The ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are coming together to have their meeting.
WILLIE - Wassup girl, how you doin'?
BREANNA - Good! What's up with you?
(WILLIE and BREANNA hug.)
WILLIE - I'm chillin' I'm chillin. Trying to make sure I got all my notes in order for the meeting.
BREANNA - Girl please, you the most on point person I know! You know you gonna be president of Ahpla University one day!
WILLIE - Yo! But why did I hear that President Bryce is stepping down?
BREANNA - What!
(THERESA walks in the room.)
THERESA - Hey sorors! What's all the comotion? You know if its drama, I need to know about it!
(They laugh.)
BREANNA - Willie was saying that President Bryce is leaving.
THERESA - What!
WILLIE - Well its only a rumor. Don't go runnin' all over town with it!
BREANNA - Too late now, Theresa knows!
THERESA - Aw stop it! I aint that bad am I?
(WILLIE and BREANNA stare at THERESA in silence.)
THERESA - Well damn! Okay!
(They laugh.)
THERESA - Where you been line sister? I called you. You been studying?
BREANNA - Oh shoot T! I did see that you called! I'm sorry soror, I was mixed up in some mess.
WILLIE - Some mess?
THERESA - Yeah, what happened?
BREANNA - I was over at the diner. I went there with Brandon.
THERESA - The wonder twin?
WILLIE - Shut up so she can finish the story!
(BREANNA laughs.)
BREANNA - Anyway, we was over there just talking. He's really been down because he's having problems with the band director or something.
THERESA - Uh huh.
(ROBIN walks into the room.)
ROBIN - Hey sorors.
THERESA - Shhhhhhhhh, story is gettin' juicy!
ROBIN - What story? I wanna know.
THERESA - Naw girl cuz then she gotta start all over again!
BREANNA - Hey Robin, I was just tellin' them about how I was at the 24/7 with Brandon and...
ROBIN - Brandon? What's up with that?
BREANNA - Nothing!
ROBIN - Yeah right!
BREANNA - Anyway, we were there and his ex girlfriend comes in with one of her sorors. So it just wasn't a cute exchange.
WILLIE - Oh shoot! What happened?
BREANNA - I mean, we had a few words but the real drama was across the diner! That mess made my drama look small!
THERESA - What! What happened!
BREANNA - Let me tell you...
(CHRISTIAN comes into the room.)
CHRISTIAN - Sorors! What's up!
THERESA - Dag! Now we gotta start all over again!
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DONNA is on the phone with ALEXIS, talking about Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority.
ALEXIS - So tell me Donna, what initially sparked your interest in Sigma Gamma Rho?
(DONNA thinks before she answers.)
DONNA - Well... I never actually thought that I would try and be involved in that kind of capacity in college. I thought if anything I would study my way through and go right to the next step.
ALEXIS - Uh huh.
DONNA - But since I've been here at Ahpla, a lot has happened in my life that I thought I would never have gotten into.
ALEXIS - Oh yeah?
DONNA - Most definitely. I mean, college is a place where you really grow up and come into your own. You find out a lot about yourself. There are things about me, things that I like, things that interest me that I had no idea about when I was in high school.
ALEXIS - That's interesting. I don't mean to get off the topic of Sigma but I want to go into this a little further. Tell me about something that you like that you didn't know before you got to school.
DONNA thinks - Oh gosh!
DONNA - For instance jazz. I was and still am a hip hop head. As a matter of fact, give me two turntables and a mic and I might rock the party myself.
(ALEXIS laughs.)
DONNA - But my roommate grew up on jazz. Her father is a musician. So she always plays jazz to study to. Initially that bothered me because I couldn't concentrate with music playing like that. But after a while I got used to it. I even played one of her cd's when she wasn't home. It was really nice.
ALEXIS - Hmmmm. Interesting. Okay continue. Go back to what you were saying before.
DONNA - Oh yeah. So like I was saying, there are a lot of things that I just didn't know interested me. One of those is sorority life. From being here at Ahpla, as you know, sorority life as well as fraternity life is big. It seems that everyone here is either Greek or wants to be Greek.
ALEXIS - Or hates on Greeks.
DONNA - Yeah, that too. But Greeks are the talk of the town at Ahpla. So you can't help but to notice the organizations. And from being around so many members of the Black Greek letter organizations, you can't help but take a look at what they're really doing and what they're really about.
ALEXIS - Okay.
DONNA - For example. I have a really good friend who is a member of another sorority. Now, I never mean to get into her business or her sorority's business, but every time we hang out she is venting about her sorors. I don't want to say any names but they even have one person who is an outcast in the sorority and they don't include her in sorority activities or nothing.
ALEXIS - Really? I didn't know that!
DONNA - Well I don't want to say any names.
ALEXIS - You don't have to. I think I have an idea of who you're talking about. I just thought it got squashed a long time ago.
DONNA - Naw, apparently not at all.
ALEXIS - Wow.
DONNA - So being interested in sororities, that is an organization that I wouldn't look at. Even though my friend is my girl and we'll always be tight, that's just not something I want to come into. Drama.
DONNA thinks - Even though Katrice would love to have that kind of power over me!
ALEXIS - I can understand that.
DONNA - And when I saw you last year trying to become a member of Sigma Gamma Rho and from knowing a little bit about Paula, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is something that I think suits me a lot better.
ALEXIS - Do you know any of the other sorors?
DONNA - Yes. I know Candace too.
ALEXIS - Oh yeah? How do you know Candace?
DONNA - I met her a while ago. Its because I knew her... uh... I knew Nino. Me and Nino's roommate Gregg hung out a few times and I met Candace over at their place. She's real sweet.
ALEXIS - Yeah, she is.
DONNA - She's probably the most genuine person I've met since I've been at Ahpla.
ALEXIS - You can say that again! It don't get too much nicer. I've always called her an angel. Nino too.
DONNA - Yeah. She's special.
DONNA thinks - And my friend Caryn is screwin' her over! Shit!
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CHRISTIAN walks into the Delta meeting and catches the tail end of BREANNA's story.
THERESA - Dag! Now we gotta start all over again!
CHRISTIAN - Start over with what? What did I miss?
WILLIE - Actually, now that everyone is here, why don't we go and get the meeting started?
THERESA - What! Get the meeting started! But the story is just getting good!
WILLIE - Calm down neo. We aint here to exchange stories. We're here to conduct business. After the business is handled, we got plenty of time for storytelling.
THERESA - Dag! I'm gonna be dying of suspense the whole meeting!
(Everyone sits down.)
WILLIE - Okay. Chris, can you bring us up to speed on the hospital initiative?
CHRISTIAN - Yeah, sure.
(She grabs her book bag and goes to the front of the room.)
CHRISTIAN - Sorors I apologize for not having a typed report ready but I can email you all this info when I get home tonight. I too had some drama which slowed me up with my preparation. I tell ya, those damn skee weezers!
THERESA - Can we add drama discussions to the agenda please? I want to know Chris' story too!
WILLIE - Oh hush!
CHRISTIAN - Okay, our hands on event is Saturday May 1. We are doing it in conjunction with the bruhs. I spoke with Ronnie and Ty and they're ready. As a matter of fact, I think they may be trying to get the Amgis bruhs to come along to help with that.
BREANNA - What exactly is the project?
CHRISTIAN - Its in conjunction with the AU hospital. We do clean up around the community of the hospital with some doctors, nurses and hospital staff. We hand out information on the hospital to community residents and possibly get to take a picture with the mayor.
BREANNA - Oh cool!
WILLIE - Good. Is that all?
CHRISTIAN - One more thing, I checked on the room for the end of the year party. I left it in my name so we can do the party if yall want.
WILLIE - It's really up to Robin. She's the one graduating. Robin, you want to do it?
ROBIN - Hell yeah! With all the sorors I sent off, yall better send me off with a bang!
(Everyone laughs.)
CHRISTIAN - Okay, I'll go ahead and submit the other paperwork and let yall know how its gonna unfold.
WILLIE - Okay thanks.
(CHRISTIAN puts her papers back into her bag as she walks back to her seat.)
WILLIE - I got a few things but before we get to that, Bree and Theresa, have you guys finished your assignments?
BREANNA - I have mine. Do you want me to present it now?
WILLIE - Only if Theresa is ready. You have to present together, as a line.
(Everyone looks at THERESA.)
THERESA - Um... can I have it for you by next meeting?
WILLIE - That's what you said last meeting Theresa.
THERESA - Okay okay, I'll get it done.
(silence)
THERESA - What? I'll get it done.
WILLIE - Okay, well I can't really go forward with the new plan we have until I get the neo's reports. But you all do know that we are leaving here now to meet with the Tiny Tot coordinator about us volunteering and mentoring the little girls there in the program.
CHRISTIAN - Yeah, they are so cute!
THERESA - Wait, that meeting with them is tonight?
WILLIE - Theresa, you knew it was tonight. I've sent like ten emails about it.
THERESA - Gosh I'm sorry, I didn't get a chance to get online and I didn't know it was tonight. I can't go tonight.
WILLIE - What do you mean you can't go? We need to go as a chapter so we can meet with...
BREANNA - Can I just bring the information back to Theresa?
(WILLIE sighs.)
WILLIE - Yeah. Okay.
ROBIN - What time we gotta be there?
(WILLIE looks at her watch.)
WILLIE - In thirty minutes. Let's get ready to go. Who drove here?
CHRISTIAN - I did.
THERESA - I did too... but uh... I gotta go.
WILLIE - We know Theresa.
ROBIN - I drove too so we should be okay to all get there.
WILLIE - Good. Let's pack up and go and we can finish up the rest via email.
THERESA - But what about the drama stories! I wanna hear what else happened!
WILLIE - You need to focus on some other stuff neo!
(Everyone laughs, WILLIE doesn't. THERESA doesn't either. They all get up to leave.)
THERESA - So Chris, what problem did you have with an AKA? You need somebody beat up girl?
(CHRISTIAN laughs as her and THERESA walk out with ROBIN following to hear the story.)
WILLIE - Hey Bree, hold on a second.
BREANNA - Yeah?
(WILLIE waits until the other sorors leave.)
WILLIE - Listen, I want you to check up on Theresa. I don't know what's up with her lately but she doesn't seem to be taking her responsibilities in Delta too seriously. I would say something myself but she is super defensive around me for... other reasons.
BREANNA - Yeah, I've noticed.
WILLIE - So if you could...
(The door opens slowly.)
JASON - Uh... hey.
(WILLIE and BREANNA turn to see JASON peeking his head in.)
JASON - Am I disturbing?
WILLIE - Jason?
(silence)
WILLIE - Uh... we were just leaving to go over to Tiny Tot.
BREANNA - Willie, I'll see you outside.
WILLIE - Okay.
(BREANNA passes by JASON as he comes in.)
BREANNA - Hi Jason.
(She smiles.)
JASON - Hey Breanna, how you doin'?
BREANNA - Fine.
(She leaves and closes the door.)
JASON - Hi.
WILLIE - Hi.
(silence)
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DEXTER is talking with his sister JAHANNA and trying to find out why she wants to leave Ahpla University.
DEXTER - What? Your problem is what?
JAHANNA - You heard me. I don't have to repeat it.
(JAHANNA holds her head which is now pounding.)
DEXTER - Yeah I heard you but I don't believe you. What are you talking about your problem is PJ? What did PJ ever do to you? I thought yall were girls.
JAHANNA - Do I have to explain this now? My head is pounding.
DEXTER - Here...
(DEXTER walks over and opens her fridge. He grabs a bottle of water and starts to pour her a glass.)
DEXTER - Do you have any headache medicine or anything?
JAHANNA - Yeah. I got some in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom.
(DEXTER walks into the bathroom.)
JAHANNA thinks - All I wanted to do was to take a nap! Now I gotta explain my life!
(DEXTER comes back out.)
DEXTER - Here.
JAHANNA - Thanks.
(She takes two pills and drinks the water. She then rests her head back and closes her eyes.)
DEXTER - So back to your story.
JAHANNA thinks - God!
DEXTER - What's the matter with PJ? I thought yall were tight.
JAHANNA - We are tight.
DEXTER - So what's the problem?
JAHANNA - The problem is just that. We're too tight. She started out as a sister friend. Now she's so engrossed in my life, I can't tell if I'm me or if she's me. Plus a true friendship is one where people can honestly talk and be open with one another. But you can't tell PJ anything! She's so stubborn and hard headed. If it aint PJ's way, its no way at all. That's why she gets into so many confrontations.
TRINA - Bitch, what did you say?
(TRINA turns around fully to face PJ.)
PJ - You heard me! I'm here! Now what's up with all that trash you was talkin'?
TRINA - Hold up Reggie...
REGGIE - What the hell is goin' on?
TRINA - Let me tell you something... you think you the shit but I got news for you! I aint the one to fuck with!
(TRINA lunges at PJ. Both REGGIE and MATT are shocked.)
JAHANNA - I keep telling PJ, one of these days you gonna run into somebody that's gonna see through that hardcore exterior of yours and cause you to knuckle up.
(DEXTER laughs.)
DEXTER - Oh please! Who's gonna go toe to toe with PJ! I heard big sisters were afraid of her ass when she was an ivy!
(PJ swings at TRINA. TRINA ducks and tackles PJ around her waist. They both fall to the ground and before MATT or REGGIE can react, TRINA is on top of PJ punching her in the face.)
DEXTER - And so what if she's hard headed. That's no reason for you to want to leave the university.
JAHANNA - Plus she goes on and on about how pretty she is.
DEXTER - Well she is pretty.
JAHANNA - That's my point! PJ is gorgeous! Her face is damn flawless! We can't even go anywhere without guys tryin' to holla, tryin' to stop us, tryin' to get her number. Can her face be any more perfect?
(TRINA punches PJ across the side of her face. TRINA's ring cuts PJ's cheek. MATT grabs TRINA and REGGIE jumps in.)
DEXTER - So in other words J, you're hatin' on PJ?
JAHANNA - Don't be ridiculous! See...
(She holds her head, and lowers her voice.)
JAHANNA - ...leave it up to you to say something real stupid!
MATT - Hey Reggie...
(REGGIE is trying to grab PJ and get her arms from being intangled in TRINA's sweater.)
REGGIE - What!
MATT - When do I start pledging, and should I call you brother or big dean or dean almighty or something?
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ALEXIS - Yeah you're right. Candace is a special, special person. I love her to death. As a matter of fact, hold on okay?
DONNA - Sure.
(ALEXIS puts DONNA on hold.)
DONNA thinks - Damn, is this going good or not? I have no idea! She may be hating my guts! I should've rehearsed some of these answers! And Caryn... God! Why is she doing this!
(silence)
DONNA thinks - Candace is such a great pers...
ALEXIS - Donna?
DONNA - Yes.
ALEXIS - Candace?
CANDACE - Hey Donna!
DONNA thinks - Oh shit!
DONNA - Hello Candace!
ALEXIS - I thought I'd get Candace on the three way so you could get a chance to talk to her too.
CANDACE - How you doin' Donna?
DONNA - I'm great! Its good to hear your voice Candace. How are you?
CANDACE - Oh I am in heaven! My baby has me getting a full body massage as we speak! I am laying down on this table and this man is working my back! You hear me!
(DONNA and ALEXIS laugh.)
CANDACE - He is getting a treatment too.
ALEXIS - Well you definitely deserve the relaxation time. You've been through a whole heck of a lot. You are the strongest person I know.
CANDACE - Girl please! I'm like silly puddy in this dude's hands right now! Ooooh!
(ALEXIS laughs.)
ALEXIS - Well Donna, you got a few minutes with Candace. Anything you want to say to her?
DONNA thinks - Do I!
DONNA - Uh sure... um... Candace, first of all, thanks for taking a few minutes out from your massage just to talk to me. That is very nice of you and I appreciate it.
CANDACE - Sure.
DONNA - Um, can you just tell me how Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporated has changed your life at all?
CANDACE - Yeah. Sure. Being a member of the sorority has been an incredible gift to me. I remember when I was just like you. Wondering. Curious. Maybe even nervous. And I went and spoke to the sorors at Southern who later on became my big sisters.
DONNA - Uh huh.
CANDACE - Some of my big sisters are the greatest. They really tried to instill in me the true meaning of what sisterhood is about. Its really about putting yourself last and putting your sister first. And that's how you have to treat the organization. Being here for our community, other women, and for our sisters.
DONNA thinks - Wow.
CANDACE - One thing that I learned early on from big sisters, and I'm sure Alexis can atest to this because she's heard me say this more than once, being in a sorority should not change you. Rather it should change the way you think about things. Or the way you see things.
ALEXIS - That's right.
CANDACE - I told Alexis the same thing when we were on the phone and she first expressed her interest. And I love this about her because she is so genuine and I heard the same qualities in your Donna when I spoke to you.
DONNA - You did?
CANDACE - Oh yeah. Definitely. I think you would be great for the chapter and the organization.
DONNA - God! Thank you Candace.
CANDACE - Don't thank me. Just be sincere with yourself and with us and we'll welcome you in with open arms. We love to bring in good, positive sisters like yourself.
ALEXIS - Yep. I'm tellin' you Donna. This is one of the best things I've ever done. Becoming a Sigma has been a wonderful experience for me. I've already met sorors that are now friends for life. Ya know?
DONNA - I can imagine.
CANDACE - Oooh girls I gotta go. I think this guy is finishing up and I gotta go get my facial.
ALEXIS - Wow! Can you please have Derrick call Quinton and put him down with the program!
(They all laugh.)
CANDACE - Donna, good talking to you. Sorry I have to cut it short.
DONNA - Oh no, its been my pleasure. Thank you so much for saying the things that you did.
CANDACE - Sure. Only speaking the truth my sister! Lex call me later.
DONNA thinks - She called me her sister!
ALEXIS - Okay, bye.
(CANDACE hangs up.)
ALEXIS - Still there?
DONNA - Yeah! Whew! Okay she is off the hook!
ALEXIS - Oh yeah! Well listen, let me run. But think about the things she said okay?
DONNA - I will. I definitely will.
ALEXIS - I'll talk to you later.
DONNA - Thank you.
(ALEXIS smiles.)
ALEXIS - You're welcome Donna.
(DONNA slowly places her phone down.)
(silence)
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PJ - Get off me! I'm gonna kick your ass!
TRINA - Oh you want some more?
REGGIE - What did you say?
MATT - You know, with pledging. What should I be calling you now? And are you gonna hit me because I aint down with all that! Ha ha ha ha!
(REGGIE is so surprised by MATT that he loses his grip on PJ and she runs toward TRINA.)
REGGIE - PJ!
(Before REGGIE can grab her again, she swings at TRINA. TRINA ducks and PJ punches MATT by mistake.)
MATT - Hey!
DEXTER - Call it stupid if you want, but to me, your reasons sound even more stupid than that. I mean come on J. You're gonna leave a university because a girl, who you call a friend, gets more play than you do?
(JAHANNA sighs and slowly gets up.)
DEXTER - Where you going?
JAHANNA - What are you my daddy too? I'm going to the bathroom. You wanna come?
DEXTER - Shut up!
(JAHANNA disappears into the bathroom. DEXTER hears her turn the water on.)
DEXTER thinks - There's something more to this story!
DEXTER - You aint tellin' me the whole story! I know you aint!
(silence)
DEXTER - Hey, what you got to eat up in here?
(silence)
(JAHANNA comes out of the bathroom drying her face.)
JAHANNA - Stay your greedy ass out my fridge.
(DEXTER laughs. JAHANNA slowly sits down and closes her eyes as she lays her head back again.)
DEXTER - Okay look. On the real sis. I'm trying to be a friend here but you won't let me in.
JAHANNA - No, you're trying to be nosey.
DEXTER - No, I'm trying to be a brother. Now for real. Are you gonna tell me the real deal?
JAHANNA - I'm gonna have to. Otherwise you won't let it die and I won't ever get any sleep.
DEXTER - Yep.
(JAHANNA sighs.)
DEXTER - Your problems aren't PJ are they?
JAHANNA - Yes they are Dex.
DEXTER - What? Those were serious reasons?
(silence)
DEXTER - Come on, you've got to be kidding me!
(silence)
JAHANNA - The problem is PJ... but its not her directly. Its her and... men.
DEXTER - Men? What? The way she deals with men?
PJ - Get the hell off me Reggie!
MATT - PJ what is wrong with you? Weren't you just telling me how to act once you're Greek?
PJ - Shut up you moron!
JAHANNA - No, not how she deals with them per say.
(REGGIE pulls PJ in one direction and MATT takes TRINA in another. TRINA calms down and MATT lets go of her.)
PJ - Reggie get off me man! Let go of me!
REGGIE - PJ what are you doing?
PJ - Get off my arm Reggie!
REGGIE - Hell no because all you're gonna do is rush back over there. Now come this way!
PJ - No! Let go of me man! Get your hands off me!
DEXTER - Then what about her and men do you not like? Stop talking in riddles Jahanna and get to the point!
(JAHANNA sits up and opens her eyes real wide.)
JAHANNA - Fine! I hate the way she treats Gregg!
DEXTER - Gregg? Why?
JAHANNA - Because I'm in love with him Dexter! Alright! You happy now? I said it! I'm in love with Gregg! And that's why I have to leave!
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