August, 2006 | blue phi

Great Giants � Slipping Away � Without Honor; Without Notice

08/08/201408/31/2006 by gerald d. smith

For a number of years before his passing, Brother Francis L. Hall lived at the Carroll Manor Nursing Home in Washington, DC � about fifteen minutes from the front door of the Sigma Headquarters. Until his last days, Bro. Hall was fantastically lucid and full of wonderful stories. Once, when the Washington chapters celebrated his … Read moreGreat Giants � Slipping Away � Without Honor; Without Notice

HQ Basement Historical Repository

08/26/2006 by todd lebon

I am sure many have seen this document and photos. It is sad what our elected officers try to hide from the Bros. This has been going on since the late 80’s. Tri-Sigma has offered to come down and clean up several times. The Board has always refused their offer. However, they still wonder why … Read moreHQ Basement Historical Repository

Preserving our history

08/24/2006 by phil

this email came across my inbox today

Salam Aleykum and Hotep Brothers:

I was totally moved and inspired by the experience at Kansas State University. Words can not describe the way it uplifted and rejuvenated my spirit. They truly rolled out the carpet and treated us like Nubian Kings. More great things will be uncovered from the KSU experience, which I hope will become the new Mecca of Sigma.

It’s unfortunate that the Kansas State Director, the other General Board Members, and our self-serving National President Paul Griffin tried to sabotage the Charles I. Brown Symposium. These individuals will never understand the importance of history, because they have never been taught and have missed the critical period of their development to learn history. Growing up as a child in Somalia, my family made sure I understood the importance of preserving my own family history.

And In One Day…the World Changed. Praise God!

09/29/201108/21/2006 by gerald d. smith

Hotep To the Keepers of the Dream – The Brothers of the Dove:

Several weeks ago, in the middle of the night, a soft voice whispered to me in my sleep. The voice said to me, “You must go to Kansas State University. The answer that you have searched for over more than a quarter-century is waiting for you in Kansas”.

Kansas? Manhattan, Kansas? What the hell could I possibly find in Manhattan, Kansas?

The answer came back, “You will find yourself in Manhattan, Kansas.” And then the soft voice fell silent.

I was born 61 years ago in Manhattan. Manhattan, New York (Harlem Hospital to be exact). I have searched, without success thus far, to establish the exact moment of my birth in Manhattan on February 14, 1945. A little bit more than a quarter century before my birth, the Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma was born on the campus of the Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.

The Founders of Phi Beta Sigma lived, and personified, the principles that they established and left to us. A. Langston Taylor had heard of the fraternities on the campus of Howard University before his acceptance. And Abram Langston Taylor had made promise to God that if he were ever able to attend Howard University; he would work to establish a new fraternity – a fraternity that would exist under a new mandate. Brother Taylor’s personal motto was, “Culture for Service”. Brother Taylor promised God that if he were ever able to attend Howard University, he would establish a fraternity dedicated to sharing the benefits that he had received with those who had not been quite so fortunate. With the establishment of Phi Beta Sigma, that promise to God was fulfilled. Founder Taylor exemplified the principle of Service.

Adam Where Art Thou?

08/16/2006 by phil

bro. dwayne thomas has shared with us another lost Crescent submission about the Sigma Beta Club. thank you for sharing, Frat.

Genesis 3:9 records God asking the question � Adam Where Art Thou? God knew where Adam was but wanted to know where was his heart. Where was his commitment? Where was he in relationship with Him? Today thousands of years later God is asking the same question to the men of this nation, state, city and certainly the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.; Adam where art thou? Many of us have asked a similar question of ourselves. If not this question many of us have silently asked these questions: What is manhood? Chronologically I am what society says is a man but �What is a man? No man ever took time to teach me anything about manhood therefore I find myself a boy trapped in an oversized body. The little boy in me wants to grow up but doesn�t know how. Now I am married but � What is marriage? What I saw in my family was certainly dysfunctional and as a result most of the marriages ended in divorce. I now have children but ask myself � What is a father? Dad was never home. He was always in the street and/or working long hours to �ameliorate??? my life. I am told now I have to provide for my children, but What is a provider? Through all of these questions and the chaos of life I find God. I join the local church and as a member of the church I am told it is perfectly okay to show emotion but isn�t that a sign of weakness? Moreover I am now called a Man of God but I am still struggling with the original question of What is a Man. My brother, I feel your pain. Certainly, these and many other questions I have had. What about our boys and young men? Do we allow them to have these same questions?

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