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Progressive Greek Magazine: Winter 2012 Issue
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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 [...]
Knoxville Alumni Alphas Receive Outstanding Alumni Chapter of the Year Award
Source The Alpha Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. won the 2011 Outstanding Alumni Chapter of the Year Award at its district convention in Johnson City. The Knoxville chapter has been in existence since 1930. The criteria for the award is based on fraternity and community service, as well as developing programs [...]
Police Investigate Death of Alpha Frater Dwyone Joiner
Source Family, friends and the Cody High School community are mourning the loss of a long-time teacher. The body of 33-year-old Dwyone Joiner was found in his Sussex Street home in Detroit Wednesday. Detroit Police say he was killed from a gun shot wound, but investigators are not releasing any other details into the death. [...]
Remembering King: Classmates, colleagues recall influence
Source A classmate. A fraternity brother. A colleague in the American struggle for civil rights. A high school student. Their lives intersected with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Decades later, on the holiday celebrating King’s life and the civil rights movement he led, these contemporaries of King recall how the young preacher from Atlanta [...]
Obituary: Alpha Frater Dr. Worthie R. Springer, 80
Source A Little Rock Pioneer in medicine dies on New Year’s Day. Dr. Worthie R. Springer is one of the first African American graduates from UAMS and spent most of his life using his degree to help others. Dr. Springer died at the age of 80. He practiced medicine for more than 50 years in [...]
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 [...]
Alpha Phi Alpha hosts district conference in Johnson City
Source Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate fraternity founded by African-American men, held its annual Tennessee District Conference in Johnson City for the Association of Tennessee Alphamen on Nov. 17-20. More than 200 Alpha men were in attendance. Among them was ETSU’s Sigma Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha which was the host chapter for the conference and also [...]
