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celebrating over 11 years of service!

Sigma Nu Beta, Incorporated was established by a group of women in search of something more. These women wanted more than just popularity amongst their peers. They decided that it was time for a change. The organization was founded on the principles of excellence, determination and discipline.
It is these principles which define a Sigma woman.

Ciara Henry

Ciara Henry was born September 20, 1985 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Ciara graduated in 2004 in the top 10% of her class. She received her B.A. Degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University in 2009. Henry is also one of the five founders of Sigma Nu Beta, and she served as 2009-2010 President. She is a recent graduate with a Masters degree in Public Administration in April 2011. Henry is also CEO of Black Onyx, Promotions. She lives by the motto quoted from LaTasha Jiles, "You Can Watch Me From the Bottom, or Follow Me to the Top!

LaTasha Jiles

Latasha M. Jiles A.K.A. Master Chief is a founder of Sigma Nu Beta, Incorporated. Jiles was born in Greensboro, Florida on May 29th, 1984. Jiles graduated from Florida High in 2002. She continued her education at the Florida State University. There she received her Bachelor's Degree in Criminology/ International Affairs in 2005. She currently serves as an Administrative Officer for the department of Corrections for the State of Florida. Jiles is one of five founders of Sigma Nu Beta, Inc. and her motto is, "Meet me at the TOP or watch me from the bottom!"

Felecia King

Felecia King is a Founder of Sigma Nu Beta, Incorporated. King was born on May 7, 1985 in Hollywood, Florida. Felecia graduated in 2003. She served as President of Sigma Nu Beta for two and half years, as well as Vice President for one year and Publicist for two years. King is currently the Co-Founder of Touch Miami Magazine. She is also a Project Specialist for HealthLink, an LGBT non-profit organization. All in all she is proud of what this organization has accomplished in their nine long years of establishment. She says "I can't wait to see us ten years from now!"

Kiara Small

Kiara Small was born November 23 and hails from Jacksonville, FL. She now resides in Tallahassee, FL. She understands that everything is a test, she is living and learning. Kiara is a founder of S.N.B. Inc. just loving life. She is a real easy going person and very approachable. She is a proud Rattler, graduating from Florida A&M University in 2008.

We, the Women of Sigma Nu Beta, Incorporated, would like to take this time to clear up any misconceptions about our organization. We were founded on July 21st, 2006. One of our Founders saw the lack of unity within the masculine lesbian community and thought it may be beneficial to bring about a change by creating Studs-N-Black (SNB). She reached out to other influential women in her community and as they began to formulate her idea, something greater came about. Our Founders are very familiar with greek life and Divine Nine organizations. They either have family members who have pledged or have attended and graduated HBCUs and other colleges and universities. With that being said, our Founders spent many hours, days and weeks to create something original and with purpose. They wanted masculine lesbians to have a viable option to gain a greek family. They wanted to educate and guide them through leadership, service and unity. Our community needed an organization like this, in part due to the homophobia that existed and still exists within most Divine Nine organizations. Just like the African-American community was excluded from White greek organizations…some of us have experienced the same or told we would have to “change” who we were to “fit” in! Our Founders decided to create a greek organization for masculine lesbians. With the original idea of Studs-N-Black, greek letters replaced and Sigma Nu Beta, Incorporated was born.

We were not created to be the “lesbian version” of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated. There is nothing about our organization that mimics or emulates the Men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. We can certainly see the similarity with one thing, our hand sign. We can admit that the hand sign may be a little close; the difference is our thumbs are extended out between the middle and ring finger to ensure that we didn't have the exact same sign. This is something we impress upon all members to do because we respect those that were created before us. We do not mimic any signature steps or calls. At the end of the day we pride ourselves on being authentic. There are only so many greek letters and so many steps, signs and calls that can be created. Either way, we make it a continued point to be as creative as possible. We have great working relationships with several members of Divine Nine organizations. So, we know some of the opinions being expressed against our organization DOES NOT reflect the sentiments of all D9 members. We respect all opinions but will not be bullied into denying our organization was founded on genuine ideals and principles. We have and will continue to be a viable option for like-minded individuals who also are masculine lesbians. We will continue to be here to support our members and educate others that just because you wear the clothing, you are not to be mistaken as a man. WE ARE THE WOMEN OF SIGMA NU BETA, INCORPORATED! We welcome any constructive and sophisticated inquires into our organization. You can email us at sigmanubetainc@gmail.com. Thank you.

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celebrating over 11 years of service!

Ciara Henry

LaTasha Jiles

Felecia King

Kiara Small

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