Archon Magazine - Summer 2021

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OOZ Pivots for Evergreen Avenue Elementary School Omicron Omicron Zeta Chapter By Vanessa Hamilton Omicron Omicron Zeta Chapter Pandemic or no pandemic, Omicron Omicron Zeta chapter was ready! They made a pivot and focused on how they could get engaged with the sorority’s service and social action initiatives but still remain “socially distanced.” They took to social media and continued to support their community partners with so-

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cial media campaigns via Facebook for social matters such as the 2020 Census, voter registration, domestic violence awareness, and World AIDS Day. OOZ held virtual walks for breast cancer and autism awareness. They were able to paint the church pink by attending a church service online in their royal blue and pink. They thought it was important to help prevent college students from going hungry, so they organized socially distanced food delivery to “The Shop” at Rowan University in Glassboro, not once but three times. Their Adopt-A-School, Evergreen Avenue Elementary School in Woodbury, NJ, pivoted to remote learning, and OOZ was right there, ready to donate funds to support their scholarship efforts and recognize scholars for academic excellence. They even sup-

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ported the school’s PTO by providing incentives for parents to join the monthly Zoom PTO meeting. They did not stop there. During the week of Nov. 8, 2020, they honored the military with a week of acknowledgments from thank you cards to a Zoom presentation of the documentary of the Women of the Six Triple 8. Finally, during the season of giving, it was important to continue to partner with New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to help provide families turkeys and other staples needed to have a Thanksgiving dinner. Pandemic or no pandemic, Omicron Omicron Zeta will find a safe and socially distant way to uphold the principles of Scholarship & Service.

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Shopping With Licensed Vendors: The Reasons Why

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DBZ Makes Service a Way

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Omega Omicron Zeta Celebrates

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Sigma Kappa Zeta Fights

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C-A-N-C-E-R: That Six-Letter

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Tau Psi Zeta Steps Up for

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A Mother’s Love

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Zeta Continues Blazing Trails in England

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Answering the Call

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Maryland Makes Major Impact

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Zeta’s First African Chapter Returns After 40 Years

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Autism Awareness

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Ghana Chapter Chartered on August 29, 2020 in Africa

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101 Years of Service: Nobody

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L.A. Elementary School Honors Trailblazing Zeta

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Major Pandemic Leads to

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Meeting the Basic Needs of the Navajo Nation During COVID-19

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Zetas Use “Finer Conversations”

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OOZ Pivots for Evergreen Avenue Elementary School

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Cooking with The Zetas During COVID-19

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Zetas Have Heart

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The Zeal Institute: Women’s Academy of Excellence

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Pennsylvania Gets Engaged To Elect a New President

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My Political Journey

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Georgia Turnz Blue

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Get and Stay Engaged

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True Support

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The COVID-19 Vaccination

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Greetings from GRAND VAL

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