Daniel Chenet screamed as he pulled off his ski mask, revealing himself to an audience of 250 in a ritual that was the result of five weeks of preparation.

“I was excited, happy, relieved,” he said. “It was an unbelievable feeling.”

Chenet’s revelation served as the climax of an intensive pledging period he underwent to become a member of the historically black fraternity Iota Phi Theta. During the process, members kept secret the fact they were pledging, which is a tradition in the fraternity.   more >>

Drawing more than 300 people to see a rare -- and boisterous -- fraternity initiation ceremony, nine men took their first "steps" into brotherhood with a little sweat, blood and step dancing yesterday.

The UW's black fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma, showed off its new members in an elaborate celebration in front of the HUB.

The men, dressed in blue dress shirts with black ties, slacks and shoes, signifying the fraternity's colors, culminated with a probate ceremony after more than a month of memorizing routines, songs and fraternity history.   more >>

With alarming numbers of people contracting HIV and AIDS, students across the country held events for National Black Student Day of Awareness on Wednesday. The Southern Digest and the Alpha Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. held a town hall meeting in the Lakefront area of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union to heighten awareness on campus.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is ...  more >>