New Greek members to revive campus life at SC State

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You would have thought it was Homecoming. SC State students packed the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial center on Feb 3, to watch the Alpha Xi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc, unmask their 79 girls.

Two days later, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc, unmasked a drastically smaller line; six new members in Dukes Gymnasium.

Miss SC State, Zuri Stackhouse who was the dean of pledges for the Zeta line 6 Z.O.R.R.O.S (Zetas of Royalty Rising Over Simplicity), said that their members really had something special. “I feel good,” she said. “We needed some new faces on the yard and these girls are really going to work hard and change the face of Zeta.”

Stackhouse went on to say that the new members have what it takes to inspire others to be finer women.

Senior Biology major Geneva Mackey who was the second member on the Zeta line, said that she was “really happy” to be a Zeta. “I did my research and I felt like they fit me,” she said. “This is the direction that my heart wanted to go in.”

Her line sister, Natasha Grey was equally excited. “I feel wonderful, excited and overwhelmed,” she said. “I chose the Zetas because they are unique ladies. It’s not about numbers it’s about quality; we have a very tight bond.”

In contrast to the Zetas, the 79 Pearls of Crimson Royalty, displayed by Delta Sigma Theta evoked criticism that it was impossible for the members to adequately bond with such a large line. New member, junior special education major Shelisa Blocker, said that this is “absolutely not true.”

“We made time to get to know everybody,” she said. “We were determined to do so.” Her line sister Briauna Perry who is a junior drama education major also disagreed and called it heresy. “Most people who say that, have not gone through anything like this,” she said. “This is a different type of process. I love each and every one of my LS’s, you would have to be part of 79 Pearls of Crimson Royalty or 79 Pears of Crimson Distinction to understand.”

Both Perry and Blocker were chosen from a rush of 349 girls.

Apparently, this is not uncommon for this organization as their President Kirsten Nash, said they have previously had a line of 108 girls.

Nash, who became a member in the spring of 2008, is also the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Corresponding Secretary. She said that she thinks the large interest in her organization stems from the fact that Deltas have been making a positive impact not just at SC State, but at other college campuses.

She also pointed out the number of persons in leadership positions at SC State. These included 2008-2009 SGA President Whitney McCrea, current SGA Recording Secretary Shenita Jackson and 2008-2009 Miss Junior Brittany Sade Jackson. The new line, she said, also includes campus leaders. Those mentioned were Senator at Large for the SGA, Chassidy Hinton, President of the Honors Program Chanel Lincoln and President of the National Society of Black Engineers, Fransha Wagner.

In an atmosphere where only four of the Pan Hellenic Greeks at SC State have active chapters, both the Deltas and the Zetas say they already have ideas for a resurgence of Greek life.

“We are already planning for our next event which will be called Finer Womanhood,” said Miss SC State, “as well as Greek Week where we will collaborate with the Sigmas, the Deltas and the SGRhos.”

Not to be outdone, the Deltas said “Look for us.” They already have ideas that they plan on implementing this year and with the help of their large membership, they expect to have high student involvement.

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