Did you know that Vista Equity Partners Founder Robert Green is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? Smith pledged the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Robert Frederick Smith is an African American businessman, chemical engineer, and investor from Denver, Colorado. He is most known for founding the private equity firm Vista Equity […]
Did you know that GPS pioneer Gladys West is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha? West pledged the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Gladys West is an African American mathematician best known for her modeling of the earth’s shape and her work on the satellite geodesy models that were used in […]
Did you know that military pioneer Daniel James Jr. was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? Daniel pledged the Nashville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air force. He was an original Tuskegee Airman and the first African American four-star general in […]
Atlanta has a new mayor and he’s a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. On Tuesday, Andre Dickens defeated Felicia Moore in a runoff election making him the 61st mayor of Atlanta. Dickens is a 1995 initiate of the Lambda Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi at Georgia Tech where he earned a bachelor’s […]
Did you know that African American basketball icon Don Barksdale was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? Barksdale pledged the Gamma Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Donald Argee Barksdale was born in Oakland, California where he played basketball at Berkeley High School. His high school coach cut him from the team three […]
Did you know that United States military pioneer Wesley Brown was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? Brown pledged the Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Wesley Brown was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 3, 1927. He was a Cadet Corps Battalion Commander during his final year at Dunbar High School in […]
Did you know that Robert Morton Duncan was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? Duncan pledged the Zeta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Duncan was born on August 24, 1927, in Urbana, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1948. In 1952, he graduated from Ohio […]
Did you know that the founder and first President of the National Urban League was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? George Edmund Haynes pledged the Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. George Edmund Haynes was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He enrolled in Fisk University in 1899 where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in […]
Did you know that award-winning author/ celebrity journalist Germany Kent is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha? Kent pledged the Lambda Eta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Germany Kent was born in Greenville, Mississippi where she began acting in the 5th grade for school plays. She initially attended Northwest Mississippi Community College in […]
Did you know that African American journalist Kevin Corke is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? Corke pledged the Beta Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Kevin Corke began his career as a news anchor in Miami at WTVJ-TV NBC. In addition, Corke has experience in sports broadcasting with ESPN. He was a […]