Survival of the Fittest

By: Kaneesha Skinner

The sorority Delta Sigma Theta hosted their 12th annual women’s retreat this past weekend on Oct. 9 in the LBJ Student Center ballroom. The theme this year was Survival of the fittest: Find the Jane In You.

The retreat consisted of yoga, helpful workshops for women, performances and food. The three workshops included Time Management, A Thin Line Between Love & Abuse and Crafting Your Career. Along with RAD a self defense program.

Texas State students gave their thoughts on the outcome of the event.

DST member Amani Baha described the retreat as a place where women could learn how to survive and keep a level head during a work or school day. She also told how they were taught survival tips for the everyday life.

“I feel it was a great experience for the women that attended because they left with an appetite to approach things head on,” said Baha. She hopes next year will be an even more exciting event.

“I didn’t really know what to expect because this was my first retreat, but I ended up having fun,” said sophomore Latasha Maxwell.

She explained how the overall outcome was well and how much fun she had meeting new people. Maxwell has hopes of attending next year’s retreat as well.

Junior Ileecia Hunter attended her second retreat. Hunter talked about how the overall outcome was OK.

“I think I learned a lot from the workshops, but I wasn’t crazy about the performance,” said Hunter. “I also learned a little self defense that I really didn’t expect.”

Shara Francis also expressed her ideas on the retreat.

“It was nice. My favorite workshop was ‘A Thin Line Between Love & Abuse.’ I also liked the yoga because it was a good way to start off,” said Francis. She said a lot of people showed up and stated she would like to go again next year.