In the summer of ‘68, fresh off the pain in losing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., three HBCU students conspired to form the perfect Black sisterhood. They envisioned an afrocentric one centered on intelligence, activism, individuality and the denouncement of Greek/European ideologies. As first generation students with futures they couldn’t afford to lose, this was the closest they felt to joining the forthcoming Black Power Movement.



This wasn’t just another Black Greek sorority.



The following year on April 4, 1969, the anniversary of King’s death, twelve Black women emerged as the founding sisters of Swing Phi Swing, Social Fellowship at Winston Salem State University.



Little did they know, the fellowship would grow faster than they could ever imagine, impacting the lives of generations of Black women on the fringe. Swing's presence on southern HBCU campuses is the stuff of legends. Their stories of power in this era of Black history and culture makes one question why Swing (and their male counterparts, Groove Phi Groove) is barely mentioned in any history books.



Were the stories true? And does it matter?



This documentary sets out to ask Swing herself - represented in the many different women who make up the current active membership.



Calling All Sistas explores the intimate inner thoughts of Black women searching for, defining and deconstructing sisterhood. At its core, the film examines this inexplicable yearning to belong to something bigger than yourself and will pull you into an emotional tug-of-war with an organization suffering multiple identity crises.