Greek Letters: ΣΓΡ Founding Year: 1922 University: Butler University - Indianapolis, IN Colors: Royal Blue and Gold Flower: Yellow Tea Rose Mascot: Poodle Motto: Greater Service, Greater Progress Brief History Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (ΣΓΡ) is a historically African American sorority, international collegiate, and non-profit community service organization thatContinue Reading...
Greek Letters: ΩΨΦ Founding Year: 1911 University: Howard University - Washington, DC Colors: Royal Purple and Old Gold Mascot: Lamp Motto: Friendship is Essential to the Soul Brief History Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (ΩΨΦ) is a historically African-American fraternity. Omega Psi Phi is the first fraternal organization founded atContinue Reading...
The arrest day of Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks for her fearless protest which prompted the historic Alabama Bus Boycotts.
Greek Letters: ΑΦΑ Founding Year: 1911 University: Cornell University - Ithaca, NY Colors: Black and Old Gold Mascot: Sphinx Motto: First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All. Brief History Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (ΑΦΑ) is the oldest intercollegiate historically African American fraternity. It was initially aContinue Reading...
from Brittanica.com Kwanzaa is an annual holiday affirming African family and social values that is celebrated primarily in the United States from December 26 to January 1. Both the name and the celebration were devised in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana studies at California State University in Long Beach and anContinue Reading...