The time draws near for etiquette workshops, self-esteem reinforcement, scholarships, white gloves, and a grand debut.

The Upsilon Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated in conjunction with The Gwinnett Pearls of Service Foundation are looking for some very special young ladies to participate in the 2008 Fifth Bi-Annual Debutante Cotillion and Scholarship Ball.

High school-aged females (juniors and seniors) are invited to attend an Informational Meeting on Saturday, September 8, 11:30 am until 1:00 pm at the Collins Hill Library located at 455 Camp Perrin Road in Lawrenceville, Georgia.   more »

Aurora Rhoer Club is the best in the West winning 2007 Western Region Rhoer Club at the 55th Western Region conference held in Las Vegas Nevada.

Young ladies from area high schools participated locally in a variety of community service projects as members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated Theta Zeta Sigma Chapter Rhoer Club. These young ladies met the challenge to make a difference participating in back-to-school supply drives, toys-for-tots, Ronald McDonald House, Race for the Cure, Habitat for Humanity and many many other worthwhile community activities.

Applications from Rhoer Clubs representing the West were submitted for review and consideration for top awards. The votes were in and Aurora's Rhoer Club out performed the other clubs by a landslide.   more »

Morehouse's Phi Beta Sigma brothers grab the crowd's attention as they stomp out the rhythm of brotherhood, twirling canes at their sides and tapping them on the pavement in unison. The canes signify manhood and status, while the steps mark centuries of African tribal traditions.

Bryan Nails and his fraternity take pride in stepping, but they also do it to earn bragging rights on campus.

"At the AUC, if you win the step competition, you are the predominant Greeks," Nails says.

Nails and his fraternity brothers were the crowd favorite at Morehouse's 2006 homecoming competition where they performed Flight 1914, a step routine that incorporates dance moves inspired by various American cities and is named for the fraternity's founding year.    more »

 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the oldest and largest black fraternity in the United States, has challenged its campus affiliates: Don't hire DJs who use the N-word.

"We want to go on record and tell our college brethren not to use DJs or play music that contains lyrics that are offensive, demeaning or degrading," said Darryl R. Matthews Sr., who issued the challenge while addressing 3,000 fraternity members at the organization's annual convention in Orlando, Fla., AllHipHop.com reported Monday.

Matthews said he thought the racist word should be purged from music lyrics, movie dialogue, talk radio and playgrounds.

"I don't know many ethnic groups other than the black community that use such harsh language with each other and empower other people to think it's OK to use it," he said. "The word has evil intent. It's not a term of endearment. It is not just symbolic."   more »