WS Chronicle

(pictured above:  Chi Chi Chapter members pose with new members (seated, from left) Alisa Allen, Barbara Crumb, Takasha Railey and Courtney Reaves.)

Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc. professional nursing sorority recruits and inducts graduate nurses once a year. The Chi Chi Chapter, a local graduate chapter, inducted the following nurses into the sorority on Oct. 11:

• Alisa Allen received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) from Winston Salem State University (WSSU), and a master’s degree in health care administration from Pfiffer University in Charlotte. She is the owner of Health Care Industry Professionals, serving seniors.

• Barbara Crumb received her BSN from WSSU and Master of Science in Nursing degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is employed at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center as a staff nurse.

• Courtney Reaves received her BSN from WSSU. She is employed at Baptist Medical Center as a clinical educator in cardiology.

• Takasha Railey received her BSN from WSSU and a MSN from East Carolina University. She also completed a tour of duty in the military. She is employed at WSSU as a nursing instructor.
The chapter says the nurses have committed themselves to carrying out the purposes of the sorority and its motto, “Service for Humanity.”

Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc. is an organization of professional nurses and nursing students. The national chapter of the organization was founded in 1932 at Freedman Hospital in Washington, DC. The Chi Chi Chapter was chartered in 1978 in Winston-Salem at Emmanuel Baptist Church.