Good morning berea family this is antonio edwards with your black history moment there are non-historically black greek letter organizations that make up the national panhellenic council collectively these organizations are referred to as the divine nine each of these fraternities and sororities is rich in history ties to one or more of these
Organizations may be found in many college-educated black families in the united states these organizations were started at hbcus or historically backed colleges and universities the first hbcus were founded in pennsylvania and ohio before the american civil war 1861-1865 with the purpose of providing black youth who were largely prevented due to racial discrimination
From attending established colleges and universities with a basic education and training to become teachers and tradesmen here are the names of the divine nine alpha phi alpha fraternity founded in 1906 cornell university alpha alpha kappa alpha sorority founded in 1908 howard university kappa alpha star fraternity founded in 1911 indiana university omega sci-fi
Fraternity founded in 1911 howard university delta sigma theta sorority founded in 1913 howard university phi beta sigma fraternity founded in 1914 howard university cedar phi beta sorority founded in 1920 howard university sigma gamma rho sorority founded in 1922 butler university and iota phi theta fraternity founded at 1963 morgan state university
Delta sigma theta sorority incorporated is the largest african-american women’s organization in the world and has a membership of over 350 000 college educated women around the world delta sigma theta or delta is a predominantly black sorority founded in 1913 at howard university founded by 22 collegiate black women the
Organization’s goals were to promote academic excellence and provide assistance to those in need the organization’s first public act was in march 1913 when founding members marched with the suffragettes to protest for women’s rights over a hundred years since their founding members of delta sigma theta have continued their fight for the rights of
The black community one of delta’s three founding principles scholarship and passes promoting encompasses promoting academic excellence and providing financial support to individuals in need as of july 2019 the organization has donated 5 million 600 000 in scholarships and grants prominent deltas include cicely tyson mayor keisha lance bottoms ambassador shabazz leticia the artist
Aretha franklin abbey phillip and our very own miss beverly bird our questions for you today are why were historically black colleges established number two what is the largest predominantly black sorority of the divine nine thank you so much please answer the question below in the link below
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