The Free Press will publish a series of profiles on Kinston's influential black residents throughout February in honor of Black History Month. These profiles were featured in a series compiled by members of Zeta Phi Beta. The following story was published in The People's Almanac, a Fayette newspaper, on March 7, 1940.  more >>

The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi and the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma took first place and Best of Show in Wednesday night’s 2005 Line Dance competition, which is part of Greekfest. 

Phi Beta Sigma, sporting matching outfits and sharp dance moves to ‘Georgia Dome’ by the Ying Yang Twins, really got the crowd excited when they took the floor.

Brannon Hobbs, a Graphic Design major from Germantown, Tenn. who is a member of Phi Beta Sigma said, “Line dancing is a big tradition among black Greeks. It shows individuality and pride. It is exciting to have all the Greeks on campus involved and to see the creative dances they have made. My organization, Phi Beta Sigma Inc. line danced to give the crowd a good show and also to represent our fraternity at it’s best.” more >>

Being a member of a small fraternity has its advantages, according to Marques Moore.

As president of Alpha Phi Alpha, Moore heads up one of only two historically black fraternities at Ball State University.

Together with the campus's three historically black sororities and a Latina-oriented sorority, the six organizations boast a total membership of 41 men and women and make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).

In comparison, the 10 fraternities and 11 sororities belonging to the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) have a combined membership of 1,256 people.   more >>