Walking across campus day to day, you may have noticed some young, sophisticated-looking women dressed in pink and green.

Hopefully both your stomach and your ears were satisfied after grabbing a piece of cake and hearing their voices rise as they sang their national hymn last Tuesday in celebration of their centennial.

The Eta Psi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. held both private and public celebrations to commemorate their centennial last week. Many students enjoyed the free cake and festivities.

"The cake in the KUC was to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.," said Vice President Audra Smith.   more »

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Mu Kappa Chapter paid a solemn tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tuesday, staging a silent march in honor of the civil rights leader.

The march wound its way from Cheadle Hall to the Women’s Center lawn, with Alpha Phi Alpha President David Brown leading the procession while holding up a large black marquee with two other fraternity members. Twenty-five students, faculty and fraternity members participated in the march.   more »

Keshia Knight Pulliam (actress, attended Atlanta's Spelman College, starred as "Rudy Huxtable" in the landmark NBC series The Cosby Show from 1984-1992):

"School Daze definitely had an impact on me choosing a HBCU because it was the first insight I had into a black college. The whole Jiggaboo light skin vs. the dark skin [dance] scene, where they’re singing back and forth, I think if you ask anyone, that’s the scene that stands out. There’s a whole   more »

This year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day has passed, but a UK sorority is working to continue King's message by organizing community events throughout the week.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is hosting Delta Week 2008 "Red, White and You," to follow the weekend's events.

"These events broaden awareness under the realization that we are still living Martin Luther King's dream," said Alicia Arnett, a Delta Sigma Theta member and pharmacy senior.

Black, white and Asian children sat side-by-side, enjoying doughnuts on a day off from the schools they attend together, while civil rights pioneer Lord
Nickens talked of growing up in an era when that couldn't happen.

"I remember this place when we couldn't come in," he said of the Boys and Girls Club building on Burck Street, where more than 50 people gathered Monday to honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. "We couldn't come in the front door and we couldn't come in the back door."

The room grew silent as the audience hung on his every word.

King became a world figure because "he wanted to see that every human being on the earth had the same privileges," Nickens said. The civil rights leader dreamed of a day when no one was shunned "because of color of skin or texture of hair."   more »

A football field is one place where there usually is a level playing field for all races, and much can be learned from that, a guest speaker told more than 700 people attending a luncheon Saturday in Bloomington.

The 32nd annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon paid tribute to the historic civil rights leader and to four local leaders who exemplify his goals.

“We want to stimulate, motivate and encourage you to be part of our dream and   more »

The Rev. Johnny R. Calhoun is overseeing the construction of a $3 million community center in Parole. State Sen. Verna L. Jones helped win an expansion of health care for the poor and elderly. Business executive James Pitts orchestrated the renovation of the Robinwood Community Center.

The three are among nine individuals and groups to be honored Friday night at Anne Arundel County's 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner. The event will also mark the 40th anniversary of King's assassination.

"This is the year of retrospection, how far we've come from   more »

This Saturday, the University will be in the presence of royalty as 28 ladies grace a SGA-sponsored stage in hopes of becoming Miss University of Georgia 2008.

"Miss UGA is special because she is a well-spoken individual," said pageant coordinator Jerry Anthony. "It is not just a beauty pageant - talent is also important and a large part of the score."

In addition to $2,500 in scholarships and prizes, contestants are also competing for the opportunity to advance to higher levels of competition.   more »

It seems only appropriate that Timothy Dunn, Union’s new director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, began his career with Greek groups as a result of talking with a fraternity brother.

“Fraternities and sororities are about having lifelong relationships, building real bonds among brothers and sisters,” he says.

Dunn earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communications at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma and went on to get a law degree from the University of Oklahoma, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. He was working in social services in California when his KAPsi brother hired him as an assistant director of residential life at the University of Hartford. In that position, he began co-advising for Greek organizations.

“Greek advising gave me a great   more »

By the time the members of Sigma Gamma Rho took the stage, the Ferguson Center Theater was packed.

Attendees crowded into the seats and even stood in the aisles awaiting the sisters of Sigma Gamma Rho to announce their return to the University.

"I'm glad they are back on campus," said Irvin Carney, a sophomore majoring in management information systems and a member of Phi Beta Sigma.

Sigma Gamma Rho was founded nationally in 1922 and first came to the University on Nov. 14, 1975. After going inactive a few years ago, the Zeta Chi chapter of the sorority was restored to the University in fall 2007. The event Thursday evening was designed to publicly inform attendees that the sorority had, indeed, returned.

"It was to reintroduce us to the campus," said Latesha Dejean, a senior majoring in special education.

Members of the audience entered the theater while   more »