The Divine Nine The History of African-American and Sororities in America

by Ross, Lawrence C.

• ISBN13: 9780758203250
• ISBN10: 075820325X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Kensington

Author Biography

Lawrence C. Ross, Jr. attended the University of California at Berkeley, and has been a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for over fifteen years. As a journalist, his work has been seen in over 200 African American newspapers, and he currently works as a reporter for the Los Angeles Independent Newspapers. He lives with his wife, April, and their son, Langston, in Los Angeles, California

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
The Fraternities
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.	p. 3
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.	p. 45
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.	p. 73
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.	p. 101
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.	p. 132
The Sororities
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.	p. 163
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.	p. 213
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.	p. 243
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.	p. 275
Conversations
The Achievers Talk	p. 311
General Information
The National Pan-Hellenic Council	p. 423
Membership Information	p. 431
Three Traditional Poems of the Fraternal Movement	p. 448
Index	p. 451
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