Divine Google defines Divine is excellent or delightful when we as African Americans hear Divine as we think of the divine nine the Divine Knight is a National panhellenic Council composed of historically African-American fraternities and sororities also referred to as black Greek letter organizations the very first black Greek fraternity
Was Alpha Phi Alpha established on December 4th of 1906. the first black Greek sorority was Alpha Kappa Alpha founded in 1908. the rest of the Divine 9 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Delta Sigma Theta sorority Phi Beta Sigma fraternity zetophy Beta sorority Sigma gamma rho
Sorority Iota Phi Theta fraternity were established later on in the early 1900s it’s important for young people to know about them and what they stand for being able to see people who carry themselves well speak well Highly Educated I think that does good for just representation it’s very similar to commercials and just
Um different career paths when you see someone who has been to college has made a name for themselves and carry themselves well it’s like okay I can do that just as easily as they did when you know about the history and when you know about the Legacy and the different opportunities that were
Afforded because members of the divine nine took a step forward for instance Delta Sigma Theta sorority Incorporated we were the first sorority to march in the women’s suffrage March which propelled women activism during that time so it’s important for our young adults to know about the divine nine because a lot
Of people have the misconception that all we do is party and things like that but we actually do a lot more in the community than people may be aware of the divine nine was created for African Americans to align themselves with other individuals sharing common goals and
Ideals uh coming from my time in the military I knew that when I went back to college I wanted to be a part of a team that not only did well in the community or as I said I’m on the campus but more so in the community for the Long Haul
Not just during my Collegiate years but once again too As I Grew have my professionalism grow as well too not just for myself personally but once again in the community that I was surrounded by I Believe In Black excellence and so when you’re talking about Kappa Alpha Psi
Or any of the other uh divine nine fraternities and sororities really one common thread through all of them is that it’s about going to college it’s about graduating from college it’s about going on to do excellent things in all different areas of life within black Greek sororities and fraternities The Sisterhood and
Brotherhood are essential parts of how they Thrive and why people join those relationships that we Forge are important to us for a variety of reasons spiritually and emotionally um the relationships that we forged the Brotherhood that we have is an essential part of being whole in our our various communities our
Sisterhood is everything to us so it’s just an amazing opportunity to have gained so many sisters you have what are called line sisters when you pledge and those are like your core sisters that you are with throughout your entire process but then you also gain sisters
That are that have been made over the years within your chapter so it’s just that ability to come together with other black women and to explore like just life together the divine nine has been a symbol of what it means to be a Visionary strong leader and excellent each of these
Organizations were established with unique core values but shared a common goal to educate and uplift the black community from racial inequities we aren’t just representations of black Excellence we are divine
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