Wigging Out: Delta Sigma Theta bolsters breast cancer awareness
Maintaining hope throughout sickness is a difficult task without a community.
Delta Sigma Theta wants its members and the campus to know they’re not alone. On Monday night, the minority Greek sorority met in the Lake Huron room of the Bovee University Center to learn about cancer and help those fighting the disease.
After a presentation, Delta Sigma Theta announced to two speakers they had 11 wigs to donate to the Midland-based Cancer Services organization. Six of the wigs were already styled and the group styled the five others donated by Joli’s Salon in St. Clair Shores.
“One of eight women will be affected by breast cancer in their lifetime,” said speaker Susan Dusseau, a CMU alumna and executive director of Cancer Services.
Lisa Herron, a cancer survivor, also spoke to the group
Southfield junior Breanna Rogers came to the event because she wanted to learn about breast cancer — and to work on one of the wigs.
“I’ve trimmed my hair but never anything that serious,” Rogers said.
Dusseau went on to say it is also one of the most curable types of cancer.
“It’s not the death sentence your grandma had,” said Herron, who was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago. “Now it’s like it never happened, except for the scars.”
The sorority has dedicated this week to different health problems affecting the community as a part of “The Red Project.”
They will have people who have suffered from many health issues including obesity, HIV/AIDS and sickle cell anemia speak throughout the week.
Quentrese Cole, a Flint junior, has seen many people close to her family battle cancer and said the presentation by Dusseau and Herron was impactful.
Participants learned a lot to use in the future, she said.
“I know it’s in my family,” Cole said. ”If faced with it, I can overcome.”
