All Entries in the "College Life" Category
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Masons Join Forces to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On January 15, 2012, graduate and undergraduate Alpha Kappa Alpha women along with the men of the Jericho Lodge #20, Free and Accepted Masons, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of PA partnered to celebrate the life Martin Luther King Jr. The event was held at Barack Obama Academy of International Studies. The event opened [...]
Marshall University AKAs Serve Homeless Children at Area Shelter
Source A local sorority has dedicated itself to making life better for homeless children in the area. The Marshall University Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority adopted a room at Hovah Hall Underwood Children’s Home in Ona, W.Va. The room serves as a short-term emergency children’s shelter operated by The Children’s Home Society of West Virginia. “We are [...]
Phi Beta Sigma Takes a Stance on Hazing
Source The General Board of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., unanimously voted to authorize the Fraternity, in concert with the International President, to expel any member found guilty of hazing. The decision was made on January 7, 2012 at the winter of the General Board in Memphis, Tennessee. International President Jimmy Hammock has expressed [...]
AKA Soror Kristen Bridges Among Top Student-Athletes at Ole Miss
Source A West Jones High School graduate is among 10 Ole Miss student-athletes selected to the 2011-12 Who’s Who Among students In American Universities and Colleges for the University of Mississippi. Jones County resident Kristen Bridges, daughter of Rev. W. E. and Janice Bridges, is among those selected for the honor. She is a member [...]
Frat Hazing Damages Pledge’s Kidneys
Source A student at Jarvis Christian College claims fraternity members damaged his kidneys and opened wounds on his butt by beating him with heavy wooden paddles, then welcomed him to the fraternity’s “‘Century Club’ … reserved for those who could withstand at least 100 blows during this initiation process.” Xavier Foster sued Kappa Alpha Psi [...]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Arrives at Washington and Lee University
Source At Howard University in 1908, sisters Beulah and Lillie Burke helped to found Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority. At Washington and Lee University 103 years later, sisters Devin Cooper ’11 and Amber Cooper ’12 helped to found a W&L chapter of that Greek organization. “We tease them and call them the Burke sisters,” said Tamara [...]
U.S. lawmaker: Even hazing victims should lose financial aid
Source In the wake of a college drum major’s death in Florida, a lawmaker from the state plans to introduce anti-hazing legislation when Congress returns in mid-January. The bill would strip financial aid from anyone sanctioned by a university for hazing or witnessing hazing and failing to report it – including the victim, said Democratic [...]
Roland Martin: “Only students can truly end hazing”
Source In November 2010, I watched “HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” and saw a piece on the hazing antics at several historically black colleges and fraternities. I took to Twitter to share my thoughts on the issue. Much of the report focused on Southern University, and man, did the floodgates open as a number [...]
NPHC Membership Dues for Fiscal Year 2012
NPHC Membership Dues for Fiscal Year 2012 It is time to remit dues for fiscal year (FY) 2012! NPHC, Inc. operates on a fiscal calendar of January 1 to December 31. Annual dues are to be remitted by January 31 of a given fiscal year. Undergraduate councils are responsible for dues in the amount of [...]
SGRho Soror Cherrie Lemon, First African American Drum Major for Purdue University
Source Name: Cherrie Lemon Major: Chemistry Year: Senior Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri After four years of marching band in high school, Cherrie Lemon was done. She decided not to join the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band her freshman year, but that all changed when she heard the tapping of drums after class. Since her sophomore year, [...]
