More than 50 black students at Purdue University marched silently to Provost Sally Mason's office Wednesday.

There, in an impromptu meeting with Mason, their bottled-up grievances flowed freely.

Those students described a somewhat chilly racial climate on campus:   more >>

University sorority and fraternity chapters, as well as individual members of the Greek community, were honored last night at the fourth annual Greek Awards Ceremony, coordinated by the Inter-Greek Committee and sponsored by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

The Inter-Greek Committee presented the chapter of the year award to Phi Beta Sigma from the Black Fraternal Council, Phi Gamma Delta from Inter-Fraternity Council, Alpha Phi from Inter-Sorority Council and Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority from Multi-Cultural Greek Council.  more >>

After the Iota Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. transferred from the Black Fraternal Council to the Inter-Fraternity Council in February, some members of the University community debated whether the Alphas had made the right decision.

Two months later, the Alphas are active members of the IFC and continue to feel positive about their decision, according to Alpha Secretary Cameron Webb.

"It worked out well, and I think we're definitely still exactly on track with our original vision for joining the IFC," Webb said.  more >>

Architecture senior Emmanuel “Keke” Ekeke has seen everything black Greek life here has to offer — all from behind a camera.

The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity member recorded the fun times within black Greek life with his newly released DVD, African-American Legacies @ UTA. Ekeke has sold 40 copies at $10 a piece since December but said the DVD’s goal is to celebrate student life on this campus.

“I tried to document and commemorate the African-Americans on campus,” he said. “With the DVD, I also want to invite other organizations and races to have an insight in what we do and participate.”  more >>

The local Tyler chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will present Arts Alive! at 6 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the Jan E. Jones Fine Arts Center on the Robert E. Lee High School campus.

Arts Alive! is an area-wide youth arts competition in which youngsters (grades 7-12) will showcase their talents in art, dance, drama and music, organizers said. Tickets are $5, and may be purchased from sorority members and at MOM Record Store. Proceeds will benefit Alpha Kappa Alpha's scholarship fund.

Co-hosts for the event will be Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority member Constance Jones, KETK 56 reporter/anchor; and Darryl Bowdre, minister of South Central Church of Christ, editor-in-chief of Ebony News Journal, and executive director of the Tyler Metro Chamber of Commerce.  more >>