Black People : AFRICAN ORIENTED SORORITY

[jamesfrmphilly]

i do feel it is a conflict for an African organization to have greek letters in the name

 

[cherryblossom]

i do feel it is a conflict for an African organization to have greek letters in the name

The Greek letters don't conflict with their mission, their goals and their accomplishments. This is a group of Black women working together to promote empowerment amongst other Black women and Black children.

Greek letters in the name have nothing to do with their community outreach.

I bow to these ladies of Alpha Omega Eta, the ladies of MKU, and every other sorority and fraternity of Black women and Black men which seeks and works to uplift our people.

 

[jamesfrmphilly]

The Greek letters don't conflict with their mission, their goals and their accomplishments.

i believe that on a fundamental level they do

 

[cherryblossom]

i believe that on a fundamental level they do

Well, thank God that, "fundamentally," we don't and the families we help and the youth we give scholarships to, don't think so either.

 

[cherryblossom]

AFRICAN FRATERNALISM

Afrikan Fraternalism M A L I K Fraternity, Inc.


MALIK Fraternity, Inc. is a progressive, pioneering socially conscious, collegiate-based African fraternity that has for over twenty-five years been working to inspire, motivate and train its members to be “change agents” and soldiers of social, economic and political struggle within the African-American/Latino communities throughout America. MALIK is dedicated to academic excellence, social responsibility, true Brotherhood and the reclamation of the stolen legacy of the African contribution to the world


Fifteen highly motivated and idealistic young men founded the Fraternity at the C.W. Post campus of the Long Island University in New York. It was these Founders’ intention to break away from the college fraternal norm and to create a college fraternity that personified the broadening awareness of racial pride, activism and moral leadership among African/Latino people that had emerged in the 1960’s and early 70’s. In response to this trend, coupled with the heightened consciousness and self-determination of African/Latino people, the Brotherhood was founded on May 13th, 1977 as the Malik Sigma Psi Fraternity (MSY). The “non-traditional” title of “Malik” was chosen for several important reasons. It was time for people of the African Diaspora to begin expressing openly, our cultural pride and identity. “MALIK” is a Swahili/Arabic title that means “King or Ruler.” The title MALIK was implemented as a start to more publicly and accurately define ourselves, rather than to completely follow the already existing western template offered by mainstream college fraternities in which did not and does not celebrate nor note the contributions of African peoples’ traditional greatness to society. Lastly, it was the religious name of the great apostle of self-determination and liberation of all oppressed people, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X. Our Black Shining Prince held a special place in the hearts of the Founders and of the Entire Brotherhood.....

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