Coliseum hosts Delta Sigma Theta’s 2024 Mississippi State Cluster

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – Saturday is an exciting time for members of Delta Sigma Theta as they commemorate a long legacy of sisterhood and service at the Coast Coliseum.

The Mississippi State Cluster of the Southern Dynamic Region happens once a year and brings sorority sisters from across the state together.

“This state cluster meeting really focuses on building empowerment within our members so that they can understand the ways we can take activism and social activism and all of the programs and projects and services that we talked about back to their homes, chapters and their communities,” explains convention coordinator Jennifer Riley.

Through a number of workshops, the cluster serves as a vehicle for educating women on ways to make a positive imprint in their local areas.

“We want them to leave here feeling excited and ready to go about doing Delta business with the tools and resources we need to continue to be viable resources within our communities,” says Moss Point Alumni Chapter President Angela Haynes.

One major service project the sorority is prioritizing will serve the city of Moss Point.

“We are collecting monetary donations and supplies for tornado relief in Moss Point,” notes Mississippi Gulf Coast Alumni Chapter President Searcy Taylor. “Our sisters are generous and we just want to make an impact and make a difference. We start this as we started organizing for Cluster, but it can go on.”

The conference also connects both longtime members and newly-pledged faces to the sisterhood.

“You know, when you’re among your sisters, it’s absolutely a reunion,” adds Haynes. “This is a reunion of different sorts because we’re here to reunionize and reconnect with those members who we’ve been in other chapters with, those we’ve initiated Delta Sigma Theta with, but we come here for the business of Delta.”

The final day of the cluster will take place Sunday with an ecumenical service open to the public. The service runs Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. inside the Coast Coliseum.

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