A Better Version of Myself

A Better Version of Myself

Service, Friendship and Leadership. These three cardinal principles of Omega Phi Alpha National Service Sorority are what convinced me to move forward with one of the best decisions of my college career. I pledged Alpha Alpha Chapter at Norther Arizona University in...
Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Matters

61,500,000–That’s the number given by The Huffington Post last December for an estimate of Americans currently suffering from a mental health disorder at any point in a given year. With that number being so high, it’s a no-brainer for this topic to...
President’s Corner

President’s Corner

Choosing the national president’s project is one of the privileges of being national president. Working in the social work field, I am exposed to many areas of concern for women that merit consideration. However, this year I am going to follow my predecessor, Amy...
President’s Corner

President’s Corner

Dear Sisters, At Convention 2007 in Jacksonville, I announced that OPhiA’s national President’s Project for 2008 was Domestic Violence Awareness. I chose this project primarily because of an incident in which an OPhiA sister has lost her life. But when I...
My Sister Has A First Name

My Sister Has A First Name

It’s S-E-L-E-N-A! Does this remind you of a famous advertising jingle? It should—and if you are thinking of hotdogs and slabs of bologna right now, then Psi Chapter alumna Selena Armendarez is the person to call. She is a bona fide, 100 percent Oscar Mayer Hotdogger!...