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Kalamazoo Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
GEMS
A natural outgrowth and expansion for the continuation of the highly successful Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy: Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Delta GEMS was created to catch the dreams of African-American at-risk, adolescent girls aged 14-18. Delta GEMS provides the framework to actualize those dreams through the performance of specific tasks that develop a CAN DO attitude. The goals for Delta GEMS are:
- To instill the need to excel academically;
- To provide tools that enable girls to sharpen and enhance their skills to achieve high levels of academic success;
- To assist girls in proper goal setting and planning for their futures in high school and beyond; and
- To create compassionate, caring, and community-minded young women by actively involving them in service learning and community service opportunities.
The Delta GEMS program offers a road map for college and career planning through activities that provide opportunities for self-reflection and individual growth. Delta GEMS, like Delta Academy, is implemented by chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Delta GEMS participants have the opportunity to define and “Discover their individual Brilliance.”
Programs
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Economic Development
National economic trends, such as unstable employment, the threat to Social Security and the widening gap between wealth and poverty are the bases for the development of Financial Fortitude...
Educational Development (GEMS)
A natural outgrowth and expansion for the continuation of the highly successful Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy...
International Awareness & Involvement
Mary Help of the Sick Mission Hospital (formerly Thika Memorial Hospital) - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Elementary School (Chérette, Haiti) - Delta House (Mbabane, Swaziland)
Political Awareness & Involvement
Delta Days in the Nations Capital - Delta Day at the United Nations - Social Action
Physical & Mental Health
As an organization of predominantly African American women, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is uniquely positioned to impact not only the well-being of its membership...