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View Article  Emory Builds Sorority Housing - AKA's and Delta's are happy

Fraternity Row is about to get a feminine touch now that plans to begin construction in June on new sorority housing have been approved.

The Offices of Campus Life and Campus Planning approved the design of a 92,000-square-foot sorority village last Thursday. It will be built at the site of the parking lot next to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity house.   more >>

View Article  Johnnetta B. Cole - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - History Maker

If there were a picture in the dictionary next to the word mentor, it would be Johnnetta B. Cole, who distinguished herself as a leader and educator as the first African-American female to lead Spelman College a little more than a decade ago. Cole is now the 14th president of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C. In her own right, she's a history maker:  

She was the first African-American to serve as chair of the board of United Way of America. She serves on the board of Merck & Co. Inc. and the Atlanta Falcons. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the Links Inc. and the National Council of Negro Women.  more >>

View Article  Ice Train attracts crowd of 1,000-plus

The sounds of stomping, clapping and canes against the stage floor filled Centennial Hall Saturday afternoon.

More than 1,000 people attended the Sixth Annual Ice Train Classic Step Show hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

The event has grown every year since its inception in 1999. In the beginning, the show could barely fill the Social Sciences auditorium with the capacity of 500 people.  more >>