SISTUHS

CREED

SISTUHS, Incorporated is an organization for women that was established to foster the personal growth and development of African-American women. We aim to encourage Strength, Initiative, Spirituality, Tenacity, Unity, Health, and Substance through community service, education, political activism, and the association of people. We aim to promote an environment amongst ourselves that is conducive to learning our history and the role that we have played in it. Thereby, providing a higher standard of dignity and pride amongst our Nubian queens, kings, and our entire community.

Who was the creed written by?

Elizabeth Moore

HOTEP

Meaning Peace and a request for silence. Call and response. Utmost respect must be given. The person with the highest command in the room can say it and everyone responds.

Strength definition

enduring a series of trials and tests, in which you learn from; because of that knowledge, your life becomes a living testimony. "what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger."

Strength Color and Meaning

Color: GREEN
-directly related to nature
-most fundamental and basic ingredient to life
-fertility
-new life
-vegetation

Strength Number

Number 12.
12 stars in the Nubia,
represent divine government.
Children of Israel are divided into twelve tribes.

Strength Women

Araminta Ross.
Born into slavery in 1819, in Dorchester county, Maryland.
Made 11 trips from Maryland to Canada. Despite over 50 thousand dollar bounty posted for her capture, In 10 years she rescued over 300 people, made 19 trips, and never lost a passenger.

Strength Objectives

2. Promote personal growth and develop knowledge of thyself
5. Foster an environment amongst ourselves that is conducive to learning about the history, and the role of African-American women have played and continue to play in developing this and other nations.

Founding Date, Where, by Whom?

Founded December 3rd, 1992 at Florida State University
SISTUH Akiba Jackson and SISTUH Germaine Smith-Baugh

10 National Board of Directors

National Directress.
Assistant Directress of Administration.
Director of Membership.
Director of Programs.
Assistant-Directress of policy.
Director of Correspondence.
Director of Finance and Budget.
Director of Public Relations.
Director of Legislation.
Director of Expansion.

National Projects: Four Points of Perfection

Herstory and The Ms. Judy Candis Breast Cancer Awareness Community Service Project:
Matching objective number 7.
Annual Women's Retreat:
Matching objective 1.
Home Leadership Program:
Matching objective 6.
Heath Magazine and Male Appreciation:
Matching objective 3.

Membership

A prospective member is a member of a collegiate or professional community who has gained interest in the organization. She seeks to learn more about the significance of SISTUHS, incorporated. She is expected to gain knowledge of how her present is connected to her past and future, thus, through sharing information during rites of passage, all prospective members can experience this growth. A prospective member must attend, participate, and complete all lectures, community service projects, and assignments allocated during rites of passage.

Rites of Passage (ROP) Definition

A spiritual, mental, and social transformation from one standpoint to the next.

Initiative Definition

The action of taking the first step or more ability in originating new ideas or methods.
"I got myself a start by giving myself a start."

Initiative Number

Number 1
Undivided unity
Primacys the first
The Best
No divisors no factors
Circle of Affirmation

Initiative Color

PURPLE:
Luxury
Wealth
Extravagant
Nobility
Power
Wisdom

Initiative Women

Sarah Breedlove
Born in Delta Lousiana.
The first member of her family to be born FREE.
She would work for as little as $1.50 in order to educate her daughter. When Sarah began to lose her hair, she had an idea for a line of hair care products.
Became one of the First American women of any race or rank to become a MILLIONARE through her own efforts.

Initiative Objectives

6: Develop local leadership to respond to community needs, particularly those of African-American women
9: Provide opportunities to educate ourselves as well as the community on political issues that affect the well-being of African-American women

Circle of Affirmation

circle has neither beginning or end, it symbols to the number 1. The circle and its center, which is a point that can represent the center of the world, is the place of focusing that unifies all the parts. The sphere, the seed, and the nest symbolize the unity and eternity. As a circle is never-ending our love for our SISTUHS is never-ending.

President Role

governs chapters as a complete unit.

Symbols

Ankh and the Pyramid

Symbol: Ankh Historical And SISTUHS Definition

Historical Definition: a symbolic representation of both physical and eternal life. It is known as the original cross, which is a powerful symbol that was created by Africans in ancient Egypt.
SISTUHS, INC. Definition: a symbol of love and dedication to your heritage and to your SISTUHS.

Side Notes for Ankh

Alpha to Omega (beginning to end)
Union of Man and Woman
Fertility
Life+Eternity= Immortality
Mother Earth
Mental, Spiritual, and Physical growth yielding health and happiness
Often referred to as the original cross

Symbol: Pyramid Historical And SISTUHS Definition

Historical Definition: the great pyramid of Giza is the oldest, yet it is the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders. Located in the city of Giza, it stands 481 ft high and was built over 20 years using approximately 2 million bricks, each weighing more than 2 tons.
SISTUHS, INC. Definition: a representation of Strength, Perseverance, and Knowledge. Numbers Associated: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12

SISTUHS Primary Colors and Meaning

BLACK:
Power, elegance, formality, sophistication, wealth, and mystery. Denotes straight and authority.
GOLD:
Brightness and sunshine, worship, and knowledge

Kente Cloth

sophisticated and hand-woven fabric that was worn by Ashanti during important ceremonial events. Colors: Purple, Green, Red, Indigo, and Orange

Progressive Black Men Incorporated Founding Date, Motto, Colors, and Purpose

Founded November 27, 1989, at Florida State University.
Motto: collective knowledge, collective effort, collective strength.
Colors: Emerald Green and Black.
Purpose: to reconstruct and redefine the image of the black male through volunteer work, humanitarian and community service.

Spirituality Definition

focusing on the spirit or soul. Celebrating God, god(s), or any other divine power be it traditional or otherwise.

Spirituality Objective

Objective 1: Promote spiritual growth

Spirituality Number

Number 7:
Represents perfect completeness and rest.
Seven letters in SISTUHS acronyms.
Seven letters in the words advisor and teacher.
Seven rays on the sun.

Spirituality Color

GOLD:
Color of the sun.
Stability, maintenance of the culture, and the organization's efficiency and dependability

Spirituality Women

Bathsheba
Born into a prominent family with both her husband and father serving as palace guards
Life is found throughout the bible but is culminated in Proverbs 31: 10-31. Her name is Bathshua which means "daughter of prosperity"
Favored wife of the "man after God's own heart"

Tenacity Definition

holding firmly and seeking something valued or desired

Tenacity Number

Number 3:
The first geometric figure (triangle)= solid, real, substantial, and entire.
First figure to be fitted in a circle
Trinity: national board of directors+executive board officers + members. (In this order)
Pyramid: primary symbol

Tenacity Color

INDIGO:
The process of extracting indigo dye is quite complicated and involves a lot of labor.

Tenacity Women

Mary Jane McLeod
Moved to Florida to reach matters of head, hand, and heart.
Bethune would become one of America's first black educators, spokesperson for the advancement of her race and counselor of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Tenacity Objectives

4. Seek guidance from elder African-American women
7. Provide moral and educational guidance to other young African-American women in the community

Unity Definition

The state of being in accord and harmony; undividable; indivisible

Unity Number

Number TWO
Unity or one plus another. It represents duality in the most basic form.
The first number we can divide from another.
Two founders (SISTUH Akiba Jackson and SISTUH Germaine Smith-Baugh). Two primary symbols (Ankh and the Pyramid)

Unity Color

BLACK:
Power, elegance, sophistication, wealth, and mystery
Absorbs all colors and is warm although neutral

Unity Women

Isabella Baumfree:
One of the first abolitionists. Traveling preacher. Famous for her "Ain't I A Woman?" speech.
Self-educated.
Appointed to National Freedman's Relief Association by Abraham Lincoln.
Worked her whole life for women's rights and anti-slavery movements

Unity Objectives

8. Provide unity among people of color
10. Provide encouragement and support to African-American Men

Foundations

SISTUHS Poem
Founding: Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou.
Amended: Ego Tripping by Nikki Giovanna.
Official Artwork
Sisters of the Sun by Carl Owens
SISTUHS Song
By SISTUH Vanessa Harrington

Traditions

Founders.
Members.
HOTEP.
Circle of Affirmation.
SISTUHS, Incorporated Song.
Progressive Black Men, Incorporated.
Ceremonies.
Rites of Passage.
Symbols, emblems, traditional attire, and colors.
Objectives.

National Events

National Conference:
Handle national business of SISTUHS, Incorporated.
Hold elections for the National Board of Directors.
Amend national constitution.
Held BI-Annually for every odd number YEAR in June.
Must have 35% of the chapter there.
National Leadership Retreat:
To prepare, educate, and train executive board members for upcoming positions.
Held every year in MAY at the discretion of the National Board of Directors.
All new executive board members, membership coordinators, and elders are required to attend.

Health Definition

physical, spiritual, and mental well-being.

Health Number

FIVE:
Five elected officers.
Five pointed star.
The number of freedom.
Associated to biological phenomena, toes, fingers, senses, and appendages.

Health Color

RED:
Danger, war, energy, strength, power
Cleansing and revival from Egypt
Determination
passion
desire
love

Health Women

Rhonda Harris:
She changed her name when she became a pilot of her own life.
Nationally recognized as an inspirational speaker.
Devoted to showing others how to transform their life.
Lawyer and best-selling author.
Later became an ordained minister.

Health Objective

3. Promote a positive image of African-American women and anything that positively enhances the survival and well-being of African-American women.

Substance Definition

the real or essential part of anything essence

Substance Number

Number TEN:
10 objectives
10 traditions
10 appointed officers
10 national board of directors

Substance Color

ORANGE:
Creativeness
The concept of SISTUHS, Inc. took energy and creativity.
Represents Energy.
Consuming physiological potency. Power/strength

Substance Women

Betty Jean Sanders:
Married to civil rights activist Malcolm X.
A young widower after Malcolm's assassination.
Took a pilgrimage to Mecca to find STRENGTH for her 6 kids.
Received Masters in public health administration.
Died in a house fire that was set by her grandson.

Substance Objectives

ALL 10

Phenomenal Woman of The Year

Stacey Abrams:
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies from Superman, magna cum laude.
Won 89th district for Georgia house of representatives.
First black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for majority party in the U.S.
First African American Georgian to deliver a response to the State of the Union.
Launch Fair Flight to ensure every American has a voice in our election system; fair flight 2020.
Fund and train voter protection teams in 20 states.

SISTUHS Chain of Commands

Highest Power→Lowest Power
Directress
Assistant Directress of Administration
Chapter Advisors
Chapter Officers
Chapter Members

Sankofa: What type of Rites of Passage does the main character Shola go through in the movie?

Mental and Social ROP journey to realize who she was and understand and reconnect with her past.

Sankofa: What is Sankofa and what does it symbolize?

Sankofa represents returning to your roots, recapturing what you lost, and moving forward. The word is represented by a bird that is looking behind it, this represents that although the bird is constantly moving forward, it continuously looks behind it to its past.

Sankofa: Once the main character returned to the past, she was given another name. What was her name?

Shola

Sankofa: What is the importance of Shango in the film?

He was willing to sacrifice himself for others, he helped Shola in her ROP, and he gave her the Sankofa.

Sankofa: Another strong female character is Nunu. Why do you think she is so important in the film?

She stood up for what she believed in and maintained her heritage. Represented Strength.

Sankofa: What is the significance of the secret society?

It represents unity; Slavery was emotionally, physically, and mentally taxing. Space allowed them to congregate, plan escapes, and be together.

Chapters (22)

List them

Recite Objectives 1-10

1. Promote spiritual growth.
2. Promote personal growth and develop knowledge of thyself.
3. Promote a positive image of African-American Women and anything that positively enhances
the survival and well-being of African-American Women.
4. Seek guidance from elder African-American Women.
5. Foster an environment amongst ourselves that is conducive to learning about the history, and
the role of African-American Women have played and continue to play in developing this and
other nations.
6. Develop local leadership to respond to community needs, particularly those of African-
American Women.
7. Provide moral and educational guidance to other young African-American Women in the
community.
8. Provide unity among People of Color.
9. Provide opportunities to educate ourselves as well as the community on political issues that
affect the well-being of African-American Women.
10. Provide encouragement and support to African-American Men.

E5

Gabrielle Civil- President
Shyanne Michel- Vice President
Kenyah Kerlius- Secretary
Darlie Ibrahim- Treasurer
Destini Johnson- Parliamentarian

Elders

K'andra Pope
Kyla Geffrard
Meldrina Jeantinor
Geraldine Pierre
Desmine Washington
Taylor Sharpe
Shoobie Leonard

Membership Coordinators

Genercy Inglis
Alancea Gonzalez

5 SISTUHS

Ariel Jefferson
Savara Jones
Irene Dominique
Kori Houston
Emany Desinor