Tag: Fraternities & Sororities: Page 24

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Lastword – Black Greek Deathwatch

After the hand-wringing over a hazing death comes a period of reckless behavior leading to yet another death. Will we stop the cycle?

February 9, 2010

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Judge Dismisses Suit Against AKA President and Sorority

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by eight members of the nation’s oldest black sorority, who accused the group’s president of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in improper compensation and spending sorority money on a wax statue of herself and other questionable purposes.

February 3, 2010

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LASTWORD : DIVERSITY IN SUPPORTING OUR NATION

Embracing, building and nurturing a diverse work force are business imperatives in today’s federal government arena.

December 23, 2009

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U. of Arkansas Suspends Fraternity Activities

The University of Arkansas has suspended fraternities’ social activities for the rest of the fall semester after a student attending a party at Phi Delta Theta was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning.

November 23, 2009

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NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Hazing Refuses To Go Away

Media influences and brain development cloud students’ understanding of hazing, studies say.

October 28, 2009

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Predominantly Black Sorority Empowered to Expand International Aid Work

In gaining ‘special consultative’ status from the United Nations, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority joins an elite network of organizations that provides international assistance to developing nations.

October 15, 2009

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Predominantly Black Sorority Empowered to Expand International Aid Work

In gaining ‘special consultative’ status from the United Nations, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority joins an elite network of organizations that provides international assistance to developing nations.

October 15, 2009

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AKA Lawsuit Reveals Longtime Internal Conflicts

For an organization with a code of silence rivaled only by police departments, a 38-page lawsuit filed by eight members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority against its president and board of directors is unusual enough.

August 13, 2009

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AKA president sued over wax statue of herself

Members of the country’s oldest black sorority are suing to remove their president, alleging that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of the group’s money on herself — some of it to pay for a wax statue in her own likeness.

July 29, 2009

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In Brief: Stories From Around the Academy

UNLV chancellor demoted; President Bill Clinton named honorary Phi Beta Sigma; Hampton names new provost; University of South Carolina trustee charged with bank fraud.

July 12, 2009

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Three Black Fraternities Unite With Big Brothers Big Sisters in a National Partnership

Three of the nation’s largest African-American fraternities – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. – have joined with the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization to help Black boys succeed.

July 6, 2009

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Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority Inc. – The Next Best Thing to Family

The Sphinx Organization provides opportunities for young musicians of color to showcase their talents.

July 1, 2009