CSUMB Sorority

Celebrates Breast

Cancer Awareness

Monica Guzman, Staff Reporter

Monica_Guzman@csumb.edu

April 17, 2008

The ladies of Sigma Theta Psi,

one of CSU Monterey Bay’s

(CSUMB) sororities, were seen

lighting candles, Tuesday April

8, for the Luminaries display in

the Main Quad promoting Breast

Cancer awareness. This is one of

the many activities the sorority

planned for the spring Breast

Cancer Awareness week.

Breast Cancer awareness is the

sorority’s main cause, and that is

why they raise awareness twice

a year.

A Human Communication

fourth year and Sigma Theta Psi

sister, Ashley Rodgers, stated,

“Awareness is not just in October

but everyday of our lives and

that’s why we do this both in fall

and spring.”

The week started off on Monday

April 7 with a movie night showing

episodes of “Sex and the City”

where one of the main characters

goes through breast cancer.

“The point of it was to show the

reality of breast cancer and how

it can happen to anyone,” said

Rodgers.

After the Luminaries display

guest speaker Jan Dunn, Director

of the Breast Care Center in

Monterey, stressed the importance

of breast cancer awareness in

building 18 at CSUMB. “We really

want to promote early detection

when the cancer is easiest to cure.”

According to Dunn the reasoning

for this is because early detection

offers better treatment options.

Dunn explained that one in

eight women will be diagnosed

with evasive breast cancer at some

time in their life. Four out of five

women that have been diagnosed

with breast cancer will survive,

and that breast cancer rates have

dropped because of early detection

she further stated.

The Main event of the week is

the Pretty in Pink Benefit Dance.

The dance was held April 10 at the

Black Box Cabaret (BBC). “At the

end of the week we always have

a dance as a way to bring hope.”

said CSUMB Alumni and Sigma

Theta Psi sister Jackie Elliott.

“The dance went extremely

well, tons of people showed up.

It was a great way to spread the

awareness,” said Rodgers.

The $3 admission fee for

the dance went to Community

Hospital of the Monterey

Peninsula (CHOMP) Breast Care

Center and the American Cancer

Society. The amount raised has

not been released yet but the ladies

are thankful for all the help they

received towards the cause.

This week the sorority continues

the breast cancer awareness

activities with the Sigmas

continues at Breast Fest. Breast

Fest is going to be held tonight,

April 17 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at

The Mucky Duck in Monterey.

To learn more about breast

cancer awareness you can visit:

Chomp.org

Feelyourboobies.com

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