Welcome everyone to our weekly roundup of the coming and goings of the Divine Nine and its members. And man, what a week it's been! And this week, I've decided to do something different. Instead of listing the news in the order of founding, which can get a bit boring fast, I'm going to list the news randomly. Hope you like it, and those of you who send me emails about it CAN STOP DOING THAT NOW! Just kidding…sort of… So here we go…
We begin with biggest news of the week as Kappa Eddie Long finds himself in a bit of a "pickle" over gay coersion allegations. Things are so bad that he cancelled an interview with Omega Tom Joyner… Gotta feelin' this ain't ending well…
Over on the musical side of things, you can understand how Zetas aren't particularly happy about being a derogatory lyric in Lil Wayne and Drake's duet titled, Gonorrhea. You can read the lyrics here.
In happier news, Northwestern University Omega is not only getting it done on the football field, but off the field as well. And he's been honored for his efforts…
A reporter in South Florida tries to understand black Greek hazing and watched as NPHC members at an NPHC meeting "clapped it up" for a suspended chapter…
At Southern Illinois at Edwardsville, the Kappas pump up the laughs with the Kappa Komedy Klassic…
The Zetas at the University of Missouri begin a very comprehensive Zeta Week of community service…
Florida Sigma Gamma Rhos crown their Miss Rhomania…
A long time Omega teacher from Gary, Indiana passes away. He'd been married for 58 years…
And an AKA and former Fayetteville State University faculty member passes. She'd been born in 1908…
Don't tase me, bro! University of Wisconsin police tase two women outside an Alpha party…
Jackson Deltas kick off the First Lady's Let's Move program for health…And Panama City Deltas work with the NAACP get out the info on the BP settlements…
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Lawrence Ross is the author of the Los Angeles Times best-seller The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities. His newest book, Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses, is a blunt and frank look at the historical and contemporary issue of campus racism on predominantly white college campuses. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.