Article written by:
Christina M. Wright - Staff Writer of The HillTop

Classes seemed the furthest on students' priority list Friday, as a crowded Yard was the scene for the probates of four Greek organizations' newest members.

"It was a mad scene out there," said Deirdre Waters, a freshman biology major. "There were people covering every inch of the Yard, people in trees and in windows; it was just live."

One of the biggest spectacles was when the "137 P.R.I.V.Y." strutted onto the Yard dressed in salmon colored dresses, accentuated with white pearl necklaces and earrings, and sunglasses, forming "AKA" on the main circle.    more »

The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Pi Chi Omega Chapter of West Memphis presented their 14th Annual Twenty Pearls Scholarship Pageant recently at the Holiday Inn Ballroom, West Memphis.

Thirteen contestants participated in this year's pageant consisting of area high school senior young ladies, and more than $10,000 were awarded in scholarships. The theme of this year's pageant was "Cultivating Our Precious Pearls in the Spirit of Alpha Kappa Alpha".   more >>

Members of Iota Phi Theta from Morgan State University in Florida perform in the 16th annual event.

The diverse crowd at the 16th annual Greek Freak Invitational Stepshow and Afterparty on Saturday night proved that it only takes a single mutual interest to fuse an unlikely medley of audience members.

The more than 2,500 people who filed through the bleachers of Carmichael Auditorium were interested in seeing some of the best clapping, dancing, stomping — and, occasionally, grinding — that teams hailing from Pennsylvania to Florida had to offer.  more >>

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. sponsored the 10th annual Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant on Friday night in Stotler Lounge.

The evening began with a choreographed dance number set to Whitney Houston's "I'm Every Woman," in which the 18 court and pageant participants dressed in outfits for different roles for women, ranging from a doctor to a housewife.

"My experience working with the other girls was great," contestant Afton Anderson said. "We did a lot of community service and other projects, and I had a blast working with them.   more >>

Hours after the Storm's 59-28 loss March26 in Los Angeles, players and coaches gathered in a hotel bar with former Tampa Bay lineman Al Lucas, who played for the Avengers.

They talked about the Storm's 2003 championship season, how much they missed playing together and Lucas' recent marriage.

No one knew it at the time, but they also were saying goodbye.

Lucas died Sunday from a presumed spinal cord injury sustained during a kickoff in the first quarter of the Avengers' 66-35 victory over New York in L.A.   more >>