SC State sororities reveal new members
Dervedia Thomas
Issue date: 3/9/10 Section: Features
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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.
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