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161st YEAR • No. 171 NoVEmBER 16, 2015 ClEVElAND, TN 20 PAGES • 50¢
Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES Zeta Phi Beta national sorority DoNNA WIllIAmS, state director of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority, brought other members from throughout the state to Cleveland State Community College on Saturday, in an effort to establish a eyes Cleveland as service area chapter of the public service organization here. By BRIAN GRAVES Fortune 500 companies here, so why Banner Staff Writer not bring a stellar organization that “We are interested in gives back to the community, either A national sorority group is expanding into areas of through scholarships or service?” already planning an area public Tennessee where we do not Williams said. “We are a community- service even before a chapter has have a presence, and conscious, action-oriented organiza- been formally organized. Cleveland is one of those tion.” Zeta Phi Beta came to Cleveland select cities where we wanted That service started 95 years ago State Community College on to come.” — Donna Williams when five co-ed students at Howard Saturday, along with a group of University in Washington, D.C., members from across the state, in envisioned a sorority that would pro- an effort to get a chapter started one of those select cities where we mote the highest standards of here. wanted to come.” scholastic achievement and finer “We wanted to come here,” said Williams said that when it comes womanhood. state director Donna Williams. “We to bringing the services of the sorori- Williams noted the organization’s sig- are interested in expanding into ty to the area, the question is, “Why nature initiative is called “Z-HOPE-” or areas of Tennessee where we do not not?” have a presence, and Cleveland is “There are approximately 12 See SORORITY, Page 6 Bradley,
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