Omega Phi Beta, a sorority dedicated to multiculturalism, sisterhood and community service, will live up to its motto "Serving and Educating Through Our Diversity" through its Incorporated Week of Illumination this week.
The Week of Illumination is Omega Phi Beta's second event of the school year.
The week will feature a daily activity that will increase campus awareness of various issues, ranging from violence against women to deforestation to human trafficking.
The event is based on a principal of Kwanzaa, Ujima, which calls for collective work and responsibility.
The Facebook page for the week's events says the purpose of the activites and presentations is "to build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together."
The week's events will consist of activities ranging from taking photographs of Greencastle to a film showing to a poetry reading to a visiting graffiti artist to speakers from Greencastle. There will also be tabling at the Hub to raise awareness of the group's efforts.
The series of week-long events will culminate in a Domestic Violence Awareness Banquet on Saturday.
"The theme of the event is ‘Mending the Invisible Wounds,' which are created by issues of race, ethnicity and gender," Ferrara said. "There will be a big emphasis on art, because it can be instrumental in healing a community."
The group hosts an event once each semester.
"Every semester, we try to delve into a new issue," said senior Michelina Ferrara, a member of Omega Phi Beta. "I think we need to realize that if we all come together, we can ... really make an impact. This week is about starting a conversation and bringing different people to it."
The group's events always focus on increasing awareness, though the issues addressed change according to what is currently relevant.
"We have put a lot of energy and love into planning this event," Ferrara said. "We hope people will pay attention, try something new and challenge themselves. We have a lot of important issues to discuss."