FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2009
Contact: Indhira Santana, Director of External Affairs
Email:
DOEA@justbecus.org
Website:
www.JustBeCUS.org
Chi Upsilon Sigma Wins 2nd Place in Sprite Step Off Semi-Finals
Chi Upsilon Sigma comes in second place in Sprite Step Off Mid-Atlantic Region Semi-Finals and moves on to Regional Finals
New York, NY (10/16/09) --- Corazones Unidos Siempre, Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. (CUS) would like to congratulate Odette Fuentes, Vanessa Pabon Garcia and Talia Yanowitz for winning second place at Sprite Step Off Regional Semi-Finals competition this past weekend at the University of South Carolina. The women have not only secured a spot in the Regional Finals on November 14, 2009, but also won $6,000 in scholarships! These three dedicated women continue to be the only team from a Latino Greek organization to compete in the largely Divine Nine competition. First place winners were Sigma Gamma Rho and third place winners were Alpha Kappa Alpha.
The competition is giving these women an opportunity to compete against historically Black Greek letter organizations (BGLOs) that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (NPHC). As a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, Inc. (NALFO), CUS is proud and honored to compete and qualify in such a large national competition.
The Sprite Step Off competition is the largest National Step competition with a $1.5 million prize pool in college scholarships. The competition is also rallying undergraduates across the country to contribute 1.5 million hours in community service. For more information please visit
www.spritestepoff.com
About Chi Upsilon Sigma - Chi Upsilon Sigma has been in existence since April 29, 1980, incepted on the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers – the State University of New Jersey. Our founders are 7 Latinas who had the desire to create an organization to promote leadership among the Latino community and our membership has since grown to incorporate women of all ethnicities. Chi Upsilon Sigma has devoted itself to increasing awareness amongst ourselves and our communities about important political, social, cultural, and educational issues and servicing the communities around us.
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