1&1 IS 2, AND 2&2 IS 4, IF YOU AINT PLEDGE DELTA THEN WHAT YOU PLEDGE FOR?

Tears you all, I was in tears on the plane ride to Germany and the plane ride back to Macedonia. Tears of happiness, sadness, and of confusion of why I didn't go up there earlier!

Let me break down the confusion you may have at the current moment. When I was in high school I heard about Sororities and Fraternities, very slight though. It wasn't until I attended a Jabberwock interest meeting where I was like "Oh Okay!" And at this meeting I noticed my middle school assistant principal Tina Forte (Hey Mrs. Forte, love you gurl!) and then I turned and saw my step team coach Miss. Parker (Hey Miss. Parker, luh you too!). These two women were so supportive of me and my quirkiness. I was a lil different from the other little Black girls growing up and was reminded of it everyday, and they really had a positive impact on my lil life. Always encouraging me and letting me know that I could do it. And look at me now :) .... Sidenote: TEACH YOUR DAUGHTERS TO BE NICE. JUST BECAUSE THE OTHER LIL BLACK GIRL DOESN'T HAVE WEAVE DOWN TO HER BUTT, HAVE A DEEP LOVE OF BEYONCE, OR TALKS "WHITE" DOESN'T MAKE HER ANY LESS BLACK. BE NICE!

Anyway, these two women were apart if the extraordinary sorority that I am apart of today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. When I realized this was the organizations they were in, I was like, I want to do that and be there for other lil girls and to be able to be around like minded women would just be fabulous!

Now fast forward to me moving to Macedonia and not being able to be around women in my sorority. Yes there is thing called calling and I have tried my hardest to continue to be apart of my home chapter in any way that I can. But, it's not the same as being there and key-key-keying on random stuff. I miss my Deltas. I do and I want the Lincoln Alumnae, the Omaha Alumnae, Omicron, Gamma Xi, and actually all of the D9 organizations to know, I miss y'all. Can we plan a step show or stroll off for when I get back, thank you.

Anywho, I decided that I needed Delta interaction and the only way that was going to happen was if I went to them. I searched for the chapter nearest to me and that happened to be the Germany Alumnae Chapter.

At first I was like, "Mecca, are you really about to go get on a plane, fly to a country you have never been before, and hang out with a chapter you have never met?" Yes, yes I did and let me tell you I am so glad I did. I have been stressed and my soul has been weak while living here and sometimes you just need a break and to be around something that is familiar. And Delta is very familiar to me.

Before I started my journey, I had to make contact, you just don't pop up, don't do it! So insert Vanessa Brown, also known as mom. Yes Valerie knows about this, so stop right there. We emailed back and forth about when my plane was landing and that I could stay with her *insert crying emoji*. I was so grateful. So hop to March 15th, I am getting off the plane and have to navigate in an airport I haven't been in and a train system I was unfamiliar with, but bless the Lord oh my soul for getting me from Frankfurt to Kaiserslautern, don't worry I can't pronounce it either. I get to Kaiserslautern and after some moments Vanessa pulls up and I hop in like we've known each other since my birth. We ain't waste no time y'all, I was at step practice in less than 30 minutes. No I did not step, I was not present at any previous practices, but just to be in the presence of my fellow Deltas brought me back to when I crossed and a roar of oo-oops covered the room. And just like Deltas do, I was put to work lol. I became protester number 5 and created a very detailed character for my role to hold a sign. Now on he day of the show I was holding Skittles and Ice Tea, but my character was adaptable.

Here we are on Saturday morning getting ready for chapter meeting. When I tell you it has been almost a year since I have been to a chapter meeting, y'all. I was so happy to be there. And that's it on that because you don't need to know what goes on in chapter :).

Here we are on Saturday night. Room filled with the D9. I ain't seen a Que hop in what seems like ages. Although it hurts my ears a tad, it was nice to hear the other sororities represented. It was a movie you all. Stepping over here a lil stroll over there, an oo-oop here and oo-oop there, here an oo there an oo everywhere an oo-oop and I loved it. I just can't walk out my house and scream "What is A Delta?" I mean I can, but no one would respond. When I tell you my soul leaped when Knuck If You Buck came on and it wasn't in my headphones but coming through speakers, oh goodness, I felt like I just crossed and Carnetta was leading us around the auditorium.

I love my Deltas. I love them so much. The Germany Alumnae Chapter, y'all are a group of blessed women and I am so glad I was able to be there with you all and I am currently counting my lil coins to see if I can make it back. So far I'm at 1 euro lol, jk I'm at 2. HAHA.

But look at this, not only did I gain a new Delta family, I gained a family family, with dogs! Vanessa, Paulie, Kyri, Destinee (X-Man), Skye, Oasis, Razz (Paulee and Bernard even if only for a few moments), hey fam!

Let me tell y'all something, you know how you meet someone but it feels like you have known them forever, well this is how I feel about this family. They got me high-key convinced I need to move to Germany and teach... high-key y'all.

If you live overseas and you're a person of color, you being there is a lot for someone new. Me getting on the plane trying to figure out when ima come back is how you should make people feel. Knowing I have a chapter to go back to, knowing I have a family to come back to is enough for me. It's enough for me to be on USAJOBS looking for something I will be good at. lol, I know y'all think I'm playing but ya girl might be saying Guten Tag here soon.

Moral of the story, "ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL OF MY LOOOOOVVVVEEEEEEE MY PEACE AND HAPPINESS, I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO DELTA!"