Black Greek Organizations: The Transformational Collegiate Experience

Black Greek Organizations have been around since the early 1900s; created out of the difficulty of the times to establish collegiate camaraderie, forward advancement and philanthropy in the black community. For the first time in Now We Know history, Donna & Jonathan have a guest join the podcast to talk about their experience and how transformational being part of the first black fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha, was for their life.Resources:ttps://www.learningtogive.org/resources/african-american-sororities#:~:text=There%20are%20four%20major%20sororities,(Butler%20University%2C%201922) https://www.naacpconnect.org/blog/entry/from-the-burning-sands-of-the-divine-ninehttps://www.watchtheyard.com/history/revisiting-midwest-black-fraternity-and-sorority-history/ https://youtu.be/nx0bpj99oDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoWmUTq1Fm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnnmHb5QROE Instagram:@ThomasPolk.net@DonnaJaneen#blackgreekorganizations #bgo #divine9 #fraternity #sorority #blackhistory