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The quote is from In Search of Sisterhood, written by Soror Paula Giddings, pg. 188.
I find this quote very appropriate as we celebrate another Founders Day. As reflected in Founder Osceola Macarthy Adams statement, Delta has always been an organization that performs self-appraisals periodically to access her position as a service sorority. Self-appraisals of an organization sometimes are painful, but are a necessary measures that must be performed if the organization is to survive and meet the changing needs of society. Delta has always taken active measures to ensure that her course of action conforms to her original purpose. Actually a self-appraisal led to the founding of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
I have read a lot of books, articles, and other documents on sororities particularly the early years of their founding and I have discovered that from the public documents available that most of these sororities have performed self-appraisals as well. If you read Too Heavy A Load: Black Women In Defense of Themselves 1894-1994 by Deborah Gray White you will find a lot of interesting quotes from Founders, National Officers and other members of sororities and other service organizations (such as the NCNW) who have addressed such issues as the development of relevant service programs within the black community, the paper bag test, elitism within sororities, pettiness within sororities, self-appraisals of organizations, and several other issues that you will find of interest.
Peace and Delta Love,
Ms. Public Service
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