Black Greek letter organizations

Iconic fashion brand Ralph Lauren has issued an apology for using Black fraternity Phi Beta Sigma’s symbols on a pair of $334 chinos. A petition was launched on Change.org demanding the designer stop selling the khakis that feature the Greek letters down the back left pant leg, BET.com reports. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  In the petition, fraternity members […]

  Today marks the founding date of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., better known among Black Letter Greek Organizations as the “Nupes.” In 1911, 10 students gathered on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington and began a tradition that has expanded to a membership 150,000 members strong worldwide. The fraternity was founded as […]

  The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity was the first Black Greek letter organization on an intercollegiate level, and it celebrates its Founder’s Day this coming Sunday, December 4th. The “Seven Jewels” of the fraternity formed the organization in 1906 on the campus of Cornell University, and it has since spawned a star-studded list of notable […]

  The Sigma Pi Phi fraternity, the first Black Greek Letter Organization, was founded on May 15, 1904. Four Philadelphia doctors – Dr. Henry Mckee Minton, Dr. Algernon B. Jackson, Dr. Edwin C. Howard, and Dr. Richard J. Warrick – established the group at the time Black professionals were not afforded membership to similar White organizations. […]

Joining a fraternity can be challenging. But for one Bowie State University student, the risks outweighed the benefits. Kevin Hayes, a junior at the school is suing Alpha Phi Alpha, the nation’s oldest Black fraternity for hazing. WUSA 9 reports:  A Bowie State University student has filed a $3 million lawsuit against a fraternity, claiming […]

VH1 is gearing up to delve into the world of Black Greek life with the series debut of Sorority Sisters. The new reality show will…

VH1 is gearing up to delve into the world of Black Greek life with the series debut of Sorority Sisters. The new reality show will…

Uh oh! Who does Tiny think she is throwing up the Greek signs of the Deltas and the AKAs? Is the lil lady tryin’ to start somethin’?! Tameka “Tiny” Harris  was photographed throwing up both signs with AKAs and Deltas who didn’t seem to mind. But those who are not in the photo might not […]