Newsmakers: A Centennial Celebration
A Centennial Celebration
Pitt’s Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-lettered Black fraternity, marked the centennial anniversary of its founding during a Jan. 18-21 celebration in Oakland. The Omicron Centennial Ball and Dinner was held Jan. 19 in Alumni Hall’s Connolly Ballroom. Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Mark S. Tillman, the general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, delivered remarks. The keynote speaker was Chaka Fattah, U.S. Congressman for the 2nd District and an Alpha Phi Alpha member. From left are Nordenberg, Omicron chapter president and Pitt senior Matthew Sauers, and Tillman. (Mary Jane Bent/CIDDE)
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On the Freedom Road
Follow a group of Pitt students on the Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights bus tour, a nine-day, 2,300-mile journey crisscrossing five states.
Day 1: The Awakening
Day 2: Deep Impressions
Day 3: Music, Montgomery, and More
Day 4: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Day 5: Learning to Remember
Day 6: The Mountaintop
Day 7: Slavery and Beyond
Day 8: Lessons to Bring Home
Day 9: Final Lessons
