Greek to English Translation February 11, 2009 Yvette Lincoln Of High Tide Empowerment, LLC
Navigate Your Career!! Explore the Myths School Days Drumline Stomp the Yard
Navigate Your Career!! Who’s on the Yard AFA WYF KAY FBS IFQ AKA DSQ ZFBSGRZFBSGR
Navigate Your Career!! Historical Climate Racially Charged Times Activist W.E.B. Du Bois HBU Are Being Founded NAACP Was Founded National Urban League Was Founded World War I Harlem Renaissance
Navigate Your Career!! Motivation to Change Discrimination –Separation Legislation –Lynching Epidemic Historically White Organization –Not Welcomed –Exclusive Culture Breaking the Mold –Skin Tone –Class/Social Status
Navigate Your Career!! Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity Inc. Location & Founding Date –Cornell University on December 4, 1906 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Black & Old Gold/ Sphinx Motto –“Manly Deeds, Scholarship and Love for All Mankind”
Navigate Your Career!! Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc. Location & Founding Date –Indiana University on January 5, 1911 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Crimson & Crème/ Kappa Diamond Motto –“Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor”
Navigate Your Career!! Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity Inc. Location & Founding Date –Howard University on November 17,1911 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Royal Purple & Old Gold/ Lamp Motto –“Friendship is Essential to the Soul”
Navigate Your Career!! Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity Inc. Location & Founding Date –Howard University on January 9, 1914 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Royal Blue & Pure White/ White Dove Motto –“Culture for Service and Service for Humanity”
Navigate Your Career!! Iota Phi Theta, Fraternity Inc. Location & Founding Date –Morgan State on September 19,1963 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Charcoal Brown & Gilded Gold/ Centaur Motto –“Building a Tradition, Not Resting Upon One”
Navigate Your Career!! Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Inc. Location & Founding Date –Howard University on January 15, 1908 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Salmon Pink & Apple Green/ Ivy Leaf Motto –“By Merit and by Culture”
Navigate Your Career!! Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority Inc. Location & Founding Date –Howard University on January 13, 1913 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Crimson & Crème/ Fortitude Motto –“Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom”
Navigate Your Career!! Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority Inc. Location & Founding Date –Howard University on January 16, 1920 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Royal Blue & Pure White/ White Dove Motto –“A Community-Conscious, Action-Oriented Organization”
Navigate Your Career!! Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority Inc. Location & Founding Date –Butler University on November 12,1922 Organizational Colors/ Symbol –Royal Blue & Old Gold/ French Poodle Motto –“Greater Service, Greater Progress”
Navigate Your Career!! Notable Greek Members AFA- W.E.B Du Bois, Fredrick Douglas KAY- Robert Johnson, Tavis Smiley WYF-Langston Hughes, Dr. Charles Drew FBS- Huey P. Newton, A. Philip Randolph IFQ- Calvin Murhpy, Bobby Rush AKA- Marian Anderson, Dr. Maya Angelou DSQ- Lena Horne, Shirley Chisholm ZFB-Zora Neal Hurston, Sarah Vaughan SGR- Corinne Brown, Vanessa Armstrong
Navigate Your Career!! Programs & Community Services Organizing Scholarships Feeding The Homeless Mentoring/tutoring Visiting The Sick Adopting a Grandparent Charity Games Voter Registration Coat Drives Non-profit Walks Habitat For Humanity And Many More
Navigate Your Career!! Organizations Vs. Clubs Life Time Membership Selective Membership Process Brotherhood/ Sisterhood Undergraduate/ Graduate Levels International Organization Historically Founded Large Membership Base
Navigate Your Career!! Membership Advantages Self Defining Relationship Building Excellent Networking Resume Boosting Organization/ Prioritization Multitasking Protocol/ Procedure Business Orientation
Navigate Your Career!! Social Outlet Prestige Traveling National Conference Parties Step Shows Strolling Festivals
Navigate Your Career!! Personal Experience April 8, 1995 Rutgers University Family Friends Finances Travel Motivation “Leaning On The Shield”
Thank You!! Yvette Lincoln, Certified Career Coach High Tide Empowerment, LLC