In honor of World Prematurity Day, NSU sorority Zeta Phi Beta will host the Night for Babies in the Don Taft University Center on Nov. 17 at 7:20 p.m.
The Night for Babies will begin with a presentation on premature awareness in the UC pit, followed by a speaker and various group games and prizes, such as gift cards and movie tickets.
President of Zeta Phi Beta Stephanie Ladouceur, senior paralegal studies major, said that the event will be all about babies and participants will learn about premature awareness by listening to a presentation and playing fun games.
“Our sorority is big on premature awareness, and I believe this event will help women to understand how to prevent premature births,” Ladouceur said.
Vice President of Zeta Phi Beta Kanika Liburd, senior legal studies major, said, “We want to celebrate the premature babies who are still fighting every day. We decided to do a baby shower themed event, which has never been done on NSU’s campus.”
The presentation and speaker will try to help students better understand this issue. There will be a nurse who will explain what it means to be the parent of a premature baby and the effects of a premature birth.
“The main goal of this event is to make people aware of premature babies,” Ladouceur said.
Ladouceur said there will also be parents of premature babies coming in sharing their personal experiences in hopes of a more open discussion, which is different from previous years.
“Last year, there was just a table in the UC with cupcakes, games and all the little things, but there was no speaker, and it was not as big as we are trying to make it now,” she said.
Attendees can bring monetary donations for March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization that aims to promote the health of mothers and prevent premature births and birth defects. Zeta Phi Beta will also give gifts away to participants. There will be food, gift card giveaways and more.
This event is free to attend, but there will be a small fee for participating in the games.
“For just $6 per two people, each organization that wants to participate can battle each other for the first place in our relay race,” Liburd said.
Ladouceur added that they are trying to get donations.
“Our goal this year is to raise $500 at the event to benefit the March of Dimes Foundation, which is one of the sorority’s philanthropies,” Liburd said.
“We are trying to make it not as boring as other presentations. That is why we will make it fun,” Ladouceur said.
For more information, contact Ladouceur at sl1163@nova.edu.
