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The first fraternity houses at the University of Richmond were Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Sigma, which were built in 1928 and 1930, respectively. The other fraternities met in various rooms across the campus until the university began building lodges, starting in 1953 and ending in 1959.
Treble Clef and Book Lovers' Club was established in 1908 by Mrs. Mary Simpson in Richmond, Virginia. The club predates nearly all of the cultural organizations in the country and is the oldest for African American women in Virginia. It is also one of the oldest book clubs of African American women in the United States.
Rutgers University–Newark: Social, collegiate Independent Active [6] Phi Alpha Psi: Spring 1992 Virginia Commonwealth University: Social, collegiate Independent Inactive [41] [d] Psi Delta Chi: October 2, 1994: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee: Social, collegiate Independent Active [42] [34] [e] Gamma Pi Alpha: November 12, 1994 Tuskegee ...
As The Charlotte Observer looks back on the stories of the city’s first Black club, Excelsior, we gathered a list of Black-owned hot spots of today. Here’s a list of 20+ Black-owned bars ...
In particular, Howard University (1867), Morehouse College (1867), Clark Atlanta University (1865), Fisk University (1866), Hampton University (1868), Dillard University (1869), Tuskegee University (1881), and Spelman College (1881), have historically been heavily favored by the Black intelligentsia due to their selectivity, academic offerings ...
The University Club of Missouri University (1895) [282] [283] Kansas City. The Kansas City Athletic Club (1887–1997), moved to Kansas City, Kansas; The Kansas City Club (1882–2015), moved and merged into the University Club at the latter's premises; the merged club adopted the Kansas City Club name (2001); insolvent (2015)
In 1932, the women's college Hartshorn Memorial College, [8] [9] established in Richmond in 1883, became a part of Virginia Union University. Storer College, a historically black Baptist college in West Virginia founded in 1867, merged its endowment with Virginia Union in 1964. [10]
The Richmond 34 sit-in at Thalhimers Department store went largely unremembered until 2010 despite its important impact on the desegregation of Richmond, VA and the overall civil rights movement. In February 2010, Virginia Union University played host to a celebration for the Richmond 34. This was held in honor of the group's 50th anniversary ...