making me who I am today?

We stand by the missions and vision of our Illustrious Found-ers. As the spirit of homecoming engulfs our community, we thank you for your continued support and partnerships. Know that the Deltas are REaDy!

For now, forever, and for always we remain indebted to our 22 founders who crafted the vision of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and as agents of change Upsilon Mu embraces the oppor-tunity and challenge to bring that vision to fruition.

Warmly,

Aminata K. Dumbuya

Aminata K. Dumbuya President, 2013-2014

Greetings on behalf of the Upsi-lon Mu Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Wel-come back!

Homecoming is a joyous occa-sion, welcoming us back from our respective journeys to our collective home. As we transition from Delta's national homecom-ing celebrations in Washington D.C., Upsilon Mu is extremely excited to be home on our Da-vidson Campus.

This year we are elated to intro-duce our theme to you: Women’s Health and Wellness. Committed to provide constructive program-ming Upsilon Mu takes a critical lens to the issues affecting our communities.

Our national theme "Uncompromising Commitment to Communities: Service, Lead-ership, Empowerment" reiterates the dedication and willingness in each of us to engage those com-munities that have made or helped shaped us. Ask yourself, to whom am I indebted to for

Be on the lookout for programming Upsilon Mu will have this upcoming month!

A M e s s a g e f r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :

51st National Conven-tion

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Summer Learnin’ 2

Soror in the Spotlight 2

Service Saturdays 3

About Upsilon Mu 4

M a r k Y o u r C a l e n d a r s !

UnDiSpuTed News

October 27, 2013 Volume 3, Issue 1

November 2nd 12 p.m. Everybody Zumba!

November 4th 7:30 p.m. Trayvon Martin Dialogue

November 7th 7:13 p.m. Café 1.9.1.3

November 9th 8 a.m. Service Saturday: Habitat for Humanity

November 13th 7:13 p.m. T.U.S.K. TALK: Feminism with Soror Thea

This summer Delta Sigma

Theta Sorority, Inc. celebrat-

ed her 100th year of sister-

hood scholarship and ser-

vice. Our centennial was

held in the nation’s capital,

Washington, DC. Over 60

thousand sisters showed up and showed out, literally

painting the town red. Our chapter president, Aminata

Dumbuya, and chapter secretary, Cidney Holliday rep-

resented and served as delegates for Upsilon Mu. Both

were soon after accompanied by many Upsilon Mu

members and even a charter member.

The 51st National Convention was bursting with many

events. When the Centennial Torch, which had traveled

through various major cities, finally reached the founding

city of our sorority, the Convention began. In honor of

this momentous occasion, the 1700 block of New Hamp-

shire Ave, where our sorority’s headquarters are located,

was renamed Delta Sigma Theta Way. On the campus of

Howard University, the birthplace of Delta Sigma Theta,

a stain glass window was installed at Rankin Chapel com-

memorating 100 years of sisterhood, scholarship and

service. Finally, The Centennial concluded with the elec-

tion of our Sorority’s newest national president, Dr. Pau-

lette Walker. Dr. Walker will now serve as the president

and will her vision of Uncompromising Commitment to

Communities: Service,

Leadership, Empower-

ment will certainly

guide the illustrious

sisterhood to many

more years of success.

This summer Soror Dum-buya spent her days in Washington, D.C. interning in the Federal Affairs de-partment of the National Association of Community Health Centers. There she experienced first hand the legislative aspects of provid-ing affordable, accessible to health care to all individuals, especially our under- served populations. She created various funding and back-ground documents as well as

memos, analyzed bill and report language from annual House and Senate appropri-ations bill as they related to public health.

Over the summer Soror Joyelle Newton worked with Dr. Nicole Snyder at Da-vidson College. There they attempted to synthesize a carbohydrate-based mole-cule that could potentially be

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While the summer offers us a much-needed break from academia, there is never a moment we are not learning or expanding our minds. This summer proved to be one where the ladies of Up-silon Mu immersed them-selves in programs and in-ternships that cater to their particular interests and pro-vided them with experience for the fields they hope to pursue upon graduating.

T h e 5 1 s t N a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n

P a g e 2

“ S u m m e r L e a r n i n ’ H a p p e n e d s o F a s t ! ”

“Serving

children in

educational

capacities is my

passion, as I am

a firm believer

that education

serves as the

steady

foundation of

our future

success. “

-Soror Moore

U n D i S p u T e d N e w s

When asked what she would miss most about being a member of the Upsilon Mu chapter she said “Being constantly surrounded by the some of the most driven, hilarious, intelli-gent, genuine, caring women--my closest friends.”

When asked about her feelings after graduation she said “The easiest part of my transition was running to the airport as fast as I could right after graduation... the hardest part has been everything since then--leaving my friends, all the safety nets, all the little things that make life easier, and the opportunities to be a leader of change.”

Soror Mendez is a proud member of the North Manhattan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Soror-ity, Inc.

the United Day of Caring. The garden shares fresh produce with local community mem-bers such as the Ada Jenkins: Loaves & Fishes food pantry. Sustainable food and service, you bet we were thrilled about that! Other service ini-tiatives included volunteering at the Davidson Community

Service has always been a motive of our illustrious sis-terhood, this Fall has been no different. Upsilon Mu wasted no time taking advantage of service opportunities in our community. On September 14 we kicked off our Service Sat-urdays with the Davidson Community Garden during

Carnival as well as holding a fundraiser for the local organization Lois’ Lodge.

S o r o r i n t h e S p o t l i g h t : M e l o d i e M e n d e z

S e r v i c e S a t u r d a y s

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Melodie “The Clarifier #9” Mendez, charter member of the Upsilon Mu chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorori-ty, Inc. graduated in May 2013 with a degree from the Center of Interdis-ciplinary Studies in Environmental Anthropology in Latin America. She now works abroad as a public policy fellow at La Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya in Merida, Yuca- tan, Mexico.

Mel currently serves as a special projects facilitator in her work place.Her focus is on launching arti-san products her company oversees on an international scale. Ultimately her group’s mission’s aim to empow-er Maya communities to become economically, culturally, and envi-ronmentally sustainable.

She mentioned that Upsilon Mu’s yearlong service initiative with Free-Word, the Power of Words, guided her into understanding how to con-struct positive self-identity and com-munity relationships can be applied into her work field.

part of a research program at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she completed pro-jects, research and presentations helping to prepare for the transition to medical school. Soror Christi Moore worked as a Freedom Schools intern teaching grade school stu-dents academic skills to help keep away the ‘brain drain’ that some-times occurs during summer. Soror Cidney Holliday wrote for an online African -American news journal. Summer was definitely a time to catch up on their R&R: readi-ness and re-sources!

used for new cancer and influenza treatment. Soror Newton’s lab expe-rience provides further foundation for her as a Chemistry major and pre-medical concentrator.

They were not the only one prepar-ing for a bright and fulfilling future. Soror Shanel Tage took an independ-ent summer course at Davidson Col-lege; she will be graduating a semes-ter early with help of her summer classes and hard work. Soror Joi Spaulding Soror Alexa King was an environmental fellow with Davidson College, she worked with groups in Charlotte about sustainability, a top-ic that YM integrates into projects each semester. Soror Avril Coley was

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorpo-

rated is an organization of college edu-

cated women committed to construc-

tive development of its members and

to public service with a primary focus

on the Black community. The Sorority

was established January 13th 1913 by

22 illustrious women.

T h e U p s i l o n M u C h a p t e r o f D e l t a S i g m a T h e t a S o r o r i t y I n c .

“ S u m m e r L e a r n i n ’ ” ( c o n ’ t )