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Re: Police Investigate Death of Alpha Frater Dwyone Joiner

Charmaineaustin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:38:42 -0000

Man yone I can't believe you are gone. What a great man. Hope 2 c u on the other side. Love yo sis, shock!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Police Investigate Death of Alpha Frater Dwyone Joiner

Charles Cromwell — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:23:15 -0000

R.I.P. DJ you where truly a great teacher and even better friend you will always be missed.From C.Cromwell

Re: Omega Psi Phi Celebrates Induction of New Members at Iowa State

HipNotic — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:53:58 -0000

BUT Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was the FIRST Black Fraternity on a BLACK Campus...this is fact.

Re: Frat Hazing Damages Pledge’s Kidneys

Wisdomm — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:19:36 -0000

I don't feel sorry for him, at which point did this grown ass man realize that he could have stopped it at any time, whatever, he was a willing victim. I'm quite sure had his body been able to handle the beatings and he was not admitted to the hospital there would be no complaint. smh..."Later that evening, Foster says, the defendants ordered him to report to a second apartment in Hawkins for more initiation" Really, even if he felt it was not safe while getting his ass beat to leave, he could have easily went to the police station, called 911, something! But, what does he do, he goes to the next phase of the initiation process, did he really expect tea and crumpets? I'm through....

Re: Kappa Frater Jason Overton, dies at 31

Tristanhemphill — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:29:13 -0000

i did not now him well but he was a very good teacher to me

Re: Sigma Gamma Rho To Recognize Female Soldiers for the Holidays

Jersey466 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:58:03 -0000

Thank you for featuring our chapters community service project.

Re: [Video] Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Women of Substance

Molatie8 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:56:51 -0000

Love it!!!

Re: Meet SGRho Soror LaTasha Andrews: Washington Greenhawks cheerleader

Daryldudley17 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:25:26 -0000

girl u just dnt how i want to be with u hmu 407-914-8867 my name is daryl

Re: Sketch released of man suspected of assaulting Delta Sigma Theta alumnae

Desafinado — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:12:31 -0000

He's probably a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

Re: Sigma Frater Braylon Edwards pays for 100 students to attend college

Clintonperry3131 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:05:15 -0000

Brother Edwards generosity and actions should be an example to athletes and entertainment industry professionals that we should use our resources that god has blessed us with to bless others. His actions make me proud to call him my fraternity brother. GOMAB

Re: SGRho Soror Cherrie Lemon, First African American Drum Major for Purdue University

Camott85 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:20:47 -0000

CONGRATS SORHOR!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-YIP!

Re: Sigma Frater Jonathan Solomon Named National Greek All-Star

JanP — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:13:42 -0000

Congratulations on receiving this award! The commitment to excellence that you and your chapter have maintained is to be commended! Best wishes for continued success!
Jan P
http://www.gohardgreek.wordpre...

Re: Who’s Who in Black Atlanta honors AKA Soror Michelle Elliott DeShields

Adrienne412boss — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:58:50 -0000

You go chell i always new you had it in you to suceed may god contiune to bless you in all that you do.A,McNealey Boss smoochies

Re: Nine Charged After Francis Marion University Hazing Incident Sends Victim to Hospital

msknoitall — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:14:46 -0000

This is a wide spread problem with black frats and sororities. FMU isn't the only school playing blind. My question is, why does a kid have to be seriously injured before action is taken? These students knew full well that they were doing something wrong, but they did it anyway...and for what. Some idiotic, outdated, obsolete ritual. Grow the hell up and get over yourselves. Now your lives are ruined over some non-sense. It isn't that serious people and it isn't worth it! My prayers for the injured students speedy recovery.

Re: Nine Charged After Francis Marion University Hazing Incident Sends Victim to Hospital

Cdmshadow — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:53:37 -0000

The black fraternities and sororities on FMU's campus have a LOOONG history of hazing and it's WELL known. For Ms. Crosland to say this is an isolated incident shows her ignorance or "Joe Paterno" attitude. The university officials turn a blind eye when it comes to hazing in the black fraternities/sororities.

Re: Fans Pack The House As Zeta Soror Slyeena Johnson Steps Back Into The Ring

Hammo717 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:19:59 -0000

SPRING 96! SANDS!

Re: AKA Erects Shield on Grand Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Service Organizational Wall

Missydale1234 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:11:13 -0000

i am look for a chucky dols one talk

Re: Daniel Tann, Attorney Receives Phi Beta Sigma Distinguished Service Chapter Member Award

Charles A. Rogers Sr. — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:50:38 -0000

Congrat Bro. Tann. The Brothers of Mu Iota Sigma Chapter in Albany New York are proud of you and appreciate your service to our great Fraternity.

Bro. Charles A. Rogers Sr.
Albany New York

Re: Lawsuit filed against Omega Psi Phi alleges hazing

Blacksoul1911 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:02:52 -0000

Wow! Is this how we think nowadays? Let your son come to you and with this story and see how you'd respond. We tend to subject ourselves to brutality to show how HARD we are.... crips and bloods?

Re: Lawsuit filed against Omega Psi Phi alleges hazing

Skee-wee! — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:36:55 -0000

I agree, Try. I dated a Q in college before and during pledging. They used to beat that boy's butt raw. Many night he came to my dorm smelling like Alpo and Rick's wearing those jumbo band-aids, one on each cheek. I stuck with him through that nonsense but right afterward I broke up with him because they say ppl who get their azzzes kicked like that sometimes come out the other side abusive. After he got branded he still seemed like a pretty nice guy but I wasn't taking no chances.

Anyhow, I said all that to say there's no way Papa West pledged Omega Psi Phi 20 yo and didn't get stomped. As we used to say in my day (or better yet, misuse), Papa West needs to stop perpetrating a fraud!

Re: [Photo] Capitol Hill Deltas celebrate Founders Day 2011

Ash1913 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:26:43 -0000

All shapes, all sizes, all colors, all hair textures. Delta women are strong, intelligent women. We are not limited to a certain "type" or "look". Oo-oop Sorors, keep up the good work!

Re: Omega Frater Jerome Singleton, Paralympic champion excels on the track, in life

Kelvinmoore7 — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:45:54 -0000

proud of you Jerome. Your Morehouse brother K mo

Re: AKA Soror Gloria Browne-Marshall Named Wiley College’s Woman of Excellence in Law

e. 'chip' heard — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:12:37 -0000

Only ONE question. A R E Y O U S I N G L E ?

Re: Sigma Frater, Director Qasim Basir Talks about “MOOZ-lum”

HDC Management — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:26:33 -0000

So proud of our client Qasim Basir. Bringing this film and his Q&A sessions to campuses all over the United States!!!!

Re: The Relevance of Black Greek Scholarship II

Gregory S Parks, JD, PhD — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:45:53 -0000

Let me try to answer Tara's questions point-by-point: With regard to BGLO collegiate chapter GPAs, there are actually two empirical studies. One is published in a forthcoming scholarly book on Alpha; the other in a revised second edition of my first book. As Tara knows, given her academic pedigree, scholarly book publishers send book manuscripts out for peer-review. So these chapters meet academic muster. Also, I didn't do anything; 3 professors who work in the field of education and one interim-university president conducted the studies. And I don't recall how chapters many were sampled, as I'm away from the drafts of the chapters, but dozens I believe--both from the Internet and contacting colleges and universities for their BGLO grade reports. The challenge is that the grade reports that are out there are a hodgepodge. Some schools might have them for just one year, others up to a certain year. So the researchers picked a point where they could make the most comparisons...in the first study, but then there's the second study. So, no, the researchers didn't do "research"; they did research.

As to Tara's pedigree; it's quite an accomplishment but peculiar that she notes its. I'm often bewildered when I note my degrees or title, and another BGLO member asserts theirs. I'm not trying to engage in a pissing contest. I'm a law professor, who happens to have a PhD in addition to a JD...and I use both in my research, so I list both after my name in professional contexts, and since Dr. Hughey and I were asked to post on here in our capacities as professors, we use our academic degrees. A "real research subject": what's that? Who decides what a "real" research toopic is--lay BGLO members or academics? I just became a professor. I went on the academic job market last year and law schools like U. Chicago, Michigan, Duke, UCLA, Vanderbilt (top-tier institutions like Tara attended) were particularly interested in my research on BGLOs. And where I currently teach--Wake Forest School of Law--the Dean urged me to keep doing this research, so much so that I am teaching a class on law and BGLOs next semester. But then again, maybe academics at top law schools don't know what "real" scholarship is.

As for this being a new area of scholarship. That's true. Let me introduce you to two people who have made it a popular area of scholarly inquiry (please stand Drs. Hughey and Parks). But to say that academics don't know when one is BSing erroneously assumes two things: (1) that astute academics cannot adequately critique methodology if the substance of the research is outside of their area and (2) that BGLO academics are not the ones often vetting this work to make sure that during this iterative process of scholarship, that it is getting increasingly better. Furthermore, work on BGLOs is pretty wide-ranging at this point, so to say that it only focuses on "common conceptions" within BGLOs shows a lack of insight but even more problematic, it suggests that Tara is wholly unfamiliar with scholarship on organizations she is either a member of or working with on her campus. Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to moving our organizations forward.

I agree with Tara that there are lots of legal issues that are in dire need of exploring, but (1) I'm not sure every law professor should abandon the topics that they're passionate about to explore Tara's interests, and (2) I do have other areas of research interest--largely around social justice issues and racial discrimination. Nonetheless, my colleagues and I are doing sound, and increasingly sophisticated research on BGLOs. But Tara seems smart, having attended top-tier law and PhD programs. She seems interested in BGLOs. She seems to have a firm grasp on what is and isn't good scholarship. As such, I will pay her $500.00 if she can publish a methodologically more sophisticated (and quantitative) BGLO G.P.A. study than that of my colleagues, that uses substantially more data points, and is published in a top-tier, peer-reviewed journal in her discipline...within the next 12 months. I always like seeing people produce sound scholarship on BGLOs.