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2011-2012 NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
To the Women of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Incorporated:
Every year, our members meet for our National Convention to renew our sense of sisterhood and to elect the members of our National Board of Directors. Following this year’s Convention in New Orleans, I am thankful that you have chosen me to lead you as National President for the next term.
As I take on this new role, I am thankful to the talented women who have served in this position before me—Cori Ahrens, Jerri Kallam, LaToya Eaves and Amanda Tomchak. In our 14 years of existence, these four women have come to personify the kind of selfless dedication to our organization that is so eloquently written about in the Theta Woman poem. I hope to live up to the standards that they have set for our Sorority.
As we all know, the National President does not operate in a vacuum. I am excited to work with the talented, experienced, and dynamic members of the National Board of Directors. As we work for the next several years to move our Sorority forward, I am confident that this group of women will help to lead us all in the right direction.
For the last two years, we have participated in the RENEWAL project. As designed and implemented, the RENEWAL project restored our sense of commitment and purpose in Theta Nu Xi. From undergraduate chapters to GAP at Large members, we were all called to remember our reasons for joining Theta Nu Xi and how to live out our purpose through our everyday actions. And, now it is time to look forward to the next chapter of our sisterhood.
Next year, our Sorority will celebrate its 15th Anniversary. In 2017, Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. will turn 20. It’s been an amazing journey so far and I can only imagine what we have in store in the next six years. I believe that we can and will continue to be one of the preeminent voices among Greek-letter organizations—from our genuine celebration of diversity and multiculturalism to our members actively working to address social injustices.
When our Founding Monarchs created this Sorority they had a vision for what it would become. They had a vision for who we would become. And, when I joined this Sorority, I had my own ideas about what Theta Nu Xi would be, which included becoming a national sorority with active graduate and alumnae level membership. I have no doubt that you had similar ideas for the future of Theta Nu Xi when you became a member.
As we look forward to our next decade, the question for every member of this Sorority is what does Theta Nu Xi in 2017 look like for you and how do we get there together?
To get a better sense of your ideas for our future, I plan to call every member of this Sorority, from our Founding Monarchs to our newest initiates, to find out what your vision is for Theta Nu Xi. And, I hope that every member is prepared to recommit herself to making that vision a reality.
Our Founding Monarchs were bold and visionary. We can and will continue to be the same. I ask you to join me and your National Board of Directors on this journey to 2017. Our next decade will be greater than our last, but we need every member committed to our success.
Our best is yet to come.
ONE Love,
Cianti Stewart-Reid
National President
Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
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