that extra effort toward understanding one an-other. During this season of giving, Upsilon Mu thanks each and every one of you for consist-ently giving your time, love, and support. To our many friends, old and new, we appreciate you! Peace and Blessings,

Aminata K. Dumbuya

Aminata K. Dumbuya President, 2013-2014

On Behalf of the Upsi-lon Mu Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., I bring you Sea-son's Greetings! As we bring the Fall semester to close (thankfully!), we hope your exams went well. As we travel, visit, and reconnect with our families, we wish you safe journeys. We hope you cherish

and enjoy the time with your families. During this joy-ous time while our hearts are open and we are

filled with love, we must remember the love must continue beyond the season. As the late Nelson Mandela stated, "If you talk to a man in a language he under-stands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." For us, this is a reminder that compassion should always fill our spirit and fuel our actions. Make

On January 13,

1913 22 women

created a legacy.

Join Upsilon Mu

as we celebrate

our sorority’s

founders week.

Look out for

these event!

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i s s u e :

A Semester in Review 2

Soror in the Spotlight 3

Service Saturdays 3

Crimson and Crème 4

U p s i l o n M u C e l e b r a t e s F o u n d e r s W e e k !

UnDiSpuTed News

December 21, 2013 Volume 3, Issue 2

January 13- 5:00 p.m. Monday Meditation

January 14- 5:00 p.m. Financial Fortitude

January 15- 6:00 p.m. The ScOOP

January 16- 10:00 p.m. Live Thursday and Blood

Drive January 17- 6:00 p.m. Delta International

January 18- 8:00 a.m. Service Saturdays

This summer the Zimmerman-

Martin trial received nation

wide coverage, capturing all of

our attention. The verdict

found Zimmerman not guilty

of murder, leavings our com-

munities and nation with

mixed feelings.

The Upsilon Mu chapter of

Delta Sigma Theta and the Pi

Mu chapter of Kappa Alpha

Psi, sought to engage Davidson

College with a constructive

discussion on the case and the

implications of both race and

self defense. This cased not only received media attention, but personally touched

many life's. We created a space where feelings could be expressed about the case

and the social implications that were created.

Understanding that the case affected our society on various levels, Upsilon Mu fea-

tured a panel that reflected a wide variety of backgrounds, . The panel included ex-

perts from history, social media and political science departments of Davidson College

and also practicing lawyers and judges from the area. The panel included: Dr. Amanda

Martinez, of Davidson College, Dr. Daniel Aldridge, Davidson College, Dr. Andrew

O’Green, Davidson College, Ms. Shanoya Conner, Davidson College, Judge Rickye

Mckoy-Mitchell and The Honorable Karen Eady-Williams, judge for the 26th district

of Mecklenburg County.

Our panelists facilitated, educated, and spoke about the case from both a judicial and

social perspective.

As Soror Cidney Holliday reflected about the event, she said:

“Professors and students who were familiar with the social medias’

reaction to the case was refreshing to hear. ” She explained. “A very

mature and beautiful event.”

Upsilon Mu and Pi Mu thanks our panelists and audience for engaging in this discus-

factors affect black women.

Our forum allowed for stu-

dents to share their experienc-

es. Students recognized how

skewed views of gender, class,

and race overlap and create

oppressive institutions. Along

with the critical approach to

feminism and race relations-

Dr. Berry had a very welcom-

ing and personal conversation

that allowed for everyone to

understand different perspec-

tives on identity.

This past November, Upsilon

Mu Deltas and the education

department of Davidson Col-

lege hosted an interactive

discussion about Critical Race

Feminism.

Featuring Dr. Theodorea Ber-

ry, from the University of Tex-

as at San Antonio, our discus-

sion highlighted the intersec-

tion of race, gender, and class

and particularly how these

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study. Because of this sched-ule, I can't stay up late at night like I did in undergrad. I usually can't keep my eyes open past 11 pm!”

Keeping a steady and focused pace to get through her first taste of law school has allowed Katie to be very successful. She added that her ‘Davidson degree’ has also helped and that people recog-nize the rigor and talented students the school produces. “It is a great con-versation starter.” When asked about what she would miss the most from her collegic chap-ter, Katie said the sisterhood of Upsi-lon Mu and coordinating events. “I miss breaking new ground and creat-ing new traditions. But I also miss our adventures! I miss the random mo-ments of hilarity and the inside jokes.” These feelings of sisterhood have been transferred to her new town of Colum-bia, South Carolina. She is now active in the Columbia Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

On November 24th we partici-pated in the Habitat for Hu-manity Rake-A-Thon. The Rake-A-Thon, is an event coordinat-ed by the Davidson College chapter of Habitat for Humani-ty, runs throughout the month of November. Volunteers visit the homes of community mem-bers to rake their yards in ex-change for a donation to Habi-tat for Humanity. Delta Sigma Theta has a national partner-

ship with Habitat, and Upsilon Mu always seeks to work with our local Habitat chapter. Upsi-lon Mu had a great time partic-ipating in this event and meet-ing members of the Davidson community.

S o r o r i n t h e S p o t l i g h t : K a t i e R a m s e u r

S e r v i c e S a t u r d a y s : R a k e - a - t h o n

P a g e 3 V o l u m e 3 , I s s u e 2

Katie “Sweet Harmony” Ramseur is a charter member of the Upsilon Mu chapter. She graduated in the Spring of 2013 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and a Minor in French. Soror Ramseur is a Charlotte, NC na-tive and served in many leadership positions in the Upsilon Mu chapter, including 2nd Vice President her senior year. Ms. Ramseur has just completed her first semester at the University of South Carolina School of Law. She explained: “The transition was rela-tively smooth. I think it would have been more difficult had I decided to take time off. My mind is somewhat alert coming straight from undergrad.” Making the transition from Davidson to law school was a huge step, with a new schedule and different work load, but Katie handled it with grace. She gave advice about how to make a seamless transition from undergrad to another academic institution.

“The most common piece of advice that I get is to treat law school like a job. So, I get up early in the morning get to school hours before class to study and stay after to

This Valentine’s Day, the Upsilon Mu chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and

the Pi Mu chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc. will host the 2nd Annual Crim-

son and Crème Ball. Ticket sales and Silent auction proceeds will benefit Safe Alli-

ance.

Davidson College Box 5180 Davidson, NC 28035

Twitter: @UpsilonMuDeltas Facebook: Upsilon Mu Deltas Email: upsilonmudeltas@gmail.com

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorpo-

rated is an organization of college edu-

cated women committed to construc-

tive development of its members and

to public service with a primary focus

on the Black community. The Sorority

was established January 13th 1913 by

22 illustrious women,

T h e U p s i l o n M u c h a p t e r o f D e l t a S i g m a T h e t a S o r o r i t y

S a v e t h e D a t e

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