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Delta Academy/Delta GEMS
Description:
Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing Young Women For the 21st Century The Delta Academy was created out of an urgent sense that bold action was needed to save our young females (ages 11-14) from the perils of academic failure, low self-esteem, and crippled futures. Delta Academy provides an opportunity for local Delta chapters to enrich and enhance the education that our young teens receive in public schools across the nation. Specifically, we augment their scholarship in math, science, and technology, their opportunities to provide service in the form of leadership through service learning, and their sisterhood, defined as the cultivation service learning, and their sisterhood, defined as the cultivation andmaintenance of relationships. A primary goal of the program is to prepare young girls for full participation as leaders in the 21st Century.
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Crimson & Cream Scholarship Ball
Description: Annual Crimson & Cream Ball is held in honor of Dr. Nola Holt Royster Living Legacy Scholarship provided to minority female high school seniors in support of higher education opportunities. It also benefits the Bethany "Dee" McClendon Scholarship which is provided to female students pusuing graduate education at the University of Arkansas. This formal event brings the community together to support our scholarship programs through a silent auction, dinner, music & dancing. 2007 Event sponsors included Wal-Mart, Honeywell Consumer Products Group, Tyson Foods, and the University of Arkansas. |
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Nola Holt Royster Living Legacy Scholarship/
Bethany "Dee" McClendon Scholarship
Description: Nola Holt Royster Living Legacy Scholarship is given in honor of the service and dedication of Dr. Nola Holt Royster to the community and the Sorority, the Northwest Arkansas Area Alumnae chapter established The Nola Holt Royster Living Legacy Scholarship in 2004. Nola was a strong supporter of education, especially to minority students. Therefore to continue Nola's legacy, the Chapter along with the help of corporate partners provides scholarships to young college bound minority women.
The Bethany "Dee" McClendon Graduate Scholarship was established to honor the memory of a former member of our chapter and law school student at the University of Arkansas. The Bethany "Dee" McClendon Graduate Scholarship provides financial assistance to current graduate students attending the University of Arkansas.
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