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CONFERENCE THEME: “PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: SISTERHOOD, EDUCATION, & CULTURAL RELEVANCY”
THE NATIONAL SORORITY OF PHI DELTA KAPPA, INC. • 80TH ANNUAL EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.
REGIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON REPORT

Sororal Year 2019

Y.E.S. Program Committee: Civil Rights, Education, and Legislative Affairs

Regional Chair: Soror Doretta Walker
Briefly describe and highlight exemplary programs reported by chapters of the region.
Summarize exemplary reports only and list the contributing chapters at the end of the report.

Chapter Activity Report for Commission on Civil Rights, Education and Legislative Affairs

The Regional Chapter Activity Reports were received from the following chapters: Alpha, Beta
Lambda, Beta Omicron, Beta Zeta, Delta Nu, Epsilon Alpha, Pi, and Theta Chapters.
Good things are happening!

Alpha: Chapter reported on the following issues involving NJ schools: that Senate Bill 2, NJ’s
latest funding bill, would see increases in state funding for some school districts and others will
lose funding having a devastating effect on the education of students in Jersey City & that a
judge ruled that a major lawsuit against the state of NJ over racial and socio-economic segregation
in the school system may move forward.

Beta Lambda: reported that sorors are kept informed of laws and rules that affect voting and
issues affecting civil rights to include gerrymandering of voting districts and voter ID. Several
sorors are precinct leaders in their community.
Beta Omicron: reported that their chapter has been all over NYC representing NSPDK, Inc.’s
Call to Action. Activities included the AKA Sorority, Inc. Epsilon Pi Omega’s Annual HBCU/
Financial Literacy College Fair, a Fireside Chat with Dr. Christopher Emdin author of the book
“For White People Who Teach in the Hood . . . and the rest of y’all too,”a Fireside Chat with
the Executive Superintendent of Queens South, a discussion at Fordham University where Soror
Fowler is a member of the ESL/ENL Grades K-12 next Generations Standard implementation
Think Tank, a Teacher Polity Team with the Educators 4 Excellence creating a policy
paper titled “Ready for Day One and Beyond” This policy consisted of recommendations for
the legislature that addressed teacher preparation programs and residencies, equity and teacher
diversity, creating quality professional development and the sustainability of professional
development. Additionally, they reported a meeting with Senator John Lui of School District 27
to discuss the Teacher Diversity portion of the policy paper.
Beta Zeta: reported attending the naming of US District Court for the Middle District of NC
located in Durham, NC the “John Henry Wheeler United States Courthouse.” Mr. Wheeler
was a prominent bank president of M&F Bank, a civil rights lawyer, political activist, civil
rights leader, educator, statesman and philanthropist. He led a legal challenge beginning in 1949
toward school equalization in Durham and other cities across NC to include filling several
school desegregations suits including the US Supreme Court case of Frasier v. Board of Trustees
of the University of North Carolina which led to the first three black undergraduates gaining
admission to UNC-Chapel Hill.
Delta Nu: reported that they celebrated Founders’ Day by having dinner at a restaurant and a
Social Medica Celebration on Facebook and Instagram.
Epsilon Alpha: reported newsletters and discussions on the NJEA (New Jersey Education
Association) and the NEA (National Education Association) events and achievements.

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