All Entries in the "Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc." Category
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 [...]
The NPHC of Marquette University Presents The 2012 Brew City Stomp Down Step Show
The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Marquette University Presents The 2012 Brew City Stomp Down Step Show Sponsored By City Year Milwaukee On Saturday, February 4, 2012, the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Marquette University once again brings you Wisconsin’s largest step show- and this time it’s BETTER THAN EVER. Featuring the organizations of the Divine Nine: Alpha [...]
Obituary: Alpha Frater Royzell Dillard, Hampton University Choir Director
Source Hampton University’s choir director died Thursday, according to a news release from the University. Royzell L. Dillard was a faculty member at Hampton for 25 years. He served as the Assistant Professor of Music, the Director of University Choirs and the Minister of Music at Hampton University’s Memorial Church. His cause of death was [...]
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Alpha Frater T.J. Stevenson, Radio personality, “Dr. Jive,” dies at 91
Source Funeral services for T. J. Stevenson were held this week at First Missionary Baptist Church, Deacon Stevenson was 91 and died on last Friday. Stevenson was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi to the late Edmund and Lula Bell Jackson Stevenson. He attended Bessie Brooks School (Monroe); Monroe Colored High School; Southern University (Baton Rouge) and [...]
Missouri Western University Alphas rebuild after 3-year hiatus
Source Martin Luther King Jr., W.E.B Dubois, Duke Ellington, Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall are all defined as historic African American men that stood as dominant figures of American culture. Since adolescence, we have read about their adversities, their successes and their contributions. Yet, what many people didn’t know about these men is that they [...]
Alpha males gather to invest in the future
Source When more than 100 undergraduate and alumni fraternity brothers gather for a state convention, it’s time to roll out the kegs of beer, right? Well, good fellowship will certainly be a part of this weekend’s conference in Erie of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Pennsylvania chapters, but the fraternity’s leaders have more important things on their [...]
