MBP 2020-21 Book2 - Flipbook - Page 70
Last school year (2018-19) Alpha Phi Alpha Educational Talent Search, had 681 students
enrolled in its TRIO program, and more than 50 were taking college credit classes while still in
high school. The program had a 100 percent graduation rate with its students winning more
than $1.1 million in scholarships. The program, which, addresses students in grades 6-12, runs
the gamut of issues facing young, college bound students — from developing study habits and
character to how to handle social issues to tutoring. But it does something else, too. It makes
what some students think impossible, possible. The men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., holds
fundraisers benefitting foundations, provide scholarships, and its members, such as Roger
Jackson and his Adult Readiness Program, are in the community providing much needed
services.
Local chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, volunteer all over town, in such places as Loaves
& Fishes Ministry during the AKA MLK Day of Service. Delta Sigma Theta works to help raise
awareness and support the fight to end cardiovascular disease and stroke. The local Deltas are
also working to make sure the 2020 Census counts everybody. Zeta Phi Beta is celebrating its
100th anniversary in 2020 and is involved in helping not-for-profits such as Goodwill and they
aren’t afraid of getting their hands dirty when they hold their annual street cleanup. Zeta Phi
Beta has a partner fraternity in the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma and they jointly spearhead
projects. Sigma Gamma Rho holds youth symposiums and is involved in the effort to stop
human trafficking. And most black sororities and fraternities, if not all, are involved in getting
out the vote for local, state and national elections, and many are deeply involved in the 2020
Census.
So the next time you see a group of men wearing purple and gold, you’ll know they’re Omegas
or women wearing Salmon Pink and Apple Green, you’ll recognize them as AKA, other
fraternities and sororities wear a rainbow of other hues, but all are dedicated to providing
public service and resources — including man and woman power including financial — to their
communities.
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