I ____________, pledge....

since we've been here, my fellow spelmanites and i have taken pledges of sisterhood, service, Spel-House support, and embracing the Spelman Standard...not to mention, learned the Spelman Hymn and proved this by singing it from 5:30 am to 7am walking from our respective dorms, to sister's chapel.

We all recited the Sister Accord by Sonia Jackson Myles

"I resolve to establish an agreement with ALL of my sisters, whether they are black, white, red, yellow, or brown. Whether they are strong or weak, rich or poor, educated at Spelman or educated on 17th street, working in C-suite or cleaning it. Whether they are independent or leaning and depending, confident or lacking self-esteem, fighting back or being abused and misused. I will uphold this commitment to my sisters....

i resolve to ....

be honest and truthful
be supportive of your dreams and aspirations
be forgiving
be loving and kind
be in prayer for you
be thoughtful with my words-ensuring that our every encounter and conversation is uplifting
be courageous and hold-to set good examples for your daughters and sons
remain loyal and faithful to our friendship
remain your shelter in the time of storms-your confidant
remain your cheerleader-being your source of inspiration
remain diligent in taking care of my health and reminding you to focus on yours
refrain from judging
refrain from negative thoughts and words about you
refrain from self-doubt and the words : "i can't - because i remember now we know, "yes we can"
refrain from thoughts that put limitations on you and me

BECAUSE...

you are my sister
the time is now, our children are depending on us
we can't wait, time is of the essence
we have so much work to do
we can CHANGE THE WORLD
you are my sister, my friend, my confidant, and my strength and this is our commitment to each other.



Sisterhood

Ethical/Leadership
Moral Development

Respect

Balance

Academic Success

Social Justice

Diversity
....i am in total support of this idea of sisterhood, and being down for each other for whatever, whenever, but we will see just how long this IDEA of sisterhood truly, wholly lasts.