Take Back The Night

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Take Back The Night

Posted by Yayi ZHang at 7:43 PM 0 comments

On April 9th. We cosponsored Take Back The Night with Women's Caucus as a part of their Sexual Assault Awareness Week. The event started at 6:00pm at Heavens Lounge. We first gather in a circle and shared sexual assault stories either found on TBTN web site or of our own. Hearing some girls sharing their own stories was shocking and sad to me. The discussion was followed by the candle light march through eastman quad, residential quad and back to Wilson Commons. Even though we couldn't light the candel successfully because of the wind, it was still a rewarding experience.

For that week, we also cosponsored Clothesline project, in which we encouraged students to draw their feeling about sexual assault on plain t-shirts and hung them up in Hirst Lounge. We can definitely work more with Women's Caucus in the future!

--Equinox

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Sigma Psi Zeta - Iota Chapter

Sigma Psi Zeta is the first and only multicultural Asian Interest Sorority on the University of Rochester campus. We emphasize leadership, scholarship, advocacy, community service and cultural awareness.

Sigma Psi Zeta works to promote awareness of the Asian/Asian American cultures and heritages amongst the students and faculty of our campus. We believe the strength of our foundation derives not just from the unity of our sisterhood, but also from the individuality of our members.

The Iota Chapter of Sigma Psi Zeta was established by Wincheng Lin and Jeanette Moy on December 1, 2000 at the University of Rochester. These women, united by their desire to affect change on their campus and the surrounding communities, create a lasting sisterhood, and promote unity among women and those of the Asian/Asian American community, set forth to bring a charter of Sigma Psi Zeta to their campus in the Spring, 1999. As friends, and later as roommates, they occasionally discussed the creation of an asian-interest sorority. They wanted an organization that would be beyond the bonds of friendship and instead hold bonds of sisterhood. Jeanette's older sister was a Sister of the Alpha Chapter of Sigma Psi Zeta, and after careful consideration, the two desired to join the organization that Sister Zoe had joined years before. It was not until Fall 2000, however, that their vision was realized. Their friendship was unparalleled, and with each other's support, no challenge was insurmountable. With much perseverance, determination and work, these ladies, known now as Trax and Fenix, became the Iota Charters.

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Saturday, April 11, 2009