Tag: Fraternities & Sororities: Page 25

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Violent Hazing at Times in College Band Repertoire

When two first-year French horn players in Southern University’s marching band were beaten so badly they had to be hospitalized in intensive care, it exposed a dirty secret: Hazing is not reserved for fraternities.

May 17, 2009

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AKAs Seeks End of ‘Old South’ Days at ‘Bama

Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are asking the University of Alabama to end the annual “Old South” celebration staged by a White fraternity.

April 30, 2009

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University of Central Arkansas Cancels Step Show Over Hazing

The University of Central Arkansas has canceled an annual step-dancing show that draws thousands from across the country amid allegations of hazing at the fraternity that organizes the event.

April 9, 2009

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Black Men on Campus: What the Media Do Not Show Us

Black male college students feel pressured to fulfill media-spun social expectations to be overly sexual, aggressive and athletic in college.

February 4, 2009

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The Next Best Thing to Family

Tune in as Diverse explains through video how culture-based sororities can fill a void on college campuses other student organizations cannot.

October 5, 2008

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UMD Assesses Campus Climate Among Hispanic Students

At the University of Maryland, College Park, Hispanic students want more faculty and administrative support, additional mentorship opportunities and a cultural center to address their needs and concerns, according to a recent survey conducted by the institution’s Adele H. Stamp Student Union for Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy.

October 2, 2008

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The Next Best Thing to Family

As more Hispanic women are enrolling in college, Hispanic sororities are filling a personal void that other campus groups don’t.

September 17, 2008

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Appeals Court Orders New Trial in FAMU Hazing Case

An appeals court on Friday ordered a third trial for two Florida A&M fraternity brothers accused of beating another student so hard that he had to have surgery on his buttocks.

August 10, 2008

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AKAs Celebrate 100 Years of Sisterhood and Service

The nation’s capital was a sea of pink and green as an estimated 20,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha converged upon Washington, D.C., in July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country’s largest and oldest Black sorority. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, and boasting 200,000 members and 975 chapters worldwide, […]

August 6, 2008

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Fraternity Members Convicted of Hazing Appeal for New Trial

Two Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity members sent to prison for hazing are asking the courts to toss out Florida’s hazing law and give them a new trial, news channel WCTV Tallahassee reports.

July 24, 2008

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Popular Howard Student Loses Cancer Battle

Chad Williams-Bey was among hundreds of Howard University students to drive eight hours to Cincinnati to pay homage to his dear friend, Aaron Bonner. Last week, members of the Howard community came together to remember Bonner, 24, who passed away on July 2.

July 21, 2008

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Drinking Games Prove Deadly to College Students

On the morning after the house party on Johnson Street, Jenna Foellmi and several other twentysomethings lay sprawled on the beds and couches.

July 7, 2008