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DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. MU IOTA CHAPTER
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he Mu Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated has established itself as a constant philanthropic force serving the University of Central Florida campus and the Orlando community for the last thirty six years. In the absence of any Divine Nine presence on their campus, eleven young women sought to establish what would become the first Black Greek lettered organization—the Mu Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated—at then, Florida Technological University. After reviewing the founding principles of several organizations, the women determined that those of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority most closely aligned with their own beliefs and interests in social action, community service and scholarship. The women promptly met with university representatives to establish an undergraduate chapter representing the Sorority and on May 16,
1975 chartered the Mu Iota Chapter. During the chapter’s Delta Week 2011, The MIDST Adventures of Alexis Redd encouraged students to identify their inner superhero and join forces to defeat heart disease, prejudice and harmful health and sexual habits. Additionally, they also coordinated the Greater Orlando Heart Walk & Heart Reception 3K and raised over $1200. An interactive forum appropriately named “The Dark Side of the Reality” rounded out the week with a discussion on the secret fears college students harbor related to depression, homosexuality, abuse, promiscuity, abortion, and STDs.
ent—are exceeding the standards, leaving a legacy, and taking names. I may be biased, since I am also “Mu Iota Made,” however, as they say, the proof is in the pudding and Mu Iota has thirty-six years of evidence available for the tasting. For more information on the Mu Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated visit: http://www.muiota-dst.org/ Toni Howard toni1913@progressivegreek.com
Recently, the Chapter’s own, Manica Pierrette, was voted in as the 22nd Southern Region Representative during the Sorority’s 2011 Southern Region Convention. In this role, Pierrette supports 83 collegiate chapters, 211 total chapters, and five states and the Bahamas. These young women—past and pres-
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