All Entries in the "Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity" Category
New Haven Sigmas donate 500 backpacks to students
Source When students show up to the King/Robinson magnet school on Wednesday, they’ll find 500 backpacks waiting for them, stocked with goodies inside. The backpacks, donated by the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, were assembled over the weekend at the Community Center at 230 Ashmun St. Of course, it’s not just backpacks that the students are [...]
New London Sigmas to co-host school supply block party Saturday
Source Miracle Temple Church and a local chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity are working together to offer school supplies to local students. The two groups will give book bags to the first 125 students to take part Saturday in their third annual School Supply Block Party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bennie [...]
Sigma Frater Rev. Winton Hill III joins First State Community Action Agency board of directors
Source First State Community Action Agency, a statewide anti-poverty nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income individuals to a better way of life (achieve self-sufficiency) is pleased to welcome three new members to its Board of Directors. Dr. Gwendoline Angalet, Reverend Winton M. Hill III, and Dr. Marlene Anita Saunders will join 18 others—each representing the [...]
Sigma Frater Zachary Shirley New adviser aims to improve Greek Life image
Source New Greek Life Adviser Zachary Shirley can boast of an accomplishment no one else can — he brought fraternities to Texas Women’s University (TWU). “Two percent of the students at TWU are undergrad males, that is enough for a fraternity,” Shirley said. Shirley said it wasn’t easy, but after he received sorority approval and [...]
Sigma Frater Willie Haynes, top student, basketball player, dies at 43
Source Willie Haynes, a standout high school student and basketball player who grew up in Lockport, died Monday in a New Rochelle hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 43. Born in Lockport, Mr. Haynes was a 1985 graduate of Lockport High School, where he excelled athletically and academically. He received a four-year [...]
Sigma Frater Rev. Dr. Jimmie Brown celebrates fifth year at Harris Chapel
Source Join Harris Chapel Family and the South Florida community as they celebrate Rev. Dr. Jimmie L. Brown ‘Chief’ Jimmie Brown’s Fifth at Harris Chapel and 36 years in the ministry on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., hosted by Rodney Baltimore of HOT 105. He has been a United Methodist pastor for 36 [...]
All-Greek Picnic promotes sorority, fraternity togetherness
Source The Gary Inter-Greek Council believes in events that foster closeness among the nine historically black Greek-letter groups under its umbrella. One of the most popular ways to promote unity is the annual All-Greek Picnic; the latest one was Saturday at Lake Etta County Park in Gary. “The picnic has been going on for six [...]
Sigma Frater Harry Galbreath, former NFL lineman, dies at 45
Source NFL veteran offensive lineman Harry Galbreath has died. He was 45. His death was announced by the Tennessee athletic department and confirmed by CSX Transportation in Mobile, Ala., where he was working at the time of his death. Galbreath was selected by Miami in the eighth round of the 1988 NFL draft after playing [...]
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Sigma Frater Billy McKinney, dies at 83
Source James Edward “Billy” McKinney was born to the late Ann Lewis in Atlanta, Georgia. He was raised by his loving grandmother, Annie Bell Dixon. Billy joined the U.S. Army in 1945. Upon his return to Georgia from the European war theatre, while still wearing his U.S. Army uniform, Billy was arrested for drinking from [...]
