Virginia State University - Trojan Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Alpha Kappa Alpha ... ','. f.13:Qg Z!x4a:. U 3 5-iff!-' if' SQL- ' iff-V ,,, ,.-5-7' ,,-- VF.-I ,gf his-b 'E.gi ,gil Qi! 4.15- YT' Row One Joyce Wxlborne Cynthia Harris, Carmaleta Kelley, Carolyn Lyons, Samuels Connie Hill Bernice Eley, Deborah Osborne, Ruby Dodson. Eason, Row Two Regina Knight Joyce Woolfolk, Valencia Preuitt, Carolyn Boone, Cassell Jordan. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority-defined formally-is a sisterhood of college women sharing the common ideals of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. In 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. To date, the organization has spread throughout the 50 states, Africa, and the West Indies to include 406 chapters. This year, the Alpha Epsilon Chapter at VSC, established in 1926, sponsored their first Little Miss AKA . Money rais- ed from the pageant was donated to one of its national targets-Project Sickle Cell Anemia. Among other ac- complishments during the '73-,74 school year are: tutoring at the Baptist Children's Home, providing recreation for the children at Petersburg Training School, beautifying the college campus, and steering the opening of the Sickle Cell Anemia Center which will be located at Memorial Hospital. On the Hill , Alpha Epsilon prides itself in 43 members. Evelyn Ricks. Row Three Vera Hayes Valerie Flournoy Ellen Dinah Grant, Cheryl Keen Row Four Runia Bailey Arthalla

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Zeta Phi Beta i t 5, A 'x Elaine Robinson, Christine Baker, Yvonne Welch Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., is an organization dedicated to the ideas of Finer Womanhood, Scholarship, and Service, and Sisterly love.It can best obtain these goals through application with other national and local organizations, therefore, Zeta Phi Beta is affiliated with the following groups: National Pan-Hellenic Council, American Council on Human Rights, National Council of Negro Women, National Organization for the Advancement of Colored People, National Council of Organization for the Aging, and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. mmm! nfl ' 1--fra ..

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Alpha Phi Alpha Kneeling: Nelson Dallas, Delano Lipscombe, Leon Evans, Kelly Mills, Marshall Wright, Fredric Santiago. Standing: Charles Lewis, Ronald Steele, Chester Adams, Milloyd Wright, Jake Earl, Larry Lewis, Ber- nard Brown, Robert Hunter, Don Young, Wayne Yerby, John Perkins, Willie Irby. THE BLACK AND GOLD RUSH IS ON!! Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: The first and leading brotherhood of the Ethiopians. Alpha Phi Alpha was the first national fraternity to embrace Black students. Since that time it has become both international and interracial and is composed of over 40,000 strongwilled Alphamen with chapters in 40 states, District of Columbia, British West In- dies, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The year '73-'74 was a good year for the men of APA, their achievements are: A.P. Hill Project, Baptist Children's Home, Sickle Cell Anemia Pro- ject, Cultural Film Festival. The Alphamen have and shall continue to do their damnedest to uphold their motto, First of all Servant of all We shall Transcend all. ALPHALEUIAHI ! ! I