Thanks & Gig’em

HOWDY Hermanas,

I would like to take the time and thank all of you that were in Aggieland this weekend. Conference was a great success and so were our Alumnae Outreach, fundraisers, and Open House.  It makes me so happy that there were so many alumnae present. It was a beautiful reminder of the sisterhood and bonding that CUS eXemplifies, my very reasons as to why I joined.  Special thanks to Sandy & Emely for helping us Sunday at Open House!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope to see you all again soon =)

Thanks & Gig’em,

Nelly Gallegos
Phi/Theta-Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

BeCUS Academic eXcellence is Priority

The GreatPlains Sisterhood Conference, which included a regional awards ceremony, was held over the weekend at Texas A&M University.  Alpha Zeta Chapter and Felisha Treviño (AZ/K) received an award for having the highest individual and chapter grade-point-average out of all the CUS chapters and undergraduate sisters in Great Plains.  Representing Great Plains, the chapter and Felisha will be competing with other chapters and sisters at the national level at our 32^nd Convention & Leadership Conference, June 14-17, 2012.

We are eXtremely proud of the women we have recruited into our chapter, women who understand the importance of academic eXcellence and make it a priority as individuals and as a chapter.  On behalf our Alpha Zeta Chapter alumnae, congratulations undergrads on this Amazingly Zealous accomplishment and for furthering our vision.

A&F,

Your Founding Chapter Sisters, Eugenia Rivas (AZ/A #1) and Lisa Cano (AZ/A#2)

Well Done Good and Faithful Servant

Congratulations to  Cynthia “Ardesthe” Sorto & Narcely “In’acious” Ruiz on passing their state exam for social work licensure. 

The mission of the social work profession is “to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressing and living in poverty.” We hope that this accomplishment will open many doors of opportunity to do what you love most.  Thank you for continuous drive to grow as individuals and for serving as role models to us and future women to come.  Chiiii-hoot!!!

“The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.”

— Eugene B. Habecker
in The Other Side of Leadership

A&F,

Alpha Zeta

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

As everyone soon lies down to rest, let us keep in our memory Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., both an inspirational, and pivotal figure in both the Civil Rights Movement and the economic justice movement in the 1960′s. It is four days short of 26 years since President Reagan had signed into legislation that Martin Luther King Jr. Day officially becomes a federal holiday. In 1963, Dr. King had given his memorable “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington, which had later served as a template for other civil rights advocacy groups to base their ideals.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress….One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

It was by using the methods and teachings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi that MLK Jr. had developed his well-known non-violent and sometimes silent form of protest, as seen in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Albany Movement, Alabama Movement, and later the famous March on Washington.

In the 13 grueling years that he had dedicated wholeheartedly to the Civil Rights Movement, at the age of 39 he was assassinated. It is in his memory that this day, the third Monday of January each year, that all governmental buildings and institutes, as well as educational buildings, close in his honor so that we can recognize this day.

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.

Considering what his overall message meant, including desegregation and breaking the chains of discrimination and hatred towards our fellow mankind, Chi Upsilon Sigma, National Latin Sorority, Inc., since its founding in 1980, has made the “I Have A Dream” Foundation its national philanthropy in hopes that all children will have the equal opportunity to attend, and achieve, a higher education.

Cherishing the lives we have, and celebrating the holiday in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: reverend, political activist/advocate, opportunist, idealist, son, husband, father.

Have a wonderful day.

Alpha Zeta Chapter,
Chi Upsilon Sigma, National Latin Sorority, Inc.

eXceptional Donation to IHAD!

Congratulations are in order to the sisters of Alpha Zeta Chapter, Corazones Unidos Siempre, Chi Upsilon Sigma, National Latin Sorority, INC! Last night at Texas Christian University’s Christmas Tree Lighting in the Frog Patio, the women of CUS, AZ chapter, were awarded $1,000 to donate to our national philanthropy, the “I Have a Dream Foundation” in honor of our chapter having the highest volunteer and participation rate in the Angel Card Gift Drive. The Angel Card Gift Drive was a collaborative event with Order of Omega Greek Honor Society (of which many of our chapter’s sisters are members of) and Child Protective Services where more than 350 children total were given a Christmas this year by being sponsored by TCU students and faculty/staff to provide gifts for these children in need. Not only did Alpha  Zeta give several children hope and joy this Christmas, but also will give to IHAD. I’m very honored to be a part of this amazingly zealous chapter, and this true sisterhood. CHI-HOOT!

Con mucho amor y orgullo,

Felisha Treviño, AZ/K
Alpha Zeta Chapter President