In the hollow halls of Cornell University, an elite institutions of higher learning the germination of a transcending organization began. Following suit around the county, in particular at Howard University, considered by many as the mecca of African American scholarship other transcending organizations arose. The fruit bore from these transcending organizations provided the core leadership and game changers that shaped the twentieth-century black experience. Too name a few: W.E.B Du Bose,…
Most Improved Chapter Award Entering the school year, the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. sought to close the community engagement gap between the Hill and Greater Ithaca. The members of Alpha made it their goal to serve as role models for young children from minority backgrounds living in the more urban areas. The Chapter in collaboration with Southside Community Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Black Students United organized a holiday festival to create a space for…
So to understand why Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was founded you have to understand where it was founded which is upstate New York at Cornell University. It was founded by 7 black men which are called the “Jewels” according to (apa1906). There names were Henrey Arthur Callis…
variety of programs designed to enhance the cultural experience of UA students. These organizations are often referred to as divine nine: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Sigma Gamma Rho Fraternity, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity. NPHC organizations are committed to community service and support academic excellence between members and the…
The Theta Chi officer team held bi-weekly officer meetings to keep each other up to date on the progress of projects, activities, events, and goals. They also used this time to work on projects, help each other complete tasks, and discuss how to promote PTK throughout the chapter, college, and community. Additionally, a chapter meeting was held every week to keep members informed of the various events and projects going on. During every meeting, members were encouraged to join the project…
Nu Alpha Phi is known as an Asian interest fraternity with seven chapters at New York colleges. Police reports state that three students pledging the Nu Alpha Phi fraternity were taken to a park around midnight and made to do extraneous exercises without gloves for “failing to perform their daily duties,” according to the police, and if…
During high school I aspired to be a social worker, but I was told I was too sensitive. I decided I had to go to work, but unfortunately in 2009 the company I was working for had gone out of business. At this point my husband had become disabled. My family and I had to go on housing assistances and food stamps to get by. The next few years were very hard on my family. In 2010 my parents were in an automobile accident, my mother perished, and my father fractured both his legs and he had to live…
Charity Fund of Dallas in conjunction with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Kappa Zeta Chapter will be hosting its 85th annual Miss Blue Revue Informational for all female high school Juniors and Seniors in the DFW metro area, Sunday, September 18th, from 3-5 PM on the campus of Southern Methodist University at the Hughes – Trigg Student Center Ballroom, 3400 Dyer St, Dallas, TX. Miss Blue Revue originated in Dallas, Texas with the Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated in…
Omicron Delta Kappa honor societies. During 2014, Ip was crowned Miss UWA and Miss Paragon. “I’ve earned multiple titles throughout my life, but homecoming court is the one that means the most to me because it is something that is votes on by my peers,” Ip said. Sydney Matthews is a member of the homecoming court. Matthews is a senior pre-medicine major from Meridian, Mississippi. She is a member of Beta Beta Beta, Blue Key, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Order of Omega and Phi Kappa Phi…
herself when she was a teen, she thought self respect was gained by how others praises you and the attentions you receive from others. Through the Phi Beta Kappa event, she had failed to show her understanding of self-respect…