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Sis in the News |
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Frances Rivera-Fraas
'89 wins Emmy Award from The National Academy of Telivision
Arts & Sciences for 7NEWS, New England
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10 Ways to Spot
a Sigma Deltan |
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She can shrug from the bottle,
Lift her pinky to a teacup,
or tilt a champagne flute,
with equal aplomb.
She rushes in, but she's no fool.
She's a survivor:
of puberty, of heartache,
of career moves, of breast cancer, of life.
Hers is the noisiest table in the restaurant.
She's as stubborn as a mule
whether she's right or wrong,
but then again, she is always right.
She can spot your insecurities
with maddening accuracy
and then win you over
by revealing she shares them.
She gets down and dirty
with every hair in place.
Her bite is so much worse than her bark.
The most popular
adjective for her is taray,
even when she is Juliet to your Romeo,
or Damon to your Pythias. Or Sisyphus.
She's far from
perfect and she knows it, but
that doesn't stop her
from acting like she is.
Ah, the Sigma Deltan.
All woman, and then some.
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SDPAA Board Honors Five Outstanding Sister Achievers
The SDPAA board of directors and officers for 2004-2006 gave a special testimonial for five sisters in recognition of their outstanding achievement in various fields.
The achievers come from a broad section of batches, with the most senior from batch ’38 and the youngest, from batch ’93. Honored with the SDPAA Achievement Recognition Citations last June 25, 2004 on the occasion of the 2nd Quarters Members Meeting at Club Filipino were:
Rosa Santos Munda ’38, incumbent president of Philippine Women’s College-Davao City and trustees-emeritus of the Philippine women’s University, for education and educational development endeavors towards the enhancement of academic standards in the College/University as well as upliftment of the performance standards of the College/university employees that gained for her various awards for recognition in the national and international academic profession; and for her sustained socio-civic work in her community and in Mindanao, geared to uplift the marginalized and less fortunate in the region. Rose Munda, a lawyer and educator by profession, also served as long-time president of the Philippine Women’s University and was a U.P. Distinguished Alumnus for the education profession;
Salvacion Novero Mison ’57, of UP Los Baños, for business and entrepreneurship in recognition of her innovative handicraft business and the creative use of indigenous materials for quality Christmas décor and decorative items, that gained the support of markets in Asia, USA and in Europe, at the same time, providing livelihood and employment opportunities for the Los Baños and nearby communities, thereby contributing to the national development goals as well as to the promotion of Filipino craftsmanship, Philippine made products, and country.
Sally was a recipient of the prestigious Golden Shell award for her business acumen and creative, quality products;
Ma. Victoria Vergara Wieneke ’61, for pioneering and being the moving spirits behind KABISIG and its welfare programs geared to minimize malnutrition for Filipino infants and young children in far-flung and depressed communities nationwide as well as provide values formation for mothers and their young children as beneficiaries of KABISIG centers; and for having successfully established some 150 feeding centers in the whole country, thereby dedicating her time and invaluable contributions towards the upliftment of the disadvantaged, the less privileged and marginalized. Vicky and KABISIG received awards of recognition from local and national government, and has gained support from domestic and multinational business as well as international organizations. Vicky was also recipient of the ZONTA awards for her socio-civic projects in this women’s organization.
Milagros S. Alora ’66, for PR advocacy work, having conceptualized and “branded” the multi awarded public service campaign and its components, “Mothers for Peace”, including the organization of the “Mothers for Peace” Convenors’ groups that lobbied for and succeeded in the renewal of peace talks between government and the Muslim rebels for peaceful Mindanao region.
Mila, the 2nd Filipina scholar to the British Broadcasting Corporation for development communications and broadcast programming, set up her own PR firm after her almost four years’ stint as Assistant Press Secretary for Media Relations during the administration of President Corazon Aquino.
She has been actively involved in various upliftment and advocacy endeavors such as women empowerment, environmental protection, consumerism, and anticrime campaigns.
Bea Lucero Lhullier ’93, for sports and Philippine sports development, having brought honors and prestige to Philippine gymnastic and country as the national and, subsequently, 1992 Southeast Asian Games Champion; and for her sustained involvement in training programs for young Filipino gymnasts, thereby continuing her role modeling to the youth, at the same time, inspiring and encouraging them to pursue interests in Philippine gymnasts and other fields of Philippine sports. Bea, a mother of two, appears in the whole some series of Nestle Phils. Advertisements advocating sports excellence for the Filipino youth.
Rosa Munda, the most senior achiever-awardee who came all the way from Davao City, delivered the response for the rest of the honorees.
She said, with pride and nostalgia: “I consider the award I received tonight as a most precious one, and I believe, all of us being honored as outstanding achievers feel the same way. It is truly different to be an honoree of peers and my sorority sisters.
“I will forever treasure this citation and the fond memories of Sigma Delta, which have imbibed in us the value of achievement and excellence throughout the years, in whatever endeavors we do, and wherever we may be. In behalf of my other co-achievers and co-honorees, thank you very much for this memorable evening. It is indeed a great pleasure to be reunited with some of my co-batch, my colleagues in the profession, and my beautiful sisters, “she said.
The youngest honoree, Bea Lhullier, was abroad with her family, and will be presented her achievement citation in the next members’ meeting.
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