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MOSS STUDENTS WIN BANNERS AT THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LIVESTOCK SHOW
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Born on a farm near Diamond, Missouri, the exact date of Carver’s birth is unknown, but it’s thought he was born in January or June of 1864.
Read moreIn the heart of Weleetka, the City Council convened on a chilly evening at 7:15 PM to address critical municipal affairs. Despite Vice-Chairperson Lee’s absence, a quorum was declared present with Chairperson Brill, Trustee Manshack, Trustee Hill, and Trustee Pugh in attendance.
Read moreVoters in Hughes County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the March 5th Presidential Preferential Primary Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Brandy Davis said today.
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The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority began at Howard University in 1913. In 1938, eight women organized the Oklahoma City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. The first president was Buzeder Ragland and Sareeta Finley served as the first vice-president. So rority activities were a regular focus in the pages of The Oklahoma Eagle once an alumnae chapter was established in Tulsa. During the 1940s and 1950s, more chapters were added in other towns such as Okmulgee and Langston. Just as the other BGLOs, they organized social events, fundraisers, and scholarships. In Tulsa, the annual scholarship fundraiser was a variety show called the Jabberwock.
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The first chap ter of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) organized in Tulsa in 1931 when the charter was approved for the Alpha Chi Omega chapter. The graduate Alpha Upsilon Omega chapter also began in 1931 on the Langston University campus. In 1939, the undergraduate Alpha Zeta chapter formed at Langston. These organizations hosted social, community, and educational activities locally. They regularly participated in the Delta Sigma Theta’s Jabberwock variety show. The Tulsa chapter became known for holding a pre-Thanksgiving Vesper Service that hundreds attended yearly. For many years, the women of AKA mentored Tulsa high school students and provided scholarships. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher was in the sorority, as was Nancy Davis, the first African Ameri can female to earn a graduate degree from Oklahoma State University (OSU).
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