Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, is a sorority founded by five African American women on January 16, 1920. The founders – Arizona Cleaver Stemmons, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, Fannie Pettie Watts and Pearl Anna Neal – are affectionately referred to as “the Five Pearls” by members of this prestigious international organization. The sorority ...
Stepping is an expressive dance form that was created by African American fraternities in the 1970s. It is usually accompanied by singing and “chanting,” something that will be discussed later. Multiple participants congregate in a decided formation and are started off by a leader, sometimes called the step master, who begins a chant to kick ...
The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity started in 1906 with seven African American men, now called the “seven jewels,” who were students at Cornell University. The now hundred-year old Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity began with the following founding fathers: Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold ...
Abby: Hey Phi Phi O’hara! Phi Phi: Hey Abby! Abby: Let’s start with the easy questions. Where were you born and where do you live now? Phi Phi: I was born in San Antonio, TX and I live in Chicago, IL Abby: Your drag name, Phi Phi O’hara sounds like a little Irish dog and ...
College selection is important because different students have different educational needs. This also applies to a college student’s extracurricular activities. Fraternities and sororities are not typically known for being openly accepting or diverse: usually each Greek group on campus selects a certain type of individual. Greek life is not for everyone-in fact, on most small ...
