Edgardo “Eddie” Garcia, the 30th Police Chief of the Dallas, Texas Police Department and the first Latino to lead the department in its 140-year history, has been inducted as an honorary member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. The announcement was made today during the fraternity’s biennial Leadership Conference. Chief Garcia’s appointment in 2021 marked […]
Lioneld Jordan, the five-term mayor of Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been inducted as an honorary member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. The announcement was made today during the fraternity’s biennial Leadership Conference. Jordan, who has served as mayor for twenty years, is known for his unwavering commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. According to the […]
Dr. Mark J.T. Smith, a two-time Olympian and distinguished scholar renowned for his research in speech and imaging processing, as well as object detection and recognition, has been inducted as an Honorary Member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. The announcement was made today during the fraternity’s biennial Leadership Conference. Dr. Smith’s academic journey is […]
Harry Dunn, the retired Capitol Hill Police Officer celebrated for his defense of democracy during the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol, has been inducted as an Honorary Member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. This announcement was made today during the fraternity’s biennial Leadership Conference. Dunn’s actions during the violent insurrection […]
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. made the announcement today(6/17/24) of the passing of their Most Honorable Founder Louis Hudnell. The fraternity made the public announcement via their social media channels where they credited Hudnell with being instrumental in the founding of the fraternity and serving as the Dean of Pledges for the inaugural pledge line […]
Theodore N. Stephens II, Esq. formerly the Grand Polaris (National President) of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., has assumed a historic role as prosecutor in Essex County, NJ. After more than five years as the interim Essex County Prosecutor, Stephens officially took office as the Essex County Prosecutor on Friday, Feb. 16, following a swearing-in […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the sorority sisters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.’s Delta Iota Zeta Chapter in Monrovia, Liberia and did an interview with Freda Koomson the President of the chapter. The position of president […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the sorority sisters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.’s Alpha Iota Sigma Chapter in Savannah, GA and did an interview with Shenequa Gresham the Basileus of the chapter. The position of Basileus/president of a Black sorority chapter is a highly respected role and […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.’s Iota Omega Chapter in Tuskegee – Macon County and did an interview with Rogers Hunt III the Basileus of the chapter. The position of Basileus/president of a Black fraternity chapter is a highly respected role […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the brothers of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc.’s Epsilon Omega Chapter in Atlanta, Georgia and did an interview with Rodney J. Wells the Polaris of the chapter. The position of Polaris/president of a Black fraternity chapter is a highly respected role and there […]