First Black City of Detroit Firefighter: Marcena W. Taylor

Bro. Marcena W. Taylor was born on January 25, 1911, in Chattanooga, TN and moved to Detroit in March 1927. He attended Miller Middle School, Northwestern High School and graduated in 1928 with honors. He attended Livingston College form 1929-1933. In 1938, Bro. Taylor, along with another Blackman became the City of Detroit’s first Black … Read moreFirst Black City of Detroit Firefighter: Marcena W. Taylor

News from Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated

This came across my inbox today from the IHQ website. Congrats to Bro. Chris Rey. W&M Law Student to Cast Vote as Presidential Elector by Election Law Society November 30, 2008 Christia V. Rey, a second-year law student at William & Mary, will represent the First Congressional District in Virginia as a presidential elector, when … Read moreNews from Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated

A New Years Sermon From MHF Leonard F. Morse

For this week’s submission, here’s some especially appropriate words from one of Founders. Although written nearly 86 years ago, this sermon by Founder Morse provides insight into the intellect and sensibilities of one of the greatest names in Sigma. Thank you to Bro. Victor Cox for helping to uncover this long-forgotten document! — 1/13/1923 OUR … Read moreA New Years Sermon From MHF Leonard F. Morse

Why I Pledged

When I started college at Central Michigan University in 1984, I knew nothing about Black Greek organizations. I was assigned a minority mentor Jeffrey Malloy, who was a member of Phi Beta Sigma. He did an excellent job of mentoring me as a young African-American male at a school with only 300 Blacks out of 16,000 students. At no time did he ask me to pledge; he led by example. The Sigmas where the most active in the community and the biggest BGLO. I would hang around him and was always impressed with his friends, who happen to be Sigmas. The chapter had brothers in the business, engineering, education, and math departments. The president of the Black Student Organization, Panhell, and Campus Choir were Sigmas. The star athletes on the football, basketball, and track teams were Sigmas. The campus leaders were Sigmas men. The “best??? steppers were Sigmas. When I would go to campus events the entire chapter, with their little sisters and Zetas, would enter these events together as a group in suits, which was impressive. There were 17 brothers on the yard, 30+ sweethearts and loves, and 10 Zetas, and Lambda Gamma chapter was only 5-years old. (See Lambda Gamma Chapter – 29 years and Counting)

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