Line Sister Focus: Tijuana

#13 - "2-The Point" - Tijuana Lynn Sowell

Line Name (s) and how you got them:

Tijuana Lynn Sowell #13 "2-The Point"; Mama DP Adenika gave me my name before we got on line.  She was prepping us about our do's and don'ts relating to our appearance and folks kept asking questions (not getting the hints).  So, I bluntly told someone to get their hair relaxed before we start line.  Mama DP said, "You are so blunt! You are 'To the Point!', that is your line name!"

What's your favorite memory online?

I have many; I remember the night after our interviews during a MBC basketball game and Mama DP cam around and told the majority of the line, who was in attendance, to go sit in a certain section of the gym during the game --Delta line picking (although some who were picked didn't make the line).

After leaving from a set at Omar's we had to pull behind the Towers because two LS's wanted to bang it OUT!

Riding back to school (on Spring Break) from Ohio with Tiffany and Alex and hearing that Easy E had AIDS and once we arrived at school we had to meet in Jordan Hall dressed in white waiting on Tammy to get there ...but she "Missed the Bus!" *Who remembers that Easy E died on the night we crossed, March 26th at 6:35 pm.

Here's where you BRAG about yourself. 
I have truly embraced the good and bad decisions I made in my life, but most of all I have NO regrets!  I appreciate my growing pains, the wisdom and strength gained to overcome!  I love ME and being a witness to God's divine plan!  I love being a parent to two amazing kids Ellis Jr. (16) and Mahogani (12), who have given me the greatest job on earth ...being a MOM!

Chairing Columbus Alumnae Delta GEMS committee, I along with Gamma Zeta Soror Toni Hick (Spr '01) won NPHC award for Outstanding Service in Education for our work with the Delta Gems this past Sorority year!  My motto "not what we have, but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance!"  I enjoy giving of myself to others and I enjoy having a very RICH group of sister/girl friends/ls's/sorors that i cherish who help me live out that abundance!

Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your 1995 self?
Save money and pay for your Diamond Life installment before it goes away! Membership into Delta Sigma Theta is a Lifetime and Financial commitment --being an active DELTA costs money.  Think of Delta beyond Gamma Zeta, beyond Morris Brown College. We joined Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. not Gamma Zeta (Sorority).  Get linked up with an Alumnae chapter, learn about real Delta business. 

What's the one thing every woman should have ...and what's the one thing every Delta woman should have?
In a relationship every woman wants 3 things, "Eyes that won't cry, Lips that don't lie and Love that won't die".

Every Delta woman should be active and financial (with a membership card and a current year sticker), a strand of cream pearls and a Soror sister friend that she can confide in, lean on and pray with!

Name one thing on your bucket-list that you will complete during our 20th Anniversary year? Related to Delta or not.
God said that he will give you the desires of your heart and my desire is to move to North Carolina within the next 6-8 months. A new location and new beginnings, and I am excited to see what God has in store for me!

What line sister(s) do you wish you would have gotten to know better during our process?
I have been blessed by many wonderful developing relationships over the years with many of our line sisters; whether it's opening their homes during MBC's homecomings, inviting you on prayer lines, sending uplifting text messages, having dinner when I come in town (ATL) for the weekends, painting at ceramic stores and making a point to hang out with me during my spring/summer visits.  Hosting vision board parties, fellow*shipping with me in Columbus, Ohio (Matu, Morgan, Katrina and Tiffany).  Connecting when I show up in Chi-town for Easter and looking for our Founders' grave in a cemetery and having my "front" text me out of the blue (RED) to say, "I don't know what you going through but know that I love you and I'm praying for you!" We can't go back, but I would definitely extend an olive branch to #7, #14, #15, #17, #20, #21, #23, #25, #28 and #30.

Does your line name still fit?  If not, what name would you give yourself today?
Yes, my line name still fits me to this day.  I am often told that I am very straight forward.  I don't  pull punches and I let people know exactly how I feel regarding any issue, opinion or situation.  I try to say what I mean and mean what I say! Down fall ...some people can't handle the straight in your face opinions and truths.  My most important lesson is that I try to say it in/with LOVE in my tone and you can feel it from my heart and actions!