If you missed any part of the homecoming week then you sure did miss out. Each day took us to a different time era ESD style! ESD 6th Annual Homecoming Week was off the chain! Not only was it fun but it was also for a serious cause.... Sickle Cell Anemia Disease. This week we have raised a total of $45,900 Ls for Sickle Cell. If you donated give a pat on the back to yourself because you have made a impact.
Sickle-Cell Anemia is a disease that occurs when the red blood cells in the body are shaped like crescents, which can block blood flow in the blood vessels of the limbs and organs. Blocked blood flow can cause pain and organ damage and also raises the risk for infection.
It is estimated that between 90 to 100,000 Americans are living with Sickle-Cell Anemia, many of them people of color!
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin* S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped (crescent shaped) and have difficulty passing through small blood vessels.
When sickle-shaped cells block small blood vessels, less blood can each that part of the body. Tissue that does not receive a normal blood flow eventually becomes damaged. This is what causes the complications of sickle cell disease. There is currently no universal cure for sickle cell disease.
Hemoglobin is the main substance of the red blood cell. It helps red blood cells carry oxygen from the air in our lungs to all parts of the body. Normal red blood cells contain hemoglobin A. Hemoglobin S and hemoglobin C are abnormal types of hemoglobin. Normal red blood cells are soft and round and can squeeze through tiny blood tubes (vessels). Normally, red blood cells live for about 120 days before new ones replace them.
People with sickle cell conditions make a different form of hemoglobin A called hemoglobin S (S stands for sickle). Red blood cells containing mostly hemoglobin S do not live as long as normal red blood cells (normally about 16 days). They also become stiff, distorted in shape and have difficulty passing through the body’s small blood vessels. When sickle-shaped cells block small blood vessels, less blood can reach that part of the body. Tissue that does not receive a normal blood flow eventually becomes damaged. This is what causes the complications of sickle cell disease.
Let's go over some of the events this week.
Day One Kick Off... 1960's Pep Rally
Day Two... Sadie Hawkins Homecoming Dance
Ladies had to asked the guys for a date
Day 3... 1980's Homecoming Parade
Day 4, Last Day... 2000's Turn up Concert
w/ Beyonce, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B
Again on behalf of Eta Sigma Delta Sorority, we would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for this year's Homecoming.
★ GOT DAMMIT
★ XI GAMMA XI FRATERNITY
★ ZETA NU CHI SORORITY
★ TKO DESIGNS
★ SIGMA GAMMA SIGMA SORORITY
★ LAMBDA PI XI FRATERNITY
★ GAMMA EPSILON NU FRATERNITY
★ BELLA ALLURE SALON
★ THETA DELTA ALPHA SORORITY
★ XI DELTA PSI SORORITY
★ ALPHA KAI DELTA & GAMMA NU THETA PHILANTHROPY
★ DELTA RHO ZETA SORORITY
★ ZETA THETA MU SORORITY
★ HILLMAN UNIVERSITY
★ HILLMAN GENERAL HOSPITAL
★ FAMILY LUV MEDICAL BIRTHING CENTER
★ SACRED HEART MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
★ SACRED HEART MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
THE FLAWLESS SAPPHIRES OF ETA SIGMA DELTA WOULD LIKE TO SEND A BIG SHOUT OUT TOO ALL OUR FAMILY & FRIENDS WHO CAME OUT AND SHOWED US TREMENDOUS LOVE AND SUPPORT 
★ THETA DELTA ALPHA
★ OMEGA LAMBDA RHO
★ KAPPA DELTA NU
★ LAMBDA EPSILON NU
★ LAMBDA RHO LAMBDA
★ GAMMA EPSILON NU
★ ZETA THETA MU
★ ZETA PHI XI
★ PHI BETA NU
TO OUR NON-GREEK COMMUNITY
★ GOTDAMMIT ENT
★ RENU SPA THERAPY & SALON
★ BRANDY'S BOUTIQUE
★ ZETA PHI THETA
★ KAPPA NU CHI
★ TKO
Huge shout out to the awesome DJ's who held us down and did their thing this week:
DJ BIG TIME
DJ SPICE AKA CLAUDIA URBINA
See you all next year for our 7th annual Homecoming with a new theme and new fun! 😊
Signing out
Destiny C. Joffer-Davis M.D.
aka Big Sister On Point
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