Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity have received awards for their programming events and community service projects.
DST received a Chapter of the Year for the Eastern Region Award from their national organization for excellence in programming during the 1996-97 school year.
The sorority received the College's Most Outstanding Community Service Award for meeting the College's Greek house minimal standards for community service.
In addition, DST received a $1,500 grant from the Tucker Foundation for a community service project.
The members used part of the grant to help build their Habitat for Humanity chapter. They donated the remaining money to Operation Insulation, a Tucker Foundation program, which used the money to repair the roof of an elderly woman's house.
Alpha Phi Alpha received the Fall Excellence for Programming Award from the College. This award was given based on the number and quality of programs the members created. On a scale of one to ten, The Alphas' programs surpassed the scale.
DST, Alpha Phi Alpha and the other historically black fraternities and sororities on campus have worked to provide campus programming for Black History Month.
The members of DST organized several discussions and workshops including a discussion on clinical depression, a panel discussion on "Black Greeks or Black Gangs" last night and an affirmative action workshop.
Activities for this month also included a radio show during which the sorority members discussed the contributions of famous African-American women to society.
The five members of DST are committed to sisterhood, public service and relations and community improvement, Deborah Green '99, president of DST, said.
"Black sororities are different and distinct," Green said. "Black sororities are international organizations, which require lifetime commitments."
As part of Black History Month programming, the members of Alpha Phi Alpha sponsored Alpha Week, during the first week-and-a-half of February. The week's activities included a discussion on sex, condoms and sexually transmitted diseases and a "Know Your History Contest" among other social events.
The fraternity also held a discussion series on racism.
For Black History month, the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority created a collage of relatively unknown African-American women and their contributions to society. These displays are in every residence hall on campus.
The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha fraternity have also started a raffle to support the Thompsons, a black family in Washington, D.C., who had sextuplets and need money to support their children.
Kappa Alpha Psi recently held a "Freshmen Focus" workshop which helps freshmen adjust to college.
