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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, February 5, 1998
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Greek adviser promotes Black letter organizations
By Carl Kaminski
ckaminski@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students interested in the historically Black greek letter organizations went to the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union to hear about the organizations' 'glorious past and promising future.'
Robert Page, National PanHellenic Council adviser, spoke about the beginnings of the organizations. Most began in the early 1900s, decades before the civil-rights movement.
Page was followed by representatives from each of the historically Black greck letter organizations at the University who spoke about the history and traditions of their chapters.
the KU chapter of Sigma Gamma Lambda, alatina sorrority.
Page said that the organizations were called specifically historically Black greek letter organizations because the organizations wanted to include other organizations such as
said. "We want to include them too." He also said that it would not be right to call themselves Black Greeks.
"We do want to be inclusive," Page said. "We want to include them too."
"If you know anything about history, you know there is no such thing as a Black greek," page said.
Page told prospective members about the uphill battle that the organizations had fought. The first historically Black fraternity, Alpha Kappa Nu at Indiana University, changed its name to avoid a racist nickname, he said. The organization now is known as Kappa Alpha Psi.
There are now nine historically Black greek letter organizations involved with the National PanHellenic Council.
Each organization has its own identity, but each is about academics and giving back to the community. Page said.
"If you are joining for yourself,
Page also addressed some of the negative stereotypes of the organizations. Page said that these were nothing like gangs and that people needed to learn more about the history of the organizations to understand traditions such as the Omega Psi Phi's tradition of branding.
you are probably joining for the wrong reasons," he said.
That tradition dated to a time when slaves where branded to identify which part of Africa they were from, he said.
"People tend to focus on the negative of anything," said Eric VanRoss, member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority and Kansas City, Kan., senior.
Page, who came to the University last year, has been advising greek organizations for 15 years. He donates his time to work with the PanHellenic Council.
VanRoss said that since Page had come to the University, he had made a large impact on the PanHellenic Council.
Senate OK's conference, festival
By Melissa Ngo
mngo@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate passed all of the legislation on its agenda last night with most of the debate centering on a bill to fund two Asian American Student Union events.
the sponsors of the bill, Michael Young, Nunemaker senator, and Pat Mazumdar, graduate senator, requested $5,334 to finance the AASU High School Leadership Conference and the Asian American Festival.
Senators decided to divide the bill and vote on each event separately.
was geared toward high school students.
"The average college student is not going to want to spend the money on a high school conference," Fizell said.
Jason Fizell, Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, said Senate should not finance the conference because it
Those against financing the conference said the event was a recruitment measure because it was sponsored by the Office of Admissions. Sponsoring a recruitment event is against Student Senate Rules and Regulations.
Mazumdar said that the conference would be open to University students.
Mazumdar said that 30 to 40 KU students attended the conference in 1995. He said that he expected more KU students this year.
Dede Seibel, Nunemaker senator, said the program would increase diversity at the University.
She said that Senate had financed other programs that were available to high school students.
"We fund the Engineering Expo which brings high school students here," Seibel said. "Just because the event is co-sponsored by the Office of Admissions doesn't automatically mean that it's a recruitment event."
After changing the name of the conference to the AASU Leadership Conference, Senate voted to finance it and the festival.
Senate issues this week
$135 to finance the KU chapter of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association — approved
$140 to finance the Spiritual Human Yoga — approved
Bill to co-sponsor and provide $670.20 to finance the Spring 1998 American Red Cross Blood Drive - approved
$2,130 to finance the Malaysian Student Association — approved
$5,334 to finance the Asian American Student Festival and High School Leadership Conference — approved after Senators split the request and voted separately on each event
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Bill to amend Student Senate Rules and Regulations approved
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