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= The Sole Transformers: The Sigmas Go It Alone
"Transformers, Sigmas in disguise;
transformers, more that meets the eye. ”
These are the words to the theme
song of the cartoon, The Transformers. It
was also the theme of the Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Inc. pledge line. “The
Transformers” were seven sophomores:
Rickey “Optimist Prime” Robertson,
Joseph “Prowl” Love, Kenny
“Grimlock” Perry, Tony “Perceptor”
Blue, Reggie “Hot Rod” Taylor, Wilton
“Ironhide” Hyman and Stuart “Ultra-
Magnus” Holland.
The Sigma pledge line was the only
fraternity pledging this semester. Accor
ding to Stuart Holland, “Being the only
line this semester had its good points and
bad points. Everyone noticed us; there
was no competition. We couldn’t hide; we
were seen regardless.”
Reggie Taylor said, “It was kind of
glamous and tedious. We had to do
everything to perfection because everyone
was watching us.” The others also agree
that being the only line this semester was
good but it did have its bad points.
These seven young men who pledg
ed Phi Beta Sigma all have various
reasons for doing so. Kenny Perry stated,
“I pledged PBS because to me, it ex
emplifies the idea of brotherhood more so
than any other fraternity. Joseph Love
said he pledged because of the love that
the brothers show for each other. Reggie
Taylor said he pledged because he saw
PBS as an organization that made its claim
(Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Service),
and stuck by it. Rickey Robertson said he
pledged because he feels that PBS stresses
that if you’re gonna pledge, pledge for the
right reasons. Tony Blue stated as his
reason for pledging, “I thought that
becoming a member of PBS would make
me a better-rounded and more open-
minded person.” Stuart Holland said he
pledged because he wanted to be
associated with a group of young men who
would help him realize his full potential.
Wilton Hyman: “The organization is very
strong and I learned a lot about them
through the Sigma Squires Club. They
seemed to be good people and have pret
ty good direction.”
Asked how their line names fit them,
they each said:
Rickey “Optimist Prime” Robertson
— Optimist Prime is considered invinci
ble; this fits me.”
Kenny “Grimlock” Perry —
“Grimlock is mean, argumentative and
likes to fight. I love to fight, but not with
my hands, but with my mind.”
Joseph “Prowl” Love — “Prowl”
has patience and the ability to think
logically, works alongside Perceptor.”
Tony ‘Perceptor” Blue — “Percep
tor — the scientist — uses a lot of big
words and thinks logically .”
Reggie “Hot Rod” Taylor — “Hot
Rod’s character is really almost like me;
it’s a sportscar and the way that he acts
is very cool, calm and collected. That’s
me.”
Wilton “Ironhide” Hyman —
“Ironhide is a tough character who
prefers action rather than words. It fits
me because I don’t like to speak a lot; I
just want to get it over with.”
Stuart “Ultra-Magnus” Holland —
“Ultra Magnus is Latin for big or large;
that fits me.”
Being the sole line on campus this
semester has indeed brought a bit of fame
to the new Sigmas. Phi Beta Sigma Frater
nity, Inc. Now has 12 active members.
Rickey Robertson says, “Phi Beta Sigma
is the constant in the BGC and is an ar
dent attempt to bring black Greek frater
nities back to their original ideals and
beliefs.”
Lastly, Kenny Perry states: “Zeus,
Apollo, Hermes etc. were Greek gods.
Members of the BGC are not gods. They
are students in organizations and the cam
pus should look at them or to them but not
up to them.
“Transformers, Sigmas in disguise;
transformers, more than meets the eye. ”
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Fall 1986 Crescents: The ‘ ‘Sole Transformers ’ ’ (photo by Reubena Whitted)
Sigmas on line (photo by Reubena Whitted)
Students Send Out An SOS Talent Show
Students from five North Carolina
Universities put their talents together for
a Halloween night “Talent Show Ex
travaganza” and raised funds for Shaw
University.
“Save Our Shaw”(SOS), held in the
Great Hall, was sponsored by the Black
Student Movement, Afro-American
Studies, Black Faculty Staff Caucus, The
Friends of Black Children Community
Council, Inc. and Monica Green, a
postdoctoral fellow of the UNC depart
ment of History.
Talented singers, musicians and ac
tresses from Fayetteville State Universi
ty, Winston-Salem State University,
North Carolina State University, Shaw
University, and our own University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, per
formed before an audience of about 200
people to raise money to help Shaw
University alleviate its financial
difficulties.
Kenneth Howard, of N.C. State, sang
his way into a $50 first place prize with
“My Soul Has Been Anchored in the
Lord.
Shaw University’s Daryl Lipford per
formed “Rock Me Tonight,” for which
he took second place honors of $25.
UNC’s own Fred Holmes (The Sax-
man) captured third place and a $ 10 prize
with an alto saxophone solo of “I Don’t
Want to Say Good-bye.”
Rick Williams of PM Magazine, Cur
tis Sutton of Savior Fare and Neal Carter
of Yours Truly, judged the show, while
Janet Roach and Greg Bargeman acted as
mistress and master of ceremony.
Other performers included Lonnie
Lewis from Shaw University, Sophia
Gatewood, Danielle Bowens, Kent
Brooks and Leonard Johnson, of UNC,
Randy Marriable of N.C. State, Cynthia
Duncan Norton of WSSU, and Tim
Rodgers and Company, of FSU.
Renarta Clanton presented the au
dience with a history of Shaw University.