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     Progressive Teen Program

The Progressive Teen Program consists of junior and senior girls from local high schools. It was started in 1992 by several sorority members who possessed an overwhelming concern to enhance positive qualities in the African-American female teenagers in the Anchorage community. The desire to direct these young ladies towards self-discovery was their goal; it continues to be the chapter's goal as we strive to enhance young ladies in the areas of self-esteem, college preparation, etiquette, and respect for themselves as African-American women. Workshops along with other activities conducted by professionals on a variety of subjects included self-defense, date-rape, scholarship folder completion, examination of college choices, promoting employable skills, and exposure to the arts in attending a variety of professional performances at the Anchorage Performance Arts Center. This is a year-round program with the culminating activity being the Cotillion, a fund-raiser ball held the latter part of May each year.

Progressive Teens with Mayor Mark Begich