Vanderbilt University will examine the legacy of African American fraternities and sororities, which celebrate their 100th birthday this year, during a week of activities Feb. 6-10.

Display tables highlighting fraternities and sororities, panel discussions, a screening of the Spike Lee film School Daze and a poetry slam will be featured.

The first African American Greek organization in the United States, Alpha Phi Alpha, was founded at Cornell University in December of 1906. An early member was W.E.B. Du Bois, who helped form the NAACP in 1909.

The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt will host activities through the week marking the anniversary. Events include:  more >>