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The white kid got moves. Watch Omega Psi Phi members hop at a college campus. [The title of the video says "Ques Hop and Stroll with white fraternity" but it seems like they are actually members of the fraternity.] About Omega Psi Phi: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. [...]

Tired of the ‘new’ Harlem Shake that has turn into an internet meme? Perhaps this video of Alpha Phi Alpha members at Baruch College can take you back down memory lane. About Alpha Phi Alpha: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. HBCU Buzz is the Leading Source [...]

Who said Black Greek Lettered Organizations do not promote brotherhood/sisterhood, leadership and scholarship to students on the yard? Members of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Mu Chapter continues to prove this thought wrong by serving their respected HBCU community at Central State University. These brothers of Iota recently won the prestigious Ohio Valley Region ‘Chapter of the Year’ award [...]

The Brothers of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. at Morgan State University recently hosted its 7th annual stroll competition. Check out the video above, and ‘Ow Ow’ to the bruhs. About Iota Phi Theta: Founded September 19, 1963 on the steps of Hurt Gymnasium at Morgan State College, now known as Morgan State University, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. strives [...]

Nu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. is hosting their ‘Sigma Week’ this week, March 25-31 on the campus of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Check out some of their events by viewing the provided picture. Is your chapter’s week ‘worthy’ enough to be posted on the Buzz? Send us a link by commenting below. About Phi Beta [...]

Howard University seniors and sorority hopefuls Laurin Compton and Lauren Cofield find themselves in a plot with elements of a teen novel: arguments about who can wear pink, accusations of snitching, a cabal of girls called “the Sweets.” But instead of devising an elaborate way to get back at the in-crowd, Gossip Girl-style, they’re suing the sorority and the university to become sisters—and alleging that [...]

The men of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Mu chapter is sponsoring Central State University student Jacques Anderson for the coming Women’s Conference, March 16, 2013. The 2nd annual, one day event will take place on Central State’s main campus in Wilberforce, Ohio. Anderson, a sophomore at the university, was nominated to attend the conference backed by the members [...]

The Root‘s contributing editor, Helena Andrews, wrote a humorous yet touching account of her experience midnight of Jan. 13, 2013: Delta Sigma Theta’s celebration of 100 years of collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to under-served communities. Check out her story, and if you’re a Delta woman, share your own by commenting. (The Root) — I [...]

HBCU Buzz would like to celebrate the tradition, legacy, and future of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Congratulations on 106 years of leadership, brotherhood, and excellence on your campuses, in your communities, and globally. Founded December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi Alpha stands as the first  Black, Inter-Collegiate Greek-Lettered fraternity. Its founders are known as the [...]

It’s a writers duty to inform the people about things that often go untold, no matter how touchy-feely the news may be. Law professor at Wake Forest University, Gregory S. Parks, did just that with his piece discussing homosexuality in Black Greek Lettered Organizations. Put away your judgement glasses, and check out his review of the matter: On Sept. 8, [...]

Florida A&M University has placed the Kappa Psi Psi professional sorority on “inactive status,” interim President Dr. Larry Robinson announced last week, in response to an alleged Oct. 4 hazing incident at an off-campus location. The Tallahassee Democrat reports pledges to the sorority were required to stand in place for hours at a time and humiliated while being forced to [...]

On this day, 49 years ago, twelve men bonded together on the footsteps of Hurt Gymnasium on the campus of Morgan State College (now known as Morgan State University) and formed Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. These men are acknowledged and honored today for their courage to stand up against the stigma of conformity, and their will to provide a [...]

Dillard University is now accountable for two of the nine current black intercollegiate greek letter fraternity and sorority national presidents. Current national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Cynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre has served as Delta’s 24th chief in command since July 2008. Butler-McIntyre was initiated into the sorority through the Beta Gamma Chapter at Dillard in 1973 also earning a Bachelor of [...]

I’m sure many students recall their first encounter with Black Greek Life as an undergraduate at a historically black college or university. These organizations have a long tradition of uniting college students committed to excellence together and they help uplift black Americans during an era where a racist, segregated climate still exist, but have they lost their relevance? I remember [...]

Six Wiley College students have been banned from the campus while school officials investigate an alleged hazing. Administrators tell KSLA News 12 that a few students have come forward saying they were physically abused while trying to join the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.  The six fraternity brothers that were suspended said they are innocent. “The information they provided was credible enough for us to [...]

The Vice-President of Student Affairs and Administration, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith announced in late January, plans to relocate Greek plots. However, as construction behind the school is taking place, on-campus Greeks are fighting to keep their plots in the original location. The administration made the decision to relocate them and also, allowed current Greek members to become a part of [...]

It’s partially my fault. As an Alpha , I did MY part to make sure that one who saw ME, saw a positive reflection of the organization. The line known as “300” had individuals that shined brightly and generated interest in not only Alpha Phi Alpha, but Greek life in general. At the time, it appeared that this attitude would [...]

The soul stepping sorors of DST! The  Sigma chapter of Delta Sigma Theta located at Clark Atlanta University won the 2011 Clark Atlanta University Greek Step Show with this excellent example of precision and intensity.