Domestic violence can affect anyone no matter one’s race, age, or gender and at any time. I think that it is especially important to raise awareness towards domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time domestic violence is rising, but cases are dropping. Many cases are unreported because victims have few private moments toRead More
The FYI Newsletter
How Alpha Phi Gamma Changed My Life
Before I joined the best sisterhood in the universe, I was lost. I didn’t know who I was, what my purpose was, or where I belonged. I walked through my daily life, with the fog of this confusion constantly surrounding me. In high school, I didn’t have a single friend. I ate lunch in theRead More
Sisterhood in A Time of Quarantine
It’s hard to escape the effects of COVID-19; actually, we’d go as far to say impossible. While so many things are changing, our drive to maintain and build our bonds of sisterhood are still strong – different, but strong. Right now, we’re all just looking for a sense of normalcy during a time where nothingRead More
Fighting Domestic Violence from Home
Perhaps by now, you’ve already heard about the alarming spikes in domestic violence across the country. For women across the world, stay-at-home orders are a living nightmare. Many have lost their jobs and have children to feed, leaving them no other option than to return to their abuser. Trapped at home, they cannot contact domesticRead More
Grow With APhiG
This spring, Mu Chapter held a public event so everyone could kickoff spring right with some gardening. If you have ever been to Minnesota, you know that the winters are long, icy, and gray. Very gray. The days are short and snow spreads for miles. The sky and the ground become one. The first coupleRead More
Nu Chapter: 2020 Vision
Although the impact of COVID-19 has been affecting all of us and the majority of the world, I wanted to highlight some positive achievements from our chapter at North Carolina State University in the moments before and during this pandemic. In December 2019, a local apartment business hosted a competition amongst the NC State GreekRead More
APhiG Discussion: Black Greek Council
The Sisters of UIUC Charter executed a focus event this past/last Fall semester called “APhiG Discusses: Black Greek Council”. This panel-style, discussion-based event had a main focus of branching out to the Black Greek Council, where we explored the history and impact that the BGC organizations have had on the cultural greek community. The BrothersRead More
Unsafe Homes
PHOENIX – Social distancing and self-isolation have become the primary tools to curb the continued spread of novel coronavirus, but those practices force many to remain in unsafe and abusive homes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experienced sexual or physical violence byRead More
An Incredibly Brief History of Strolling: Being A Multicultural Greek
Strolling is a visual representation of the bond that ties together members of an organization in a fashion close to stepping and sometimes even closer to modern dancing. Designed to show off African American culture and African roots, strolling is a longstanding tradition of multicultural Greeks. Beginning with (and mostly accredited to) Alpha Kappa Alpha’sRead More