Sorority acts out book with one-person play

Lambda Theta Alpha

“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” jumped from the pages to the stage Monday night in a one-man show inspired by University alumnus Junot Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize winning book.

The Epsilon chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin sorority hosted the play during its founder’s week at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus to showcase intellectual Latin culture, said Erica Diaz, a University alumna and LTA sister.

 

“Every year we try to put on a play that will touch the community, specifically the Latino community,” Erica Diaz said. “We try to bridge the gap between Rutgers, undergraduates, New Brunswick and what LTA pretty much does for the community as far as educating and serving.”

The play, which was co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Programming Association and the Center for Latino Arts and Culture, centers on Oscar de Leon, an overweight Dominican boy from Paterson, N.J., who is obsessed with science fiction, fantasy and a family curse.

Actor Elvis Nolasco played different characters in the show, from the nerdy Oscar de Leon to his superstitious mother. He said it was easy to transition into these characters because he finds people like them in his own family.

Paula Garcia, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said she was impressed with Nolasco’s performance.

“I thought it was an amazing performance. I never read the book, [but] it was pretty amazing that it was a one-man show and he pulled [off] the characters very well,” she said.

The adapted play contained references to life at the University, with mentions of the EE bus and Douglass College, set against the sugar cane fields and black outs of Santo Domingo illustrated in the book.

“I felt connected to him. He does a good job grabbing your attention. The book mentions a lot of places on campus that the actor said he visited,” said Eliana Perez, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “It’s also very relatable in a Dominican way.”

Erica Diaz was very pleased with the audience’s support of the play.

“When I walked in I was overwhelmed with happiness and excitement with seeing all of my friends and sisters. [It] shows that our chapter is still strong,” she said. “I am so happy we have so much support.”

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Chi Eta Phi Sorority is reminded “Wake Up with Purpose”!

Chi Eta Phi

Chi Eta Phi  Sorority is a national organization comprised of  nurses and student nurses working together to provide service for humanity, elevate the plane of nursing and  increase interest in the nursing profession.  During an annual scholarship luncheon Dr Clarence M. Lee spoke to the nurses.  He encourged  them to wake up each day with purpose. This poweful suggestion is one we all should work to weave into our daily lives.  What techniques do you find helpful as you work to stay focused on your “daily purpose”?

Spotlight on Cross Cultural Greek Issues

Greek Letter Organizations on college campuses across the nation are very diverse. Every campus has its own unique collection of sororities, fraternities and panhellenic councils.  Each combination creates a unique community that faces many challenges as they interact with each other and their advisors on campus.  In this video Rick Daniels gives  an overview about the cultural issues and concerns many greeks face during interactions with their greek advisors.  

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What are some of the challenges your organization is facing this semester/year?  What creative tactics are you using to connect with other organizations or advisors?

Lambda Theta Nu – Sorors empowered thru Stepping!

Lambda Theta Nu Sorority was founded in 1986 at California State University with a mission to promote and foster Latina leadership through education,  professional  development, relationship building and community action.  One of the things that sets this sorority apart from others is their use of  Macheties within their stepping routines!  This unique ritual has been incorportated  to symbolize the “cutting out” of barriers Latinas have exprience and as a show of strength and bravery. Below we have highlighted a brief video featuring the ladies of  Lambda Theta Nu performing at Davis College.  As these ladies  incorporate the strong and  postive concepts that are encouraged in this organization  they will surely be successful in all their  lifelong efforts.   

AKA Sorors CARE

AKA Sorority National Voter Registration Initiative (Picture:Creative Commons

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is launching a national campaign to register, mobilize and educate voters.   This community focused campaign is entitled C.A.R.E.S which stands for Collaborate,  Advocate,  Register, Educate and Stimulate. The goals of the campaign include mobilizing citizens to an empowered state thereby  impacting  local and national elections positively.  Leyser Q. Hayes, Esq is coordinator of  the initiative.  She states that this voter registration and education campaign  mirrors the sororities resolve to move from discussion to action.  Visit the Alpha Kappa Alpha national website for  upcoming events. 

Phi Delta Chi – offering a RX of Hope at St Judes Hospital

Phi Delta Chi  is a Fraternal  organization of  pharmacy students  and professionals.  The members of this  national collegiate and alumni organization have developed a long standing supportive relationship with St Judes hospital for children.

Masons to honor firefighters, law enforcement personnel on 10th anniversary of 9/11

The Masons of Union County will come together Sunday, Sept. 11, to honor all local firefighters and law enforcement personnel in memory of the 9/11 attack. Hoyt Haney, a 32nd degree Mason of Mt….

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Team Building Tips – Turning Your Sorority Or Fraternity Into a Team

One of the things that most people love about being a part of a sorority or fraternity is being part of a group. There’s just something about people that draws them to groups of like-minded people. In high school, you had different cliques, and now you have fraternities and sororities. But any group of people is simply a group of people at first. Unless you do something to take a group and make it into a team, it won’t matter if they’re all a part of a group with the same name. Turning a sorority or fraternity into an actual team can take a little bit of effort because it’s not like you’re an athletic team out there competing against other teams, which is an instant way to turn a random group into a functioning unit. There are, though, a few things that you can do to make your sorority or fraternity function like this. First, though, you have to understand a little thing called the group process.

If you’ve had basic sociology, you may already know a little about this. It goes like this:

Step One: Forming – During this phase, the group is just coming together. This is what happens after school starts or after Rush Week when you bring a whole new set of people into your group.

Step Two: Storming – At this point, everyone is pretty much trying to figure out their roles. There might be some backbiting and bickering because people with strong personalities are going to want to gain the upper hand.

Step Three: Norming –  Once the group is done storming, they’ll start functioning together by creating normal patterns. Some people will naturally become the leaders – or they’ll become the leaders by a group vote – and other people will start following them.

Step Four: Performing – This is the part where everything clicks. Your group has fun together, and they get things done, whether it’s throwing the best block party or raising the most money for your favorite charity.

It takes most groups a while to go through all this, but there are a few things you can do to help the process along. First, don’t fight it. The storming phase can be pretty annoying and difficult, but you have to get through it before you can form group norms. If you’re a group leader by default, try to get everyone to talk things through at this point. You can also help the process by giving the group teamwork-oriented things to do. If the new sophomores are having issues working together, assign them a project that they have to get done, whether it’s deciding how to decorate a room in the sorority house or throwing a barbecue party for the rest of the fraternity. Having to accomplish a goal is a great way to force a group to figure out how they’re going to work together. It’s really hard for a huge group of people to function together like this. One way to help your fraternity or sorority work like a team is to split it up into groups of five or six people who have specific goals to accomplish. Forming smaller teams is way easier than having one person be in charge of twenty people, and you’ll get a lot more done this way, too.

Author – Crystal Galbus  the owner of GreekForMe – 

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