UNIVERSITY
Black greek groups focus on service
□ Big or small. Uni
versity African Ameri
can organizations are
committed to their
causes
By Lisa Millegan
Emerald Associate Editor
University junior Gene Shaf
fer-Strathman know ho wanted
to be a member of Kappa Alpha
Psi when he was four yours old.
Senior Rose Marie Beatty was
so interested in joining Delta
Sigma Theta, which used to
have no University members,
that she called the sorority's na
tional headquarters to find out
how to pledge.
Thoso groups that have in
spired such ardent devotion are
predominantly black grook or
ganizations.
With six groups represented
on campus, about 25 University
students are members of these
fraternities und sororities. The
University has close to 240
black students,
Most students, including
Beulty, learn of lher groups from
friends or relatives who were
members.
"If you gmw up uround Del
tas. you want to fie one." said
Beatty, who is ono of two Uni
versity members of the sorority.
"It's a family kind of thing."
University black fraternities
am Kappa Alpha i’si. Alpha Phi
Alpha. Phi Bela Sigma and
Omega Phi Phi. The sororities
represented on campus are Del
ta Sigma Thola and Alpha Kap
pa Alpha.
Some of tbu groups' national
organizations date back to the
turn of the century. Alpha Phi
Alpha was the nation's first
black fraternity and was found
ed in 1900.
Students of any race can join
the groups, but the organiza
tions focus on doing communi
ty service for blacks. Currently,
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority is
the only campus black grack or
ganization to have a non-block
member.
Beativ said one of the main
reasons she pledged Delta Sig
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Members of the University's Atricsn American greek organizations
say the lack of houses hasn't kept them from forming lifetime bonds
mu Theta was because) of the
group's emphasis on communi
ty service.
Her sorority is currently
working on programs Involving
toon parents and black men
Although their numbers arc
small, the black fraternities and
sororities on campus never re
cruit members. The groups do
occasionally hold general inter
est meetings, but they usually
wail for prospective members
to seek thorn out.
Shflffor-Strnlhman suit! his
fraternity. which has 13 mem
bers, doesn't have pledge quo
tas.
"It's more important to have
quality brothers than quantity,"
Shaflor-Strathman said
Lisa Lawrence, one of seven
University members of Alpha
Kappa Alpha, said her sorority
doesn't admit members unless
they are serious about making a
strong commitment to the
group
"it's a sisterhood for life,”
Lawrence said. "It's a iwmd you
can't put Into words After I
graduate, I'll be part of a gradu
ate Alpha chapter, arid the
commitment will continue."
Lawrence said her sorority's
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