Sorority launches
African essay contests
. .
To trengthen the under- Sigma Gamma Rho
. standing' of African- Sorority's' Grand Bas ileus,
American youths of their Dr. Katie K. While of Nash­
heritage and culture, Sigma ville, Tennessee, believes the
Gamm Rho Sorority, Inc, in Mwanamugimu project will
cooperation with Africare , have a profound impact on
ha launched a program to en- African-American youths.
courage young people to con- Dr. White says, "encouraging
duct relevant re earch and to our young people to explore
write e 'J. their heritage and their past,
The project entitled, "The will undoubtedly assist in
Mwanamugimu Project". preparing them to better ad­
(Wah-nah-moo-gee-moo), i I dress the challenges of their
des i gned to inc rease the future. .
knowledge of African- In addition to the youth
American youths about their es ay contest, Sigma Gamma
ance tral homeland. Rho is also cooperating with
Contests will be under- Af'r ic arc to provide much
taken as- the local community
level with the winning essay
writers receiving U.S.
av ings bonds as well a
publ ic recogni tion.
The winning Essayist on a
national level will al 0 be .
honored with an African
Dtp lo m a u reception at
AI r i c a rc Hou c in
Was hmgton. DC.
Ad d u i o na l project ac­
tivuics include the puhli h­
In' or top tudcnt essays, and
the cstabl ishm nt of a data
ba e of in-print literature on
African peoples and culture
nucn for youn people.
The project title.
"M\ a n a m u g r m rn u". i a
proverb from Uganda that
li te ral l y mean', from 'mall
acorn come mighty oak.
The knowled e of African­
American youth so that a'
adults they ill have a strong
� e n � c () f 'c 0 nne c led n e s S I o
their ancestral roots and cul­
tural heritage.
First year activities in the
Mwanamugimu project will
lake place in the northeast
region of the United State',
and will expand acres the
country in ub cqucru year',
Initial support for the project
is being provided by Sigma
Gamma Rho and Afr icarc.
Additional funding is being
ought from foundation and
other private donors.
Dr. Katie K. Wbite
need ass is ra ncc in Africa.
Through the Sorority', three­
year initiative, "Project
Africa", chapter' have rai cd
thou 'and' of dollar' to help
finance food grain grrndcrs
for women cooperative on
the continent.
On. of the N.tlon'. L •• din, Prlnt.r.
of Cu.tom Obltu.rl ••
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M ic HI G A CIT I Z E I) G E II
. DETROIT BLACK WRITERS GUILD, C. - Left to right: Harry M.
Robert K. Jo es, Patrlel D. Morrl , f yette King, "Su ," Mlc a Race,
Mlcbael Tolliver, Herbert R. Metoyer e ted: F ye Whitaker, Peggy A. Moore,
Ruth Green, Peggy S e Moore.
,I I
AKA undergraduate leaders challenged
"Become a contributing
chapter, nota group that just
exists," Alpha Kappa Alpha's
(AKA) inte rnauonal presi­
dent, Mary Shy SCOll, told
1049 AKA undergrad uate
leaders a sembled last month
in Atlanta for one-to-one and
group dialogue with Scott.
The coference, the fir t et
aside exclusively for under­
graduates s ince the founding
of AKA in 1908, provided a
forum for undergraduat
chapter presidents and other
key officer to make recom­
mendations about AKA's
structure, exchange program
idea , and learn more about
sorority operations.
Mr . Scott's remarks came
at the closing se sion where
she challenged the students
'to use their chapters as
vehicles for ervice. "Get in­
volved," she said. "Serve
your universi ty, your com­
muni ty, and your chapter."
SHe used exemplary pro­
gram ideas from under­
graduate chapters across the
country to demon trate the
unlimited number of projects
chapters could spon or. From
adopting highways in their
communities to adopting vil­
lages in Africa; from holding
tutorial session on campus
to teaching adult literacy
classes in the community;
CYNTHIA BLAIR 1 ..
)
undergradua e
represent ti e
Participatin
Peter on.
mon
ere in All nt Oct. 12-14 were
agina V lIey 'tate (Mi).
were Te re a Henry nd V Ierte
and from sp nsoring semi­
n rs on cam us to taking
seminars and ther activities
into senior citizens' homes,
she told the undergraduates,
"You can make a difference."
Some members, pre-oc­
cupied with AKA' ban on
pledging, tried unseccessful­
ly to keep the discus ion
focused on the new member­
ship intake process, but Mrs.
SCOll told them, "Become
concerned about AKA
beyond the member hip
procc ."
Whi Ie he acknowledged
that the intake wa important
and critical, addre sed the
concerns, and promi ed th t .
recornmendarion would be
con ide red when the proce
was reviewed, Scott told the
student that the member hip
proce mu t be put in it
proper perspective. "We do
o much more than ju 1
pledge," she said.
Seeks Applicant for Scholarships
Up to 10 full-tuition
scholarships will be awarded
to talented college-bound
Black high school student
next year through the John B.
Ervin Scholar hip Program at
Wa hington Univer ity in St.
Loui . Wa hington Univer-
ity i now accepting applica­
tions for the program, which
was inaugurated in early
1987. To dare.. 43 Ervin
Scholar hav enrolled at
Wa hington University.
The application deadline
Llcen ed Soci Work.r
134-4843
Helpful Alt rnsttv«
for the 1991-92 academic
year is Jan. 15 .. 1991.
Under the cholarship pro­
gram, 10 Black freshmen will
receive renewable scholar­
Ship of full tuition and an
annual stipend of $2,500 for
four year of undergraduate
study at Washington Univer­
sity. Tuition for the 1990-91
school year i $14,800.
The rene able scholar­
ship are a arded on the
ba i of academic merit and
community e rv ice . Ben-
jamin W. Blout nd Jarnil C.
Maloney both of Detroiit
were among the 1990 win ..
ners. Call 1-800-638-0700.