Eastern welcomed a new recognized student organization to campus late Wednesday evening that will give young Christian women a chance to bond and connect with each other.

Zeta Alpha Omicron, as it is called, was brought to Eastern by Willie Toney, a freshman special education major. The Christian group is open to any women on campus that are looking to learn more about themselves through Bible scripture as well as Christian tapes.

Toney said that after being a part of the organization for eight years in her hometown, she decided to attempt to bring it to campus, missing the impact created by participating in the group.

She said there are various reasons for young women to get involved with the group, which was approved by Student Senate.

“For any girl on campus that doesn’t have anything to connect to or anything to belong to (this would be a good organization),” Toney said.

Toney said she is hoping the group’s debut meeting occurs a week from Saturday.

The group’s first six weeks of meetings will be a grasping period, she said.

During this interval of time “homework will be assigned on different scriptures and we ask (members) the next time we meet what they learned,” Toney said. She said this will be a way of testing them.

After the initial six weeks,Toney said she is hoping everyone will be on the same level concerning scripture from the Bible.

“Everyone officially crosses over after the six weeks and becomes an official member,” she said.

Toney said there eventually will be a cut-off date to join the organization, although it has not yet been determined.

She believes the organization will have a great effect on all women who involve themselves with it.

“It is great for people who want to learn about ministry and faith,” she said.

“It will have a big impact on girls who really want to do it.”