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Nell Lane Bradford Honored

Kristina J. Liggin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:57:36 +0000

On Saturday, August 21, 2010, Jacqueline Wyse, President of Huntsville Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, honored charter member, Nell Lane Bradford during Alabama A&M University Alumni’s annual scholarship fundraiser.

Huntsville Alumnae Chapter wins Chapter of the Year

Kristina J. Liggin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:26:47 +0000

Huntsville Alumnae Chapter wins Chapter of the Year at the 50th National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana!

Congratulations to all of the members of the Huntsville Alumnae Chapter for outstanding work this past year and for everything all of you have done to make this a fabulous year for our chapter! Sixty two members of our chapter recently returned from an exciting and extremely busy week in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Chapter of the Year Signature Award is given to outstanding collegiate and alumnae chapters that have exhibited innovation, and quality execution in the areas of internal development, programmatic delivery, community involvement, chapter management and member involvement. The Chapter of the Year Award was awarded to Huntsville Alumnae Chapter during the Sisterhood Luncheon at the 50th National Convention in New Orleans. The criteria for the award is as follows:

Execute quality programming related to the Five point programmatic thrusts and Social Action
Demonstrate positive outcomes of activities within the chapter and in the community
Promote internal development programs
Reflect creativity in the method of delivery and execution
Collaborate with other community organizations and/or sister chapters to execute programming
Support local, regional and national activities

First place recognition is awarded to one collegiate and one alumnae chapter in each state in the Southern region for this signature award. I am so proud and honored to report that our chapter was chosen for this prestigious award. A special thanks to all of those chairpersons, co-chairs and committee members who worked hard to accomplish our goals for this past year in all five programmatic thrusts and also to Soror Rosa Kilpatrick and Alicia Redrick for an outstanding job of putting our award winning package together for this submission.

We also won first place in the area of Educational Development for our Black History program and play done by our GEMS program under the leadership of Tonju Butler and Jenella Lymons with the play written by Ovetta Hobson.

We received a 3rd place National Award for membership reclamation under the leadership of our membership committee led by LaShanda Felton.

We received certificates of recognition for our chapter newsletter done by Tomoka Love and her committee and innovative technology for our automated sign in process, accomplished by Sandra Richardson and the members of the ICC committee.

Again, I thank everyone for their hard work, commitment and dedication to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. We should all be extremely happy with this wonderful accomplishment.

Congratulations to our Heritage and Archives Award committee under the leadership of Carletta Curry for our submission to National and our recent recognition as first place in the Southern Region for our chapter history submission. We were recognized at the closing banquet of our National Convention! Carletta and Valarie did an excellent job putting together our scrap book depicting how we told our chapter history through the Black History Program done by the GEMS last February, as well as through Her Story told at our Sisterhood Brunch through our contests and games!

That makes a grand total of six awards for our chapter at National Convention in New Orleans! I am looking forward to a great year ahead with lots of new ideas and of course, good ole Delta spirit!

I look forward to seeing all of you in September and bringing these awards to chapter meeting for you all to be able to see them!

Yours in Delta,

Jackie Wyse

Chapter President

Delta Choir - 13th Annual Gospel Concert

Kristina J. Liggin — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:39:29 +0000

Come join the Delta Choir, Sisters In Praise. as we lift our voices and celebrate God’s promises in our Thirteenth Annual Gospel Concert . The concert is Sunday, June 6, 2010, 4:30 p.m. at St. Bartley P.B. Church.

Delta GEMS

Kristina J. Liggin — Fri, 14 May 2010 01:18:29 +0000

DELTA GEMS

During the month of April the committee challenged the GEMS to continue learning about African Ameri-cans in history through an essay contest. Since the month of March is set aside annually as “Women In His-tory” we held a “African American Women In History” essay contest. The essay had to a minimum of 250 words and be based on an African American woman who significantly impacted history (locally or nation-ally). The winners were Mikeala Gold (Soror Jayne Gold daughter) and Randeesha Reed and were awarded and recognized.

April 17, 2010, was a day of service for the Delta GEMS. A handful of GEMS and Sorors worked in the Care Assurance System for the Aging and homebound (CASA) garden planting, weeding and watering, prepar-ing the garden for the season. CASA is a non-profit agency that provides services to individuals age 60 and older and to the homebound (wheelchair and bed bound) of all ages. Their programs are designed to en-able the elderly and homebound to maintain their independence, dignity, health and safety by providing services that specifically address their special physical and emotional needs. All CASA programs and ser-vices are provided at no cost to our clients and are based solely on need, without regard to income, race, social status or religion. CASA harvests over 3000 pounds of produce annually for the community.

The Delta GEMS Rite of Passage ceremony for graduating Seniors was held on Sunday, May 2, 2010, by the Huntsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church. This year we had twenty-seven graduating seniors. The Rite of Passage ceremony is to honor our seniors as they move forward to womanhood. The Rite of Passage Ceremony is the final annual program for the Delta GEMS. Soror Meaghan Baxter (daughter of Soror Shelia Baxter and granddaughter of Laura Clift), Corresponding Secretary for Gamma Tau Chapter and former GEMS, expressed the importance of scholastic achievement and service, taking care not to make excuses, always remember to take care of business and most importantly make your family proud they are your support system. Soror Rochelle Conley, Huntsville Alumnae Chapter, delivered the charge and gave 10 important things that not only the graduating seniors should remember but the returning GEMS should be mindful of as well. Some of the things to be mindful of was: 1) develop a relationship with God; 2) achieve your dreams; 3) never let any-one tell you what you can’t do; 4) stay physically fit, and 5) acknowledge and thank your parents. The seniors received gifts from the club, a book mark from Soror Ro-chelle Conley the evening ended with a reception.

The GEMS successfully completed 11 community service projects this year, several bonding activities and attended an HBCU. Congratulations to the graduating seniors and thanks to the Committee for a awesome and successful year.

Tonju Butler, Chair

Jenella Lymon, Co-Chair

Sisterhood Brunch Celebrating HER-story

Kristina J. Liggin — Fri, 14 May 2010 01:06:38 +0000

MEMBERSHIP AND HERITAGE AND ARCHIVE COMMITTEES
The month of March was filled with wonderful celebrations of our glorious Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The culminating event of the month was the Sisterhood Brunch held on Sunday, March 28, 2010. The day started with a spiritual breakfast delivered by Pastor T.C. Johnson at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church and the fellowship continued with a Sisterhood Brunch held at the Holiday Inn Research Park.

The brunch was not only a celebration of sisterhood; it was also an opportunity to honor the strong and sufficient shoulders upon which our chapter was founded. Our vibrant Delta Dears and Past Chapter Presidents were our special guests. Due to their wisdom and leadership, Huntsville Alumnae Chapter has grown into one of the most viable chapters in the Southern Region.

Finally, the brunch was an opportunity to highlight our Chapter “Her-story.” The Heritage and Archives Committee presented the “HER-story” trivia game. Sorors were challenged to put on their history hats and answer questions about the noteworthy accomplishments of Huntsville Alumnae‟s trailblazing sorors and interesting chapter facts. With more than 70 sorors present, the brunch was a delightful celebration of Sisterhood, our Delta DEARS and Past Chapter Presidents and Huntsville Alumnae‟s HER-story. Sorors ate and drank, talked and laughed, relaxed and simply enjoyed being in the presence of SISTERS.
Submitted by: The Membership and Heritage & Archives Committees

Delta GEMS Celebrate Black History

Kristina J. Liggin — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:53:44 +0000

DELTA GEMS

Celebrates Black History Month

Under the leadership of Chairperson Tonju Butler and Co-Chair Jenella Lymon, the Huntsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Girls Empowering Myself Successfully (GEMS) performed the play “Unsung Heroes” on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Butler High School auditorium to an inspired audience. The play, “Unsung He-roes,” was written by Soror Ovetta Hobson specifically for GEMS. The play encouraged and educated the community about our rich “Black Heritage.” We are all quite familiar with the sto-ries of the pioneers, the liberators and the freedom fighters that we know all too well such as, great icons like Rosa Parks, Mary McLeod Bethune, Shirley Chisolm, Thurgood Marshall, Malcolm X and of course Martin King Jr. However, there are countless names that go unmentioned, but nonetheless had a significant impact on our past and our present. This was the inspiration behind this original play. The GEMS did an awesome job portraying defining moments in Black his-tory, including Plessy vs Ferguson, the deadly church bombing in Bir-mingham, Alabama, lynchings in the south, and Brown vs. the Board of Education and the day that then Governor George Wallace stood on the grounds of the campus of the University of Alabama vowing not to let blacks in. The play not only made us remember the harsh struggles of our ancestors but we remembered that we know how to get our groove on when the Chitlin Circuit was started, enjoying performances by entertainers such as Etta James (portrayed by Soror Carla Parker) and Billie Holliday (portrayed by Soror Lisa McAlpin). Special guest for the evening, the Delta Academy, performed an African dance to the song “African Joy” which was choreographed by Soror Raven Griffin. Another special treat of the evening was Delta Sigma Theta‟s part in history which was highlighted during different segments of the play.

Each year the Delta GEMS devotes a considerable amount of time learning from history and more specifically learn-ing from African American History. This year, not only did they learn about the past, they also looked to the future and at the same time educated the community. With just little over a month to prepare, the committee is to be ap-plauded for the time sacrificed (countless evenings and weekends with family) in order to get the GEMS ready for this performance. The GEMS would like to say thanks for all the kind words and cards that sent and look forward to see-ing you next year.

Honors Day Convocation

Kristina J. Liggin — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:44:31 +0000

For 31 years, the Huntsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has recognized the accomplish-ments of high school students who have achieved honor roll status during the first semester of the school year at its Annual Honors Convocation. Over the last six years DELTA, Inc has partnered with Delta Sigma Theta to provide book stipends to the top three scholars that have been recognized all four years of their high school career. In 2007, we expanded our involvement by co-sponsoring the Education Empowerment Day of Service Program.

On Saturday, March 6, 2010, DELTA, Inc along with the Huntsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sponsored the 4

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Health Issues - Addressing AIDS Awareness and STDs

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Census: The Importance of Being Counted

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Helping Others to Reach Their Potential: You Are Your Brother‟ Keeper

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Educational Excellence - College Fair Comprised of Local and Regional Colleges and Universities

Honors Day Convocation was held on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM, at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church. We honored over 300 youths from Huntsville, Madison City, Madison County and surrounding areas.

In addition to honoring our high school students each year, we also recognize and honor our local high school and col-lege students with scholarships to Alabama A&M University, University of Alabama Huntsville, Calhoun Community College, Drake State Technical College.

Annual Education Empowerment Day of Service Program. This event was held at the Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church Family Christian Life Center. We offered a series of workshops for all high school students and their parents.While the primary objective for both of these programs is to recognize these students for their academic excellence, we also want to equip them with tools to keep them on the path to success as a student, and ultimately as a community leader. On Saturday, we provided workshop sessions that will include:

Sixth Annual Showcase of the Arts Program

Kristina J. Liggin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:05:38 +0000

Huntsville Alumnae Chapter, of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated will

sponsor its Sixth Annual Showcase of the Arts Program on Sunday, April 18, 2010, 3:00 PM, at the Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Family Life Center, 315 Winchester Road, Huntsville, Alabama.

For more information, please click the following link:

Showcase of the Arts Program

Census Awareness Day

Kristina J. Liggin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:43:30 +0000

Delta Sigma Theta Supports 2010 Census

Huntsville Alumnae Chapter Organizes Census Awareness Event

In support of the U.S. 2010 Census, the Huntsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. organized a “Census Awareness” event at Madison Square Mall on Saturday, February 27^th from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Mall officials welcomed the community outreach. The day-long event was designed to help educate and inform community members and neighbors on the importance of the census data.

Huntsville Alumnae Chapter Supports Haiti Relief Efforts

Kristina J. Liggin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:43:18 +0000

Huntsville Alumnae Chapter continues Delta’s historical support of Haiti by answering the call to action through organized local relief efforts and aid for Haiti. Our chapter provided 1,000 pounds of rice to support the Haiti relief efforts.
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