Gift Of The Age : A Gift For The Ages

Going back to the early days of American history, there were very little made to distinguish criminal responsibility of children versus that of adults. During this time, juveniles, some young as seven years old could be tried and prosecuted within an adult criminal court. Children would have to stand for trial in court based on the offenses they committed, and could then be sentenced to prison and sometimes possibly even capital punishment. Is this form of justice beneficial to minors, or does it just obstruct their futures?

Ageism, an idea created by Robert Butler, can be described as degrading behavior or emotions toward older people based on one’s own fears or preconceived ideas (Butler, 1969). This kind of behavior can consist of anything from refusing jobs to someone due to their age and perceived capabilities from not offering ideal care to older people because one believes it is wasteful of resources. The presence of ageism within society leads to a population bound by certain stereotypes that can prohibit the advancement of people considered to be older adults.

Most common cultures have rituals, celebrations, or traditional ceremonies to acknowledge the coming of age of boys and/or girls. The Hispanic culture have a traditional “Quinceañera” for young teenage girls turning age 15 to recognize her coming of age as a woman. Jews have “Bar Mitzvah” for men or “Bat Mitzvah” for women to celebrate coming of age. Although in some cultures, celebrating coming age is nothing less than actually celebrating; but in other cultures, such as Aborigine culture, rather than having a huge celebration, young teenage boys, age thirteen, are enduring an essential evaluation. In this stage of their life, their elders test them to see if they are “man” enough to survive by themselves.

While conducting research on the partnered sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, I discovered particularly fascinating attributes associated with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. What fascinated me the most was the sorority’s distinct dedication to education, sisterhood, mentorship, and international service. I desire membership of the first organization people look to for help; that is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. This sorority has made its way relevant from 1908 to modern day and progressively moving forward. I want to be able to say the same thing about myself.

Coming of age is a notion of words that is incorporated into a numerous amount of cultures and religions. In my opinion though I’d like to think that it is a big change in your life, that lets you mature positively. In cultures and religions around the world, coming of age can mean a whole lot of things. In most cultures people use coming of age as a refrence to say that a child has become an adult. In the religion of Islam girls that are nine to twelve years old (depends on the age they start puberty) start to be considered as an adult and same for the boys, but ages twelve to fifteen years old.

Having philanthropy events has always been one of my favorite things about Greek life. Whether it is attending other sorority or fraternities’ events or being apart of our own. Delta Gamma holds two main events for Service for Sight each year. In the fall we have Anchor Slam which is a three on three basketball tournament where sororities and fraternities come out to compete against one another. In the spring we held Anchor Splash which is a synchronized swimming event with many different relay races. This year we had the Whited family come and speak on their behalf. They explained how Lochlan was diagnosed with CRB1 and how he will eventually loose his eyesight completely. This story touched a lot of students, faculty, and families that attended our philanthropy. We made Lochlan our featured anchor man and tried to raise as much money as possible for the family. This event was very successful and we raised over 1,800 dollars to give to the family.

After many years of providing limited individualized volunteering, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, has presented an opportunity for me to become a part of a collective sisterhood that has a proven long-term history of consistently delivering exceptional public service. When considering the societal challenges throughout the decades, it is apparent that the plight of the twenty-two founders have courageously paved the way for sustainable success. The ability to simultaneously achieve the oneness of sisterhood with the needs of our community is an extraordinary endeavor. Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated, has the determination that makes a difference for the vulnerable, as well as the accomplished. It is this balance that synthesizes

J. B. Blakeman is the brother that I look up to and intend to shadow my experience as an Eagle and Greek Member. During my time at Morehead, I want to make sure that everything I do is to the best of my ability and benefits not only me, but also those in the community. I want to make sure that everything I do reflects my brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon and all of the fraternities in every perspective. One way that I plan on committing to this is to partner up with all of the sororities and fraternities to give back and to serve Morehead’s community by serving charities and other community events. Each semester I would like to have at least one partnership with every Greek organization that gives back by serving the people City of Morehead. I strive for the city of Morehead, Rowan County and all of Kentucky to remember Morehead State University as one of the leading schools around for Greek life community events. My long term goal is to create a new imprint that will quash the stereotypes of fraternities. The legacy that I want to leave is for fraternities to feel obligated to serve the community and be the best Eagle that a brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon can

I am interested in the Delta Iota Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. at Cheyney University. Being a lifetime member of the first sorority for African-American women has sparked my interest since childhood. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority means to me services provided by now all ethnicities for women to impact the community in a positive manner. The services since the beginning in 1908 have been immaculate. Many AKA’s were helping during the Great Depression, Civil Rights Movement, and today are helping with Black Lives Matter. Being a potential member of this prestigious organization for a lifetime I believe will be able to make a difference on Cheyney University campus and surrounding areas.

Being in a sorority is very rewarding yet can be very time consuming. Each member that is part of a sorority has a huge role to play even if you do not hold a position within the organization. Alpha Sigma Alpha is a national sorority who is heavily involved with community service and their three national philanthropies, St. June Smith, Special Olympics, and Girls on the Run, as well as local philanthropy year after year. This source is located on Alpha Sigma Alpha’s national website that is dedicated towards the sorority’s service and giving. In this section their philanthropic statement states, “Life is not taking in only; it is giving out too. It is giving ourselves - freely - to other people, giving ourselves in comradeship, in understanding,

The National Honor Society has gave me the opportunity to help others in ways that I could not have done on my own. I have had the opportunity to help many in our community with our multiple different community service projects. Last year we sold raffle tickets for a gift card basket. All of the money that we earned went to a family in our community who had been through devastating house fire. They lost not only there house but all of their personal belongings too. The fact that we have the opportunity to help those around us makes the service projects seem even more meaningful. We also took up donations of paper products to give to the Ronald McDonald House. The Ronald McDonald House is a place where families can stay while they have a child at the Ruby Memorial Hospital. They can stay there for as long as

The Anna Dale Dalton Competitive Scholarship Award on behalf of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated would invigorate my determination to change the community around me. I always strive to serve my community in four tiers. The first tier, Scott County High School, is the most immediate to me. In the past year I have established a library of resources solely dedicated to Advanced Placement, SAT, and ACT review materials that any student has access to. I have done this because Scott County High School has the largest Advanced Placement Program in the state of Kentucky, one that I have helped nurture for the past three years through my position as President of Advanced Placement Advisory Council. When the school board refused to allow the

Louis Area, Missouri With Gamma Iota Chapter, Washington Univ. (St. Louis), in its backyard, members of the Greater St. Louis Area Alumnae Association realized they wanted to expand their network of support to other Missouri chapters. Through this effort, they gave Zeta Zeta Chapter, Westminster, its first formal senior ceremony. Alumnae connected with soon-to-be graduates at multiple institutions and encouraged them to connect with the association should they move to the St. Louis area. >251 Denver, Colorado Members of the Denver Alumnae Association support four local chapters in a variety of ways, including scholarship funding, advisory support, and personalized initiatives for senior member. Through all of these efforts, the association maintains a large and vibrant membership. Patsy Bredwick Levang Philanthropy Award <40 Northern New Jersey, New Jersey The Northern New Jersey Alumnae Association emphasizes thoughtful engagement. For example, the association participated in the Rose McGill Holiday Program by creating a package that included notes and gift cards. Additionally, members focus on a variety of issues rather than limiting themselves to one area of need. 40–60 Northwest Suburban, Illinois The Northwest Suburban Alumnae Association takes a dynamic approach to philanthropic efforts. Whether it’s a donation to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation or a partnership with local collegiate chapters to host a GIRLS Academy, the group’s goal is to grow its contributions from year to year. 61–100 Greater Los Angeles, California For members of the Greater Los Angeles Alumnae Association, their passion for philanthropy shows through with their support of Rose McGill efforts. Most notably, they supported one active and one alumna member through the Holiday Program, raising the maximum contribution for each. 101–250 Cleveland, Ohio Members of the Cleveland Alumnae Association work to connect with the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation at many

Death of a Salesman is usually saw as a play about a troubled father called Willy Loman who struggles to be a good father and a great businessman. Even though this play is thought to be the tragedy of Willy Loman, but some may say this play is truly a coming of age story for Biff Loman and not Willys story. Carl Jung's review of coming of age includes some key aspects of the development of personality: it's brought by necessity, creates feeling of isolation, and involves conscious moral deliberation and fidelity(loyalty) to the law of one ’s being. Biff coming of age story makes him face all of this realitys in order to find out who he really is.

Within society today, many companies utilize technique which is a mode of problem solving that is used to find the one best method through efficiency and rationality. In his article Understanding Our Age, Jacques Ellul states that “we are bound to see that in a society which has become extremely technical, the determining factor is both scientific research and the application of science in the form of technique” (Ellul 27). Society’s obsession with efficiency and rationality has succumbed workers to solutions that do not focus on their needs but rather on the fastest method possible to get the task accomplished. When a systemic problem arises, society’s first response is to fix that problem with a technical solution which only fuels the unending cycle of technical solutions generating additional technical problems.