Fraternity and Sorority Life

Fraternity and Sorority Life at WSSU

Fraternity and Sorority Life life is an important component of campus life. Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) have been in existence for over 100 years. BGLOs have contributed service, leadership, scholarships, and support throughout the world. Many leaders in the African-American community are members of a fraternity or sorority.

Fraternities and Sororities

Gamma Lambda

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated had its humble beginnings as the vision of nine college students on the campus of Howard University in 1908. Since then, the sorority has flourished into a globally-impactful organization of nearly 300,000 college-trained members, bound by the bonds of sisterhood and empowered by a commitment to servant-leadership that is both domestic and international in its scope. The Gamma Lambda chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated was chartered on the beautiful campus of Winston-Salem Teachers College, now Winston-Salem State University on January 29, 1949 by fourteen distinguished women.

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Mamie B. Allen
Margaret Blackman
Katherine Bratton
Guanzie Ceaser
Pearl Clinksdale
Bertha Cobb
Julie Cobb
Jacqueline Hayes
Elizabeth Mentz
Annie Mae Overbe
Moliere Rhodes
Elaine Robinson
Marianne Shacklin
Josephine Williamson

Beta Iota Chapter

Alpha Phi Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country. On April 28, 1951 the Beta Iota chapter was charted on the campus of Winston-Salem State University by 11 young men.

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William F. Henderson
James Petway
Charles Buie
Ernie Thompson
Robert Claybrook
Howard Walker
Avis Holman
Dan Spikes
Fredrick Cunduff
Charles Hanes
Willie Mcduffie

Delta Chi

Kappa Alpha Psi

Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Incorporated was founded by a small group of black students who attended Indiana university. These men were excluded from social events at the university and decided to form and incorporate Kappa Alpha Nu in 1911. One of the earliest black national social fraternities established in the U.S. one goal was to expand to other schools to help members attain high “intellectual, moral and social worth. “ On Friday, December 9, 1960 the Delta Chi Chapter was charted on the campus of Winston-Salem State University as the 116^th chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. The Chapter was chartered by 7 honorable achievers that strived and excelled in every field.

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