Students with dreams of displaying their vocal or musical stylings for an audience may soon get their chance.

A WKU Idol competition is being planned to offer a venue for such talent. The event is being sponsored by the Western chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

The contest will be held on March 29 if NPHC can get enough interest.

Bowling Green junior Shante Hatchett, a member of NPHC, said they thought the show would be a good way to have ...   more »

Frederick and Sheila Varnado use their military experience, desire to serve and relationship with each other to give of themselves to the Hattiesburg community.

"As a married couple we share that interest of wanting to do community service work," Sheila Varnado said. "He supports me and I support him in activities we get involved in. Collectively, we can do a much better job."

The Varnados are involved in several ways. They are both members of the Mississippi Panhellenic Council, the Military Officers Association of America and True Light Missionary Baptist Church.

Frederick Varnado is the community service chairman for the Lion's Club and community program chair for the Alcorn State University Alumni Chapter. He also is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Sheila Varnado is on the executive board of the United Way of Southeast Mississippi, the Spirit of Women board and a former member of the Hattiesburg American Editorial Board. She also is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.  more >>

Member organizations of the Black Fraternal Council unanimously voted last night to join the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc., the umbrella organization for the nine historically black Greek letter fraternities and sororities.

"Because of the increased accountability that we have to go through with the NPHC, it will create more of a stable structure," BFC co-Chair Brandon Green said. "The hope is that it will bring us together socially, on a more personal level, as well as with the University. Hopefully it will make us more visible in the University community as well as the Charlottesville community."

David Bynes, assistant dean of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said joining the NPHC will increase support and resources for the BFC member organizations.   more >>