CJ) en :) ...J 0 ...J <{ 0 0 CJ) :::::: co co MAKE.DO. DOES ZETA WITH RHO PARTNERS MAKE.DO. WORDS Hannah Foust I I PHOTOS El'an S11'ea1i11gen Women's social club Zeta Rho teamed up with Make. Do., a earc '-based organization that sought to help adolescent girls and adult ,,·om n rec gnize personal nlue, identiry and purpose through variou forms of creati,·e activity. ervice director sophomores idney Brand n and ~ mma Taylor contacted alumna Jo lli , founder f ;\fake.Do., in pring 2 I about sen-ic opp rtuniti s through her organization. Zeta Rho start d working with Ellis and fake.Do. in fall 20 I . "Working with Jo has shown me how God puts dreams in our hearts and helps them t come true," Taylor said. "'\ orking with l\[ake.Do. ha really hown us how important it is to create the way our creator [made] u to create.' ;\fake.Do. offered ,·ariou. cla . e to teach . kills including e,,·ing, \\·acercolor painting, jewelry making, photography hand embroidery and macrame co girl in th earcy area. Zeta Rho participated in college craft nights and made social club-inspired button earring. co ell on campu. as a fundraiser for l\[ake.Do. Freshman Olivia lutt and senior Caylie H uck both attended a Make.Do. college night with Zeta Rho and helped make the button earring with club fabrics featuring ladybugs, scars, flowers and other club ymbol and color . "l\[ake.Do. is such a cool organization," utt said. "I can't say enough good things about it. The college night are great because it gives people rhe opportunity to meet people you usually ,,,ouldn't meet or ee at school. I love i\fake.Do because it' original." Houck also a\\· the benefit of having fundrai ing opportunities to help the c mmunity. 'Making the button earring \\'a uch a c ol ervice pr jeer becau e we were tangibly able to help create a better opportunity for community,' Houck aid. Ellis first got the idea for Make.Do. from her mission trip co Dublin in 2010 where she led teen girls in crafts and taught women who had been affected by prostitution how to sew. Elli realized the ,·alue of creativity and ho\\· it could impact people's Lives. ,\ s a result, she escabli heel ;\lake. Do. in Texa. in 2015 before moving it to Arkan as in ;\[arch 2 1 . The non-profit organization belie,·ed in re coring hope through creativity (the "make") by engaging and upporting the community (the "do"). fake.Do. viewed creativity as a valuable avenue for connection and compassion. " ometimes, the be t we can shoot for is to 'make do' with \\'hatever lousy situation life hand. us," Ellis said. " hoo ing creativity help tran form ur attitude . \\·e can :\fake.Do. "·ich hope and purpose." I Alumna Jo Ellis sells eamngs 1n he Hammon S uden Center, on her lnstagram page arid 1n her studro o raise money o continue her work with women and girls 1n he Searcy community. Make.Do. was established after a m1ss1on tnp o Ireland where Ellis found her purpose in empowering women through creativity. // Photo by Eva Sweanngen Junior Sidney Brandon, alumna and founder of Make.Do. Jo Ellis and sophomore Emma Taylor join forces to sell club· themed earrings 1n Make.Do.'s studio 1n down own Searcy on Nov. 16, 201 7 Brandon and Taylor were service direc ors or women's socral club Zeta Rho 1n fall 2017 // Pho o by Evan Swearingen
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