There is such a wonderful feeling when surrounded in the company of sisters. We can be who we be, eat what we eat. Talk what we talk. We can laugh, shout, dance, yell, praise, gossip, and joke around if the mood suits.

I have watched sisters for a long time. Their many different styles, personalities, backgrounds, and cultures. I have the good fortune of being loved and supported by a diverse array of sisters. Sisters who feed me when I am hungry. Sisters who nurture my inner spirit as I walk through the valley of a shadow of doubt. And sisters who encourage my life in a love far beyond my own, a divine love; a love that loves me unconditionally.

Entering my senior year at Bennett College, a historically black 4-year institution for women in Greensboro, North Carolina and being a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated has molded me and encouraged me to develop a bond with my sisters without losing my identity. Some women are affraid of sisterhood because they have the assumption that sisterhood is a made-up term that creates friction.

I share my experience to enlighten sisters on the importance of the development of sisterhood and how it can shapen a persons life.

The heart-to-heart sister chats. The late night ordering of food. The ten hour gossip sessions in the hallway. Even the arguing makes sisterhood fun. Take a sister by hand and learn more about her and get to know her. This environment has allowed me the opportunity to be more trusting of my sisters. He have more patience and love for my sisters. It also has shown me what it really means to be a friend. Sisterhood has shapened me into a divine, articulate, assertive, and understanding woman. Thank you sisters I love you.
Kameelah Brown