I am happy to report that on yesterday (09/07/07) a consortium, led by Brother Jonathan Mason, successfully closed on the purchase of 1020 Colorado Street in Manhattan, Kansas. This important landmark is once again in the hands of members of Phi Beta Sigma.
Much love to the Brothers who joined together, in the face of many obstacles, to preserve for Sigma a tangible symbol of its prior greatness.
The Delta Chapter was established personally by Founder Charles Ignatius Brown within a few years of his graduation from Howard University. The Delta Chapter was possible because of the commitment of Founder Brown and the commitment of Kansas State to the education of African-Americans following the emancipation. Among the many stellar graduates of KSU (particularly those in Veterinary Medicine) were a number of Sigmas who then went to Tuskegee at the request of Brother George Washington Carver. Many of these men, Sigmas among them, were the men who established the now world -famous Veterinary Medicine program at Tuskegee. 1020 Colorado Street is the place where the young Sigmas perfected their allegiance to “Culture for Service and Service for Humanity”.
Somewhere in Heaven, Founder Brown is smiling from ear to ear.
Blue Phi !!!
Godbless.