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THE NATIONAL SORORITY OF PHI DELTA KAPPA, INC. • 80TH ANNUAL EASTERN REGIONAL CONFER
NATIONAL SORORITY OF PHI DELTA KAPPA, INC. • 80TH ANNUAL EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ENCE

their choice offered by grade level. They read books and participated in activities to increase their
comprehension skills. Students went home with two books to add to their at-home library. Dinner
was provided as well as door prizes.
Beta Epsilon—Preparing High School Students for College Admittance was presented at
Thurgood Marshall Academy. As a continuing chapter initiative, Sorors of Beta Epsilon Chapter
help to support the college process of a selected group of seniors from Thurgood Marshall
Academy. Seniors are exposed to a myriad of workshops concerning should I go to college,
choosing a college or university, filling out the FAFSA application, etc. The cumulating event is
the joint attendance of sorors and students at the Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair in New
York, where students can apply to attending colleges/universities for free. Sorors helped students
to fill out applications and motivated them to not give up, especially when the lines are very long.
Many students were offered multiple on the spot admissions as well as scholarships.

Beta Omicron—Cultural Relevancy in the 21st Century was presented at the Ruby S. Couche Big
Sister Educational Action and Service Center. The presentation was about how significant cultural
relevance is to connecting with our students. The Committee referenced research and related
author's work in the field to explain how to incorporate cultural relevancy into your classroom.
Including ways of getting to know your students, listening to them and not being judgmental
about their experiences.

Gamma Mu—Theme: “Teaching Our Children How to Survive in the 21st Century.” Our Teach-
A-Rama brought together various factions within the community, such as, the police, youth,
parents, community and church leaders. The program theme was, “Teaching Our Children How to
Survive in the 21st Century.” Based on problems affecting the relationship between the Black
community and the police department, Gamma Mu invited Officer B. Flynn from the Oceanfront
Community Oriented Police Squad as its guest speaker for Teach-A-Rama. He used a power point
module entitled, Juvenile Perspectives: Changing Perceptions One Interaction at a Time.” He also
used his knowledge as a community development organizer to connect at-risk youth to positive
community resources, such as mentoring programs and gang prevention education. We had at
least 80 youth, community leaders and members of the local church to participate in the program.
Appearing on the program were numerous youth groups, such as Praise Dance groups of youth
and adults, poetry readers, musicians and so much more. At the end of the presentation, sorors
engaged youth in making ice cream. They had to use their math skills by measuring the
ingredients and reading skills by reading the instructions that accompanied the recipes. The
program was a huge success.
Delta Nu—Delta Nu hosted Navigating Your Way Through the College Application Process with
Bergen and Passaic Counties. High school students and their parents were given a day of
information about applying for college, researching scholarships, and filling out the FAFSA.
Sorors represented their undergraduate colleges and spoke about their college experience.
Delta Pi—Delta Pi's Annual Teach-A-Rama was held at Mount Vernon Elementary School.
Guest Speaker Ryan Haygood spoke on the topic “The School to Prison Pipeline.” Raffles were
given to classroom teachers for school supplies. Continental Breakfast was served. Workshops
were given to sorors, teachers, community and youth. Sorors from Delta Nu and Alpha attended
our Teach-a-Rama. The titles of workshops were as follows: How to Align New Math Program
with Standards, The Writing Process, Knowledge Building in Literacy, Building Science Literacy
and Critical Thinking with Discrepant Events, How to Use Microsoft Excel in the Classroom,
Teen Dating Violence/Human Trafficking and Blood Pressure Screening.

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