Sigma Mu Zeta is a proud advisor of the beautiful women of Iota
Sigma of Clayton State University. Soror Serafina Williams of Sigma Mu Zeta is
their devoted advisor and we are happy to highlight the successful Zeta events
of their Annual Greek Week.
Each year Iota Sigma participates in the Clayton State tradition
of Greek Weeks. This year the chapter theme was IΣlay inspired Beyoncé last
song "Formation" the theme also incorporates the chapter's name.
Events were held Monday, March 28 through Thursday March 31, 2016. The ladies
hosted a week long Cutest Baby Photo Challenge for March of Dimes. Participants
donated money to the jar with the cutest soror's baby photo of their choice.
Iota Sigma raised 95 dollars throughout the fundraiser and will continue to
fundraise via the chapter's March of Dimes link.
In addition to the fundraiser,
the ladies hosted their Annual Finer Womanhood Observance event. This year the
event was a collaborative effort between Iota Sigma, Alpha Tau and Sigma Mu
Zeta as all three chapters participated on the Finer Womanhood panel for the
event. Soror Karen McFadden
says, “This event helped encourage Sorors
and other guests to give their definition of what a "Finer Woman" or
what "Finer Womanhood" means to them”. Students led an icebreaker
where participants came down and use a word that describes a "Finer"
woman by writing one word on a poster board with each letter. Some of the words
were:
F—fabulous, fine
faithful
I—intellegent,
inspiriational
N—nice, nurturing
E—example, emotional
R—regal, royal
Then a panel of 6 Zetas,
who represented the sorority membership from a few months to 35 years, chose a
characteristic to define "Finer Womanhood" and elaborated.”
On Tuesday, the chapter held its 2nd Annual Splash Zeta where the
campus donated towards March of Dimes to Splash their favorite Zeta. That
evening the ladies hosted Silent Library inspired by the hit MTV television
show of the same name. Participants were allowed to play on teams with the
chapter and complete a wide variety of challenges. On Wednesday the ladies
hosted a mini carnival entitled “Carniblu” for their campus community. There
were small carnival inspired games, treats and prizes. On Thursday the ladies
concluded with their Baby Photo Challenge March of Dimes Fundraiser. The final
event "Baby Hair and Afros",an event that would have explored
society's portrayal of the Black Women, was cancelled due to inclement weather.
