Mu Tau Zeta Chapter Oct 2008  Issue #1 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.

1. Mu Tau Zeta Chapter Oct 2008  Issue #1 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Welcome • Inside This Issue • Welcome • Introducing the 2008 - 2010 Executive Board • Breast Cancer Awareness • Undergraduate Events • Member Spotlight • Birthdays and Anniversaries Welcome to the introductory edition of Mu Tau Zeta Chapter Newsletter. This newsletter is the first of many publications to come. My name is Aderonke Adetoba and I am honored to be your Publications Coordinator and a proud member of Mu Tau Zeta Chapter. I hope that you find each publication exciting and worthy to bear the Sorority and Chapter name. I welcome all news, suggestions, comments and questions. Please send them to aoadetoba@yahoo.com. Also please visit the Mu Tau Zeta Chapter website at www.mutauzeta.webs.com ENJOY!!! Sisterly, Ronke Adetoba 2008-2010 Mu Tau Zeta Chapter Epistoleus 2008 – 2010 Executive Board Basileus      Loretta Taylor                   First Anti-Basileus      Aleta Harper- Cobbs                  Grammateus      Nikki Brown                     Tamias- Grammateus  Monalisa Muchatuta      Tamias                 Martysl Joseph                 Epistoleus/         Ronke Adetoba                Antipokrist Phylacter              Beryl Borel                        Chairman of the Board   Norma Dartis   www.mutauzeta.webs.com The MTZ Newsletter is intended for internal use only.

2. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month educates women about the importance of early detection. More and more women are getting mammograms to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. As a result, breast cancer deaths are on the decline. Encourage the women in your life to get mammograms on a regular basis. For more information, visit www.nbcam.org or www.komenindy.org Q: What barriers keep women from getting mammograms on a routine basis? A: The top barriers, in women's words, are: "I don't need a mammogram because my doctor has never recommended I have one." "I have no breast problems, so mammography isn't necessary." "I have had a mastectomy (double mastectomy, radical mastectomy) and don't have breasts.“ "I don't have a family history of breast cancer“ Other barriers are: Fear about pain from the procedure. Fear of a diagnosis of breast cancer. Concerns about the financial burden of diagnostic procedures and treatment, if needed. No recent clinical breast examination or Pap test. No routine source of health care. www.mutauzeta.webs.com The MTZ Newsletter is intended for internal use only.

3. DPU Zeta Week 2008 Sunday, November 2nd - Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Adrienne A. Johnson… DePauw University… adriennejohnson_2011@depauw.edu Sunday, November 2nd Service is Sweet! - Pan-Hellenic Women Service Day Help us serve the Greencastle Community! We’re going to “Rake and Run” while delivering flowers to Greencastle Residents. Cider and cookies will follow. Meet outside of the UB (facing Rector Village) 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Monday, November 3rd Body Image and Culture with Dr. Rebecca Upton Blacks should be curvy and muscular? Whites should be lean and straight? How does your culture affect your body image? Julian 147 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tuesday, November 4th Sweet Victory - Co-sponsored with AAAS Come watch the election results with us! Refreshments will be served. AAAS House 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Wednesday, November 5th Candyland with Omicron Pi November is National Prematurity Awareness Month. Join us for game night to help raise funds for the Stork’s Nest, a program that raises awareness about birth defects and prematurity. Reese Hall 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Thursday, November 6th Informational Come learn about Zeta Phi Beta and whether Zeta is for you. Business attire required. Julian 156 7:20 pm Friday, November 7th – Saturday, November 8th Zeta Dove’s Nest – LADIES ONLY A sleepover with food, games, movies, and discussion promoting Sisterly Love AAAS House Friday, 9:00 pm – Saturday, 11:00 am "Be zealous." www.mutauzeta.webs.com The MTZ Newsletter is intended for internal use only.

4. Member Spotlight SororTafadzwaMwashita Scholarship, Sisterly Love, Service, Finer Womanhood.These four attributes are characteristics that set the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta apart and these are some of the characteristics that I have cultivated within my own life. Being a lady of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc, Mu Tau Zeta Chapter embodies reaching higher scholastic goals, serving others, developing life-long bonds, excelling as a leader and becoming the best woman I could be. Being a member of this sorority has provided a solid framework for my personal growth and also an opportunity to contribute to the sorority in my unique way. I am a magna cum laude graduate from the University of Indianapolis with a Bachelor in Science in Biology, and also a Masters in Biology from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). I appreciate that research knowledge contributes to the overall development of better medical therapies that ultimately save more lives today than ever before, however I also realized after working in a lab for two years that I yearned to work in a field that was involved in direct healthcare. This lead to my decision to obtain a degree in nursing. Now, I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at the Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON). After I have completed this degree I would like to pursue graduate education in nursing, hopefully culminating in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. Reaching out to the community is an activity I am passionate about and I hope to continue to give back as much as I can. I volunteered at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis until August 2007. I worked the evening shift in the library, where volunteer staff ensured that the library was accessible to patients and parents. With no volunteer available the library is closed. I did not fully understand the importance of this service until a parent thanked me for being there that evening, as she desperately needed to use the computers. Currently, I am involved in the Servants in Action Ministry at Eastern Star Church. This ministry provides volunteer services to different areas within the church. These are the few activities that I take part in on my own. I believe that the different programs that Zeta Phi Beta sponsors would help me to become even more involved within the community. This not only enriches my life, but it enriches the lives of those that we reach out to in the community. I am honored to be involved in Mu Tau Zeta Chapter because this provides an excellent opportunity to be involved with a group of www.mutauzeta.webs.com The MTZ Newsletter is intended for internal use only.

5. Member Spotlight (cond’t) women who hold similar values, and who serve as wonderful role models and mentors. I believe that the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Mu Tau Zeta Chapter will help develop me into the best woman I can be in trying to uphold the virtues of finer womanhood. This entails developing the skills to become an outstanding leader, and providing opportunities to serve within the community. I look forward to the more opportunities to showcase that we embody scholarship, sisterly love, service, finer womanhood. SororTafadzwaMwashita (Taffy) Birthdays and Anniversaries • September Birthdays • Soror Ronke Adetoba 18th • Soror Sherita Marsh 21st • Soror Antonia Coleman 23rd • Soror Tafadzwa Mwashita 24th • October Birthdays • November Birthdays • Soror Loretta Taylor 26th • Soror Aleta Harper- Cobbs 30th Dues Assessment This is a reminder that all dues at all levels are due by Oct 27th. The deadline for Nationals is Oct 30th. All dues turned in after the Oct 27th deadline will be assessed a late fee. Dues can also be turned in at the chapter meeting on October 18th to the Tamias Grammateus. www.mutauzeta.webs.com The MTZ Newsletter is intended for internal use only.