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t l The Battalion STATE & LOCAL Tuesday, March 27,1990 Hindups; is are with ■search l er handl;: hands a i matter h sotting thJ hen de; t leave it ed o studies iffing ■itne linn: esas ith their leexamp; attendar ; ; tundups ghttoah ivialize ons of irthe •surd to ion of a n pleas® rom the vent-: :kes is e qualin orority benefits ocal community By JILL BUTLER Of The Battalion Staff PART 4 OF A 6-PART SERIES - notjas ntlesso!: 1 len gassr :op ? wildliji iberoflk The service organization Alpha Kappa Alpha was the first black so rority to become Greek, and Texas A&M’s chapter of the sorority was formed five years ago to benefit the community and provide sisterhood for females at A&M. Demetra Andrews, Alpha Kappa Alpha’s A&M chapter president, said the sorority was formed at A&M [because in 1985 there were no cam pus service organizations specifically for women. “There was a need for a service sorority on this campus for women who wanted to belong to a sorority for the sisterhood but also wanted more than a social atmosphere,” An drews said. AKA time. The sorority’s motto is “to be of service to all mankind.” Although Alpha Kappa Alpha is mainly a service organization, the 16 | members host, parties and mixers. AH proceeds from these events are donated to various organizations throughout the community. “Alpha Kappa Alpha is all about serving the community, and through serving the community, lifting up the members themselves so they can achieve more,” Andrews said. She said although the sorority is historically a black organization, membership is not limited to Afri can-Americans. “We do not limit membership to blacks or minorities in general,” An drews said. “We are working for the good of the community, not any spe cific racial group.” Andrews said she hopes all races can learn to work together. “We should all realize history is not specific to a single race, it’s al ways all of our history,” Andrews said. “The sooner we realize that, the stronger we will become as a nation.” The sorority participates in pro grams such as Adopt-a-School, Big Event, the Options program at Bryan High School, food, paper and clothing drives. This year the sorority has adopted Southwood Valley Elementary School in College Station. Sorority members work with children at the school who need special attention. Sorority members also help with the Options program at Bryan High School. The Options program is an organization for hign school stu dents who are pregnant or who have children. “Mainly we just talk to the girls and provide support,” Andrews said. The sorority is having a food-pa per-clothing drive in April. The pa per will be donated to the Brazos Valley Animal Shelter and food and clothing will be given to various or ganizations in Bryan-College Sta tion. Alpha Kappa Alpha began in 1908 at Howard University and has more than 200 chapters around the world. This includes city chapters throughout the United States, Af rica, Jamaica and West Germany for women who are not enrolled at a university. Chapters for Alpha Kappa Al- phans who have graduated from col lege but want to remain active in the organization also are available. ^Once you join Alpha Kappa Al pha, you are a member for life,” An drews said. The sorority formed a graduate chapter in Bryan-College Station last summer. Anyone interested in joining Al pha Kappa Alpha must complete an application interview process and at tend formal rush, usually held once each semester. Signing autographs Photo by Scott D. Weaver Seven-year-old Jacob Appelt from Bryan waits Saturday. Jacob and his friends were attending a for the Aggie baseball team to sign his baseball birthday party and the Aggies gave presents by between a doubleheader against Texas Tech on signing autographs on balls, bats and gloves. Black, Hispanic enrollment in Texas universities increases AUSTIN (AP) — Enrollment of black and Hispanic students in Texas’ public universities is up, but the per centage enrolled still lags behind the minority popula tion as a whole, the Higher Education Coordinating Board reported Monday. The board said Hispanic enrollment increased by 8.6 percent in the fall 1989 semester, from 50,275 stuaents in 1988 to 54,615. Black enrollment rose 5.5 percent, from 31,544 in 1988 to 33,287. Overall student enrollment increased by 3.8 percent, from 385,422 in the fall of 1988 to 399,948. Minority student enrollments accounted for 42 percent of the overall increase, the board reported. Despite those gains, however, the percentages for mi nority enrollment “are far less than their percentages of the population at large,” the board said in a new report. Hispanic students made up 13.7 percent of the en rollment in public universities, while blacks constituted 8.3 percent. Their percentages of the total Texas pop ulation are 24.2 percent for Hispanics and 12 percent for blacks. Higher Education Commissioner Kenneth Ashworth said he was pleased with the efforts of some campuses but said many still have far to go. “A review of the state’s demographics confirms that there are schools within easy access of black or Hispanic communities which can do more to attract minority stu dents,” Ashworth said. Police hunt for clues in robbery Thieves break into, rob C&C Creations Thieves broke into and stole nu merous items from C&C Creations on Holleman Street in College Sta tion, according to a Crime Stoppers report. The report says that sometime in the early morning hours of Thurs day, March 8, thieves smashed the front door on the north side of C&C Creations. After entering the build ing, suspects tore a dummy video camera from the wall and ripped the phone from its connections. They proceeded to remove two computer terminals, a scanner, a laser printer, a fax machine, about 40 T-shirts and golf shirts and 15 jackets of assorted colors and sizes. 1775-TIPS The majority of the equipment came from an office on the west side of the building and the clothing was taken from the showroom floor. In vestigators have been unable to lift any fingerprints from the scene and all leads have been exhausted in the investigation. This week the College Station Po lice Department and Crime Stoppers need your help in identifying the person(s) responsible for this bur glary. If you have information that could be helpful, call Crime Stop pers at 775-TIPS. When you call, Crime Stoppers will assign you a coded number to E rotect your identity. If your call :ads to an arrest and grand-jury in dictment, Crime Stoppers will pay you up to $1,000 in cash. Crime Stoppers also pays cash for informa tion on any felony crime or the loca tion of any wanted fugitive. hese- office t. His " and en by idicu- total gat- gs*- fh he ; and &M? aents that nst a ■, of a and ' v/ill , StTUDENT GCftVERNMENT TEX/vS A&M UNIVERSITY Everyone Counts! natr^on Marches frrT^iT 111 receive a detailed census question- will be required to li^t the Bureau of the Census. If you do, you held in strictest conflH^ lncome for 1989. Your answers will be poses. Here is how anC * ^ )e usec * on ty f°r census pur- should fill out the income section: p.geT. INCOME w foT each income BOUjce 3 EN C^herw^. W\ the "No" circle, received 4uTingl989. received dnnng If "Ye* , enter the total amo F „, the dollar Wu— or a. Vta*ea, Md«Y. C ^^Lunt before deduction. Question 32a: Income from Jobs should Include: • Some fellowships. • Assistantships. • Scholarships. • Work study. . Student worker positions. 0 Yea —^ O No S ^nnuai amount ~ Poh>g_ Question 32h» Income from other source*? i-, regular contributions from person include in your household such as; P 08 n0t Ilvin 6 • State and federal grants • Parental support. Scholarships for which no work is required unemployment comeneation^chiM or alimony — Do NOT innh.j au PPort auch as money from an inherit 6 Ump " 8 " ra Payments of a home. ^ ,rom an ‘nheniance or the sale O Yes O No ■*/! Annua] amount - Dollars Do not Include withdrawls from savings of any kind, any type of loan or payment in kind (food, free rent). It is important that you fill in the other sections o 9^ 32 and the rest of the questionnaire correctly too. If 2600 or have any quesdons, contact the Census Bureau a Cmon Ags, Stand Up and Be Counted ! (You mean a lot to us.) Billy McLaughlin A Ki&ht with a super-6Jazzguitarist/ April 1,1990 Rudder Auditorium 7:30 P.M. Tickets on sale now at the MSC Box Office for $4 For more information call the MSC Box Office at 845-1234 Look out below It’s time you gave yourself a GSE If you’re sexually active, you should know about the GSE. GSE stands for genital self-examination. It’s a simple examination you can give yourself to check for any signs or symptoms of a sexually transmitted disease. Send for your free GSE Guide today. Be cause when it comes to sexual relationships, there are some important things to look out for. To receive your free GSE Guide, simply fill out and return the coupon or call, toll-free, 1-800-234-1124. 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