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Indiana University Deltas Get Involved
Source The Gamma Nu chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority is sponsoring a series of events this week, ranging from an etiquette dinner to a talk about women’s sexual health and pleasure. “It is called iDelta,” said Paige Thomas, senior and hospitality chair for the chapter. “Like iPhone. ‘iDelta — There’s a program for that.’” [...]
Members of IU’s 1st black fraternity make pilgrimage to Bloomington
Source In 1911, surrounded by racism and segregation, 10 men founded the first black fraternity at IU — one of the first of its kind in the country. One hundred years later, an estimated 3,000 men and their families gathered in Dunn Meadow to celebrate the fraternity’s centennial. Members of Kappa Alpha Psi, an organization [...]
Omega Frater Adrian Land Honored at Annual Bloomington Black History Month Gala
Brother Adrian Land, Keeper of Records and Seal of Nu Alpha Alpha Chapter Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was honored recently at the Sixth Annual City of Bloomington Black History Month Gala. More than 150 people attended the February 26 event at the Hilton Garden Inn. The gala was the closing celebration of events hosted [...]
Fraternity, sorority have Hoosier roots
Source African-American Greek organizations, fondly known as the Divine Nine, add to Blacks’ rich history in service and commitment to education. While the majority of the fraternities and sororities were founded at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, two are special to Hoosiers because of their foundation right here in Indiana – Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity [...]
AKA’s Tau Chapter, receives $100k in scholarship money
Source Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Tau Chapter of Indiana University set out to achieve a notable feat, to unite its members in service and sisterhood, step for $100,000 in scholarship money, and take home the title of the Sprite Step Off Champions, which is the largest step competition in the nation for Greek letter [...]
Indiana University Iotas host 2010 Haiti Relief Videogame Tournament
Source 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 [...]
Second chances lit the path to lawyer’s success
Source As I sat on a hospital floor wondering whether my mother would live or die, the heartbreaking realization set in that she had sacrificed so much for me to be a successful college graduate. Yet there I sat, a college dropout. My mother — the innocent victim of a tragic crime — suffered three [...]
Tau Chapter AKAs prepare for Sprite Step Off and chance at $100,000
Source “How many days do you have?” “Two days of practice!” Members of IU’s Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority responded to their coach as they prepared for Saturday’s competition at the Sprite Step Off national finals in Atlanta. And it all started in September, four days before regional qualifiers were to be at IU. A mass [...]
Sigmas, Deltas take top honors at Indiana University step show
Source IU’s Phi Beta Sigma chapter is four for four. The fraternity took home the top prize at the 26th Annual Statewide Step Competition for the fourth consecutive year Saturday at the IU Auditorium. The win secures a home-floor advantage for the team in 2011’s competition. Despite inclement weather, step teams traveled to Bloomington from [...]
Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha wins Sprite Stepoff
Source Indiana University’s Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. won the Central Region’s Sprite Step Off competition Saturday in Chicago. The team will move on to the next round February in Atlanta. The team of women won $25,000 in scholarship money, divided between each member. If the team wins the national competition, it [...]
