Regional Director’s Note Greetings sorors! As we head into the homestretch of summer, it is a blessing to reflect on how much we accomplished last spring, despite the limitations of COVID19. In our usual MARvelous fashion, chapters and sorors have continued to serve, fundraise and look after one another. It is wonderful to read and hear about the creative ways you have stepped up to ensure that communities still struggling under the weight of the pandemic know that we have not forgotten them. Although we typically have a brief hiatus during the summer, you have pressed on in service, and for that, I am grateful. Please take a moment to read about wonderful community programs by our undergraduate and graduate chapters, such as Rho Psi Omega Chapter’s Cash Mob activity to support small businesses that have struggled over the last year. Sorors across the region are demonstrating excellence in their professions and on their campuses, and we’re happy to share their good news. Undergraduates like Soror Jameliah Pinder of Beta Rho Chapter (Shaw University) and Soror Sydney Sullivan of Sigma Mu Chapter (High Point University) continue to make us proud to call them our sisters as they receive numerous awards and recognitions on their campuses and in the community. I am equally proud of our Graduate Advisors whose commitment to excellence brought them to the Graduate Advisors’ Retreat, expertly planned and executed by Sorors Cleo Kitt and Tina Dickerson and their committee. Thank you to our presenters and everyone who helped to make the weekend such a success. Thank you sorors for your active engagement and enthusiasm during our 68th Boule Part 2 and Leadership Seminar. Although we could not embrace one another in person, our virtual trip to the Pink Easy was an exciting time. Thank you to our Northern Carolina Cluster Coordinator Soror Phaedra Grove and Chief of Staff Soror Toya Corbett for hosting our MARdi Gras Party which was a huge success. And to everyone who sent in their photo for the MARdi Gras Challenge - your masks, tablescapes and second line parasols were marvelous! Well done! Sorors, COVID19 is still a very real threat among us. Please remember to stay up-to-date on CDC guidelines which are continually updated by local, state and federal authorities as conditions change. We are also still operating under sorority social distancing guidelines for in-person chapter activities until further notice. Your safety is our first priority. Enjoy the remainder of the summer, and let’s look forward to “doing a new thing” in the fall. In service,
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