Parice Shantel'e Tyler of Fayetteville and Thomas Edward Bowser of Little Rock were united in marriage in a double ring ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 2005, at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Scott. The Rev. Jimmy Harper Sr. officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Jessie M. Tyler of Scott and Larry L. Tyler Sr. of Little Rock. She is the granddaughter of Mary Clark Harris Brown and the late Mr. Clark Harris Sr. of Scott.

The bride attended Arkansas State University where she received a bachelor of science in radio-telvision in 1997 and a master of science in mass communication in 2001. She is currently attending the University of Arkansas pursuing a doctor of education degree in education with an emphasis on higher education-administration.

Professional affiliations include Association for Fraternity Advisors, National Nominating Committee (Region IV); NEXUS Mentoring/Prot/g/ Program for Young Professionals; and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Member of the Pi Chi Zeta Chapter. She is the Associate Director for Greek Life at the University of Arkansas.  more >>

Lying on the beach in a green bikini, Dina Rodrigues saw a fellow sorority sister, smiled and gave her an official greeting call: a high-pitched skee-WEE.

For Rodrigues, 25, who recently became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., meeting fellow sorority sisters was worth waking up early and driving four hours from Boston to attend the 21st annual Greekfest at Jones Beach.

"I tried to attend in 1999, but we couldn't find it," said Rodrigues, who was then a sophomore at Salem State College in Boston. "This time I made sure I got here early so I wouldn't miss it."

Rodrigues was joined by about 3,000 people, an increase of 1,000 from last year, according to director of operations for Long Island state parks George Gorman.  more >>

Area churches have raised more than $3,000 and have pledged another $50,000 to help Build The Dream, a monument to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington.

It's a drop in the bucket compared to the $100 million needed for the project, but every donation helps, organizers say.

The dream for this memorial came in 1984 from members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., which King joined in 1952. The fraternity wanted Congress to pass legislation to build a memorial to King on the National Mall. President Clinton signed legislation in 1996 to make the dream a reality.   more >>