Explanation
This ordinance authorizes Columbus City Council to enter into contract with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc; Columbus OH Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; and Brown Girls Mentoring in support of the Commission on Black Girls.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Gamma Zeta Zeta Chapter, in partnership with its 501C3 entity, the Gamma Zeta Zeta Education Foundation, serves more than 75 young women of color in its programs. Programs include:
- The From Girls to Pearls Rites of Passage Program
- The Archonette Club
- Zetas Helping Other People Excel (ZHOPE)
The From Girls to Pearls Rites of Passage Program provides a program for female adolescents of color to prepare them - physically, socially, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually, and culturally for passage from childhood to teen. Targeted constituencies: girls age 13 or in the 8th grade.
Archonette Club & Black Girls Programs are high school-aged young ladies who demonstrate an interest in the goals and the ideals of scholarship, sisterly love, and community service. Archonette groups are a nationally recognized auxiliary of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. Funding will support a HBCU College Tour & Enrichment Programs for Black Girls, as well as a Black Girls Curriculum, Youth Summit, & Mentoring.
ZHOPE offers ACT Preparatory Courses, Adopt- a- School literacy & mentoring, and quarterly initiatives. Funds will support college access, soft skill training, and ACT Prep Courses for Black Girls.
The Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc offers two programs The Delta Academy and Delta Gems. The Delta Academy curriculum is centered on activities for young women ages 11 to 14, and focuses on social and emotional development, physiological transitioning and exposure to global ideas and learning objectives. The curriculum focuses on self-awareness and is designed to develop young women with positive attitudes towards themselves and othe...
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