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Texas A&M Greeks giving back during spring break

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More than 100 Aggie Greeks – representing about 20 fraternities and sororities at Texas A&M University – will take part in the Second Annual Greek Life Mission Trip during their spring break. The group will be one of 30 national teams challenged with rebuilding hurricane-damaged homes and businesses in Lake Charles, La.
For the second year, [...]

UAPB AKAs host Reading for Literacy event

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Recently, the Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. hosted the Reading for Literacy event at Broadmoor Elementary as the kick-off event for AKA weekend on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Realizing that reading and literacy are very important, Alpha Rho chapter decided to visit the class of Patricia [...]

Greek to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation

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The tradition of stepping has been a part of the African-American sorority and fraternity experience for decades. Spoken word as a performance art dates back to the legacy of storytelling that has existed for generations.
For the first-time ever, an event that combines these two expressions will be featured as a part of the state’s effort [...]

Texas Tech Sigmas co-host comedy event for Yéle Haiti

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The co-ed pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta teamed up with Delta Sigma Phi and Phi Beta Sigma to bring in comedian Corey Miller to raise money supporting Yéle Haiti for their Haiti relief comedy show last night.
Yéle Haiti began as a foundation as a way for people to help the country improve their health, education [...]

Deltas, AKAs, and Sigma Gamma Rho Literacy Day held at park this Saturday

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Since about this same time last year, more than 100 young students from the Pike County area have been looking toward Literacy Day at the Park.
At long last it’s here.
Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Kappa Alpha graduate sororities will host Literacy Day at the Park from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, [...]

Phi Beta Sigma National Foundation seeks volunteers

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I’m hopeful this email arrives at time you are doing well. This is a “Call to Action” from the Phi Beta Sigma National Foundation, Inc.
This communication comes to you now because of a very urgent need that requires immediate action on your part, support for scholarships.
Before more is stated about scholarships, please be advised that [...]

AKAs donates $5,000 to Petersburg Library Foundation for new public library

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Delta Omega Chapter, Petersburg is partnering with the Petersburg Library Foundation to expand community efforts and opportunities to build a new public library.
“The dire need in Petersburg for a new library is evident with our children. They need so much support from this community and their families. So many families [...]

Lansing Alphas to host book drive for Shabazz Academy Charter School

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The Lansing Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the nation’s first black fraternity, is sponsoring a community-wide book drive for Shabazz Academy Charter School, beginning Friday.
The book drive will help provide much-needed reading material for underprivileged youth and will last the entire month of March, which is National Reading Month.
The fraternity has adopted [...]

‘Read Across America Day’ observed in Mississippi

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Members of America Reads Mississippi will gather across the state today on the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss to promote “Read Across America Day.”
Public officials, retired teachers and librarians, community leaders, foster and grandparents and others will be reading to children at 89 locations across the state.
Among the locations in Jackson are:
Davis Magnet Elementary. [...]

Indiana University Iotas host 2010 Haiti Relief Videogame Tournament

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Sounds of the new Madden NFL 10 video game mixed with the aroma of free food provided by Bucetto’s Pizza & Pasta Restaurant  on Thursday at the Informatics East building as students came to compete in the 2010 Haiti Relief Videogame Tournament.
Iota Phi Theta fraternity and EA Games brand representative and junior Latif Alam watched [...]