Across the country, young black men gather wearing matching colors, throwing up signs with their hands, and using unique calls recognizable and exclusive only to their circles.
Most would assume that this group is a gang. However, stepping onto a college campus would confuse anybody trying to identify these groups, because Greek-letter organizations share very similar customs.
The World Book Encyclopedia describes gangs as a group of people who associate with one another for social or criminal reasons.
Elijah Bowdre, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. from Long Beach, Calif., said he has grown up around gangs and can see how some people would make the mistake of comparing them to a Greek-letter organization. more »
Omega Psi Phi commemorated its 20th anniversary at Emory with cake-cutting and a hop show at the Dobbs University Center Friday. 
