i don't know why i waited so long to post my sentiments, but, here goes...
i have an aunt and three cousins who are members of delta sigma theta. when i was about nine and,not really knowing what delta was, or a sorority for that matter, i just assumed that i was going to be one so i could be like my kinfolks. i guess you could say the seed was planted.
when i got about thirteen or fourteen, i would watch the annual stepshow, "stomp," on television and the deltas always seemed to win. so i thought, "yeah, i want to be a delta because they step the best."
my first year of high school, i had a history teacher who was a member of aka. she was fair skinned with long hair, so some of the girls in my class were like "that's why she's an aka and that's why i want to be one. since you're dark (but i had long hair) you should be a delta." i was like "i want to be one anyway."
my senior year, i was on the newspaper staff. it was close to graduation time so i wrote an article about black greeks. i had an older sister in college who told me a little about them, but, i got on the internet and did some research. that was the first time i had ever heard of alpha phi alpha, zeta phi beta sigma, and sigma gamma rho (i can't recall iota phi theta. this was 1998, so maybe i had, but i'm not sure). even after doing brief research, my mind didn't change.
the summer before i started college, i visited my sister in summer school (she went to the college i now attend) and met one of her friends who was an alpha. i said "when i get up here, i'm going to be a delta." and he laughed! he first told me not to tell anyone else that and then asked me why. all i could say was "cuz.."
i came back later that summer for freshman orientation. all of the organizations were representing but, the only ones who actually came up to me and said hello and asked my name was none other than delta sigma theta. i left thinking "man, they are real cool. now i really want to be one."
when i got to school, i started hearing all this "do your research" and what not. i was thinking, "why, i know what i want to do." but then i realized i didn't know why i wanted to do it. i was lucky enough to befriend a member who shared her experience with me and it just touched me so much. i also figured that i couldn't find out much from the internet and, because i didn't have my own computer, i didn't want to look up the other sororities in the computer lab either. so i observed.
this isn't meant to down any other organization, but, i wasn't impressed. i gave it my first semester to see who did what and what i could find out about who. although my campus has all four sororites (actually, we have the entire d9), the only sororities making moves were delta and aka. but it seemed as if they were moving in opposite directions. it just strengthed my desire even more. ya'll, that seed planted some 10 years ago was finally getting some light and nourishment.
after reading "in search of sisterhood," attending numerous functions sponsored by delta sigma theta, meeting dynamic women who are undeniably proud of their organization, and praying "Lord, if it's for me, send me a sign." and countless hours of soul-searching, i can confidently say that i think delta sigma theta would be a wonderful asset to my life and i would be one to the organization.
i want to be affiliated with educated ladies who may have differing personalities, but the common goal of bettering, not just the campus, not just the state, not just the black community, but the world. like someone mentioned earlier, the five-point program is AWESOME! i want to be affiliated with women striving to promote awareness of and assist in areas of economics, politics (which has always been a passion of mine), health, education (another passion of mine), and international relations. and i want to assist these ladies, on a personal level, in making an indeliable mark on the lives of so many.
i have been carrying around these feelings for some time now, waiting for my time. the passion about, respect for and desire to be a member of this sorority is so great, that sometimes it is hard to contain it. i find myself, as another mentioned, thinking about it all the time. my mother has said that she will be glad when i become a member so i can quit talking about it. ya'll, she just don't know. she and my sister thought i was silly the way i talked about it so much. but guess what, i got my sister thinking about going grad chapter! i've used many words in this post, but i can never seem to find the exact words to express just how much i want to be a member of this sorority...
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