Archive for May, 2009

Fraternity Bond between Two African Presidents

I found this excerpt from a book. Here are two Sigma Brothers who are Presidents of their countries talking about giving the fraternity handshake: (Bro. Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana and Bro. Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria). Both pledged at Mu Chapter, Lincoln University.

Why Bro. Azikiwe joined Phi Beta Sigma?

Here is something that is very interesting. Bro. Nnamdi Azikiwe, former President of Nigeria, discussing why he joined Phi Beta Sigma Fraterinty, Inc. in his book “My Odyssey: An Autobiography.” One interesting note, you will read about how Bro. Azikiwe received a “Sigma Brand” above the heart. Interesting because Bro. Azikiwe was initiated into Sigma at Mu Chapter, Lincoln University in 1929! Yes, brothers were receiving brands as early as 1929. Wow, a president with a brand.

Young Sigma Author: Reggie Cuyler, Jr.

During the Southern Regional Conference I got the opportunity to meet a young Sigma brother from Florida State, Bro. Reggie Cuyler, Jr. Bro. Cuyler is an author and he had a booth in the vendor area selling his most recent book “Plight of the Savage.” Check out the attached picture and synopsis of the book. Please support our young fraternity brother by purchasing his book.

Here is Bro. Reggie Cuyler, Jr.’s bio:
Reggie Cuyler, Jr. is an emerging author hailing from the heart of Orlando, Florida. He currently attends The Florida State University where he serves as the Student Senate President Pro Tempore, a member of Garnet and Gold Key Leadership Honorary Society, and the immediate past President of the Mu Epsilon Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma.

His career kicked off at the age of 18, with the authoring of the esteemed article “Shocking Reality” published in the second edition of the Florida State University’s own “On Writing: A Process Reader“. Now at 20 years old his novel “Plight of the Savage” is in the hands of a large and diverse audience by way of, SokheChapke Publishing, Inc. Since the release of “Plight of the Savage” it quickly gained notoriety and endorsements from influential individuals involved in all walks of life.

Reggie has also launched a campaigned dubbed “The Literary Movement” which geared towards getting America’s younger generations more involved with active reading. The campaign has already gained support from a diverse spectrum of Florida State University and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, as well as many local book clubs.

He is currently residing in Tallahassee, Florida beginning his third year as an undergraduate. He quotes “Literature liberates one from the constraints of reality and releases the mind’s greatest elation.”

2009 Gulf Coast/Louisiana Collegiate of the Year

Congratulations to Bro. Jarell Johnson of Rho Chapter, Southern University. In February, he was named the “Louisiana State Collegiate of the Year”, and then in April he was named “Gulf Coast Region Collegiate of the Year.” Listed below is the bio for Bro. Johnson.

My name is Jarell Johnson, a spring 2006 initiate of the Rho chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and the current chapter president of Rho Chapter at Southern University A & M College. Since joining the fraternity I have held several positions on the chapter level and is now excelling in the state, by being appointed as Louisiana State Director of Education and helping with Collegiate affairs. As chapter president I led the chapter to win chapter of the year at the 2009 Gulf Coast Regional Conference winning 4 out of the 5 awards available to collegiate chapter, while being named chapter brother of the year for the state of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region. On last semester I served as Committee chairman of the first ever S. U. Sigma’s scholarship fund, where we awarded a young African American male a $500.00 stipend to cover some of the expenses of school during these tough economic times. As a student I have excelled in the area of Computer Science and Information Technology. I am an active member in the Association of Information Technology Professionals and active member of the Association of Computer Machinery-Southern University Chapter. I have obtained four interns during my collegiate years. In 2007 I obtained a 6 month Co-op at The Boeing Company in Houston, TX as a software engineer intern, building software for the space shuttle program at the Johnson Space Center. I am currently an intern at the City of Baton Rouge in the Information Systems division performing daily back ups of network drives and providing support to Baton Rouge Police Department, EMS, and the Sheriff Department to name a few. More recently I accepted an offer for a intern position at y-12 national nuclear security complex in Oak Ridge, Tn.. I am schedule to graduate in December 2009 and be a vital force in both the IT industry and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.

George Oliver Bullock

Born November 19, 1872 in Granville N.C., George Oliver Bullock earned a Bachelor of Theology in 1900 and an A.B. from Shaw University in 1901. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity in 1912. He was a clergyman in North Carolina, having served as a Missionary from 1901-1905. He was Pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church in Charlotte from 1905-1912, Pastor of First Street Baptist Church in Winston Salem from 1912-1918 and Pastor of Third Baptist Church in Washington D.C. from 1918 through the end of his life in 1958.

He served as a Trustee of Shaw University, President of the N.C. Baptist Convention, Executive Committee for the Lock Cary Baptist Foreign Missionary Society. Bro. Bullock was a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a registered republican.

Please see the following links to visit the church homes of our good brother!

Friendship Baptist Church
First Street Baptist Church
Third Baptist Church