This is the zeta pie chapter of alpha phi alpha a black fraternity at uga that held its annual showcase for new members at reed plaza last friday night events like these are the norm for inducting new brothers and sisters into these fraternal organizations but this is only one difference between the
Hidden culture of black greek letter organizations and traditionally white greek organizations the most notable difference secrecy potential pledges attend various events sponsored by the greek organization they hope to be a part of but they have to get an in with a current brother or sister on initiation night each pledge is given a
Number their identity concealed beneath the mask as family and friends await the big reveal daniel walker traveled from savannah to see his grandson get initiated well i’m very proud of him that he made it through and everything and he was telling me that uh you know it got a little rough sometimes but
He had went so far so he gonna see it through among the crowd are members of other fraternities and sororities such as sister sorority alpha kappa alpha and recently revived delta sigma theta and there’s another striking aspect of these diverse events time 706 sounds like a weird time to begin
The ceremony but we found out why this time is important well anytime you see any chapter of alpha phi off attorney hosting any kind of event or or a neo-fight presentation show that you just seen we start things at an 0-6 time because our fraternity was founded in the year
Of 1906. after the ceremony the pledges remove their mask and reveal themselves to the crowd for the first time they are no longer a group of guys who decided to pledge but are brothers bonded by a sense of group identity that they would say they are privileged to have so it
Feels great it feels great it’s kind of surreal right now it really has downloaded on the shirt and the letters but it really hasn’t set in but i’m just really excited you know to get in the chat and get to work the differences go on and on the similarities of sisterhood
And brotherhood seem to outweigh them all i’m brandon burton uga news source
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