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http://www.statepress.com/issues/2005/09/22/news/693975

"I think there's a lot of issues in the world that are overlooked because people don't think they have effects on other people's lives," Smiley said.

Hernandez said since Theta Nu Xi is only two years old, it gives them an edge and offers something new to women who haven't found their niche yet.

"On an individual level and national level, we're women who are willing to roll up our sleeves and be agents of social change," Hernandez said.