first print run sold out! Soon a school of black American writers-the “Wright School”-began modeling itself after the author in the belief that candid art about the black American would lead to positive political change. Wright suddenly became the most recognized black author in America. Today, the novel is essential to an understanding of twentieth-century American literature.

NATIVE SON introduces a figure familiar to mid-twentieth century America, the lone man backed into a corner of discrimination and misunderstanding. Frustrated by racism and the limited opportunities afforded black men in society, Bigger strikes out in a futile attempt to transgress the boundaries and limits of his position. He murders Mary Dalton, the only child of a wealthy real estate magnate, by accident. Yet the act of murder gives his life meaning and the consequent trial and execution are incidental. Bigger Thomas remains a seminal figure in American literature.

This selection is available online and at major local bookstores. Also, check for availability at your local library branch!

Interviewing Skills Workshop

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Interviewing Skills Workshop

IAC is sponsoring an Interview Skills Workshop; open to minority young ladies attending any area high school. It will be held on Saturday, February 27th at Robinson Community A.M.E. Church, 4602 N. College Avenue, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. The workshop is designed to prepare students for scholarship, internship and employment opportunities. The workshop is free, but you must pre-register in order to attend. To pre-register or for more information contact Terri Cope at scholarship@dstiac.com or (317) 439-6495.