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Chapel Hill, NC, United States, 10/14/2008 - Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. selected Girls For A Change (GFC) as its national philanthropy at the sorority’s 10th annual national convention in Albuquerque.

GFC is a national non-profit organization that empowers girls to create social change.

Whitney Smith, Co-CEO for GFC, said, “Theta Nu Xi is a leader in supporting multicultural community connections and nurturing women into leadership. We are incredibly honored to be chosen by Theta Nu Xi as their philanthropic partner. We feel that this is a perfect partnership that will greatly enrich the lives of the young women we serve.”

Founded in 1999, GFC is the only national organization exclusively focused on giving girls from low-income neighborhoods a voice by engaging them in social change. GFC provides girls with skills, support and resources to increase their self-confidence and self-efficacy by inviting them to identify, design and lead social change projects in partnership with women volunteers that address some of the most challenging issues facing their communities.

GFC empowers girls to speak up, to become decision makers, to solve problems and to create visionary change. By connecting them with professional women trained to serve as volunteer coaches, girls develop trusted relationships with powerful role models for civic engagement and women become strong advocates for the girls and their neighborhoods.

Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. was founded on April 11, 1997, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a mission to promote leadership, multiculturalism, and self-improvement through academic excellence, involvement in and service to the campus and community, as well as being living examples of sisterhood across different races, cultures, religions, backgrounds, and lifestyles.