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Joy in Our Sisterhood….Love in MAC

The 2019 sororal year started with the welcome been hurt by Delta, we’ve got to find a way to
back event for reclamation and retention of So- heal and work together. The general session
rors the weekend of August 16-17, 2019. Friday was “Heal the Delta Hurt” and was presented by
night stared with Food, Fun, and Fellowship at Sorors Catrina Waters and Olivia Washington.
the Fortitude Foundation Building. We had over The breakout sessions included “Joy- #Team
100 sorors to participate for Friday’s festivities. Delta” presented by Soror Lamecha James;
Sorors won door “Power- Delta Self
prizes, played a Care” presented by
game, strolled, and Sorors Helen Jones
danced. The win- and Stacia Robinson;
ner of the musical and “Service- What’s
game “Joy, Power, New in Delta, Proto-
and Service” was col and Muses and
reclaimed Soror Ja- Graces” by Sorors
smyne Webb- Carol Cheatham and
Crimiel. Jasmyne is Myrtis Ramsey. So-
a new soror to the rors participated in
chapter, initiated in sessions based on
Gamma Tau at their name tags giv-
Tuskegee University en at registration.
and Jones School of Sorors seemed to be
Law at Faulkner engaged in all ses-
University. Congratulations! The evening ended sions and many said they enjoyed their particu-
with sorors strolling and dancing and preparing lar sessions. The lunch was prepared by Urban
to return on Saturday morning to continue the Cookhouse. After lunch, sorors could Com-
fellowship with sorors. On Saturday, we contin- mittee Speed Date, sign up for Sister Circle and
ued our event at Carver Senior High School. The enter information for their profile on the Na-
morning began with registration and an opening tional website as well as pay dues. The day end-
act “We Want You Back Sorors” based on the ed with the president drawing the name of a
song “We Want You Back” by the Jackson Five. reclaimed soror to have her local dues paid and
The members of the group were from Member- giving closing remarks. The reclaimed soror was
ship Services Committee led by Soror Tonia Ste- Ameisha Sparkman, initiated Spring 1998 in
phens. “Backup” singers were Sorors Jacinta MAC. Congratulations! The president encour-
Berry, Carmela Drake, Pamela Garret, Princess aged sorors to get ready for an eventful year
Harper, Jimmetta Gourdine, and Gladys Peck. and hoped to see everyone at the first sorority
meeting of year September 21, 2019 at 9:30
AM.
Next, we had greetings by our president, Cas-
sandra E. Brown. She welcomed and encour-
aged all sorors to get back to working for the Announcement: If sorors are interested in join-
community in the name of Delta. She informed ing a Sister Circle please submit your name to
us that it takes all of us to help and if we have
mac2ndvp@gmail.com.

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