The Orangeburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are giving hundreds of children a book in hopes of fostering a love of reading and learning.

The sorority has an Arts and Letters Program which includes its "Give a Child a Book" initiative.

Through the educational initiative, members make an annual trip to one of the elementary schools in Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5 and read books to the children before leaving books for placement in the school's library.  more >>

Freddie White-Johnson has seen firsthand the positive impact a radio talk show can have on informing the public about cancer and other health matters.
 
She's hoping a second season of "Living a Life Free of Disease" will help spread the word even more.

"Lots of times, people, when they are diagnosed with cancer, don't have the money to get a second opinion. From the phone calls we got, we saw there was a need for this show," said White-Johnson, project manager for the Deep South Network for Cancer Control.

The first season of the show, which aired from March 31, 2003, to April 1, 2004, was a success, she said.   more >>

Philanthropy, scholarship and social action were combined around campus in a six-day series of events known as Alpha Week.

Held annually in January by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Week commemorates the founding of the Bicultural InterGreek Council chapter and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

"It's something that the chapter puts together every year," said Larry Moses, program coordinator of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. "They've done a wonderful job." more >>