Kappa Delta Pi Omega Theta Chapter Responds to Volcano Eruption

The 2021 La Soufriere Volcano eruptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines caused mass evacuations and displaced thousands of residents. The members of NSU’s Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) Omega Theta Chapter 584 took on a student-centered community collaboration project to help those in need.

The two-fold project, named Like the Phoenix, from the ASHES We will Rise, began in May of 2021 and culminated in December 2021. The Omega Theta chapter responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters in the Volcano-ravished areas of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by meeting the needs of over 225 females and 400 children in shelters. The females received hygiene care packages while the children received care packages, educational games, reading materials, and art supplies valued at approximately $20,000.

In the last phase of the project, 225 book bags with supplies were shipped to St. Vincent in September and distributed in December to K-5 children attending five of the schools used as evacuation centers.

The project received a gold award from the national KDP organization and embraces the Omega Theta Chapter’s effort to sustain a community of diverse learners by promoting excellence and advancing studentship, leadership, and service.

For additional Information, please contact faculty adviser Sandra Trotman, Ph.D., at trotman@nova.edu.

Posted 02/13/22