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Leisure and
Behind Every Great Frat
LBG’s: Alpha’s Priceless Commodity
Formed here at UNC in 1976, the Ladies
of Black and Gold are an auxiliary to the
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
These 39 ladies lend their support to the
Alpha’s with their various service projects
such as the Red Cross Bloodmobile Drive,
the Martin Luther King Celebration, and
social projects such as parties, stepshows,
the Black and Gold Ball and the annual
Alpha convention.
The LBG’s perform their own projects.
Their largest project is the donation of can
dy, toys and other goodies to the children
of the Center for Battered Women during
the holiday seasons. Other projects include
bake sales, Easter-Egg O-Grams, hostesses
for various seminars and fairs, and ushers
during the BSM Gospel Choir’s concerts.
The Ladies of Black and Gold are in
volved in many aspects of campus life.
LBG’s play an active role in the Minority
Advisory Program, Resident Assistant
Program, Union Activities Board, Student
Government, Sweet Carolinas, the Black
Student Movement and its subgroups. Stu
dent Television and various academic, pro-
fessinal and social organizations.
Future plans for this group include
seminars, fundraisers and more communi
ty service.
Carla Edwards, Guest Writer
Ladies of Black and Gold
(photo by Reubena Whitted)
Doves Soar High
Sigma Doves
(photo by Reubena Whitted)
When you hear the sound, “Cootie-
Hoot,” it’s much more than a call done on
the yard. It’s part of a dedicated, auxilary
organization and symbolizes the standards
of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., hard
work, and family loyalty.
The Sigma Dove Sweetheart Court,
founded on April 23, 1983, consisted of
13 young ladies who served as sweethearts
to the Phi Beta Sigma pledge line.
Over the years, the now 31-member
court has taken a more active service role
in assisting the brothers and publicizing the
Sigma motto, “Culture for Service, Ser
vice for Culture.”
Whatever charities, programs, dances or
goals the brothers plan to carry out, the
Doves are right beside them. “I’ve always
enjoyed working with something where the
dedication pays off, and being on the court
gives me constant examples that it’s real
ly worth it,” says Social Committee Chair
Sherry Haith, a dental hygiene major from
Graham, N.C.
The Doves also uphold the Sigma’s
academic standards by helping with the
Upward Bound and Northwood High
School Tutorial Programs.
And even though it calls for a lot of time
— like any organization — Denene
Cooper, 1986 Miss Phi Beta Sigma, says,
“I feel that being a Sigma Sweetheart —
or for that matter, a member of any
sweetheart court — requires a great deal
of work. If it didn’t, I wouldn’t be
involved.”
Family loyalty between the Doves and
the Sigmas is immense — equally immense
as the respect for each other. That’s the key
to why the Doves work so effortlessly for
the brothers.
“Not only is being a Dove fun,” says
Dove President Karen Joyner, a nursing
major from Faison, N.C., “it’s also a way
to help our brothers and show how much
we care.”
The Dove’s main goal this year? “More
structure,” says Joyner. “We want to be
the best Dove Court ever and do what we
can to assist Phi Beta Sigma in attaining
their goals.”
Mia Davis, Staff Writer
Black Writers Group
Offers Insights
Any writers, poets, or novelists look
ing for insight into or criticism of their
work may find just what they need in the
Black Writers Group.
The Black Writers Group is a group of
10 students who meet every Tuesday for
the purpose of providing support to the
Black students of the group by
critiquing each other’s work.
Now fully recognized as a school
organization, the group was first coor
dinated in February 1986 by Kenneth
Smith, a senior comparative
literature/pre-law major from Charlotte.
Later in the semester, the group plans
to have guest speakers, lectures and
workshops for its members.
Students writing short stories, essays.
poetry and novels are welcomed to join
the group.
The group members will have a reading
of their creative work Nov. 11. Further
details will be announced later.
Diana Lowery
Dancer to Teach Class
The Edison Johnson Recreation Center
in Durham has managed to lure one of the
country’s outstanding young dancers to
the Triangle to share her talents at two
dance classes Nov. 8 and 15.
Former New York City Dance Theater
of Harlem student and demonstrator at
Alvin Alley’s American Dance Center,
Lisa Marie Powell, will teach a Jazz and
Modern Dance workshop for intermediate
and advanced dancers at the recreation
center on 600 W. Murray Avenue.
Powell, a choreographer, teacher and
dancer, danced in an off-Broadway
musical and a television documentary on
professional performing students.
Powell also danced with the Alpha
Omega Dance Company at Lincoln
Center and the Gian Carlo Menottis Italian
American Opera Company.
The classes, which will begin at I p.m.
and end at 3 p.m., will cost $7.50 each.
For more information, interested per
sons should call (919) 683-4270.
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