Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Omega Linked to The Great Debaters
The Film-On Dec. 25, "The Great Debaters" appeared in theaters with Denzel Washington as its director and star, and Oprah Winfrey as producer.
Tolson is a member of Omega Psi Phi, a member of Beta Chapter (Lincoln Univ. PA) when Langston Hughes was there in the '20s. He was a managing editor of The Oracleat one point in time and was a graduate scholarship winner also.
The film depicts Wiley's most glorious chapter: 1935, when the blackpoet and professor Melvin B. Tolson coached his debating team to anational championship. . . . There are hopes to revive the debateprogram, and in a movie tie-in, Wal-Mart is to endow a Melvin B. TolsonScholarship Fund with $100,000. . . .
By the time Mr. Tolson arrived in 1923, Wiley had emerged as an eliteinstitution for the black middle class. The son of a Missouri preacher,Mr. Tolson had a soul fed by the Harlem Renaissance. He was both fearedand loved, inspiring, as one biographer wrote, "devotion bordering onadulation in many who knew him well." He remained at Wiley 24 years,publishing his most heralded work of poetry a year before his death in1966.
Wiley's 1935 victory over the University of Southern California (theopponents in the film are from Harvard) inspired people long denieddignity in white society. But the film omits one reality: even thoughthey beat the reigning champions, the Great Debaters were not allowed tocall themselves victors because they did not belong to the debatesociety, which did not allow blacks until after World War II. . . . There are plans to establish the campus's first endowed chair, namedafter Mr. Tolson. The poet's home, next to campus, now sports a sign inthe yard advertising its place in history.
Omega Phi Psi
Tolson is a member of Omega Psi Phi, a member of Beta Chapter (Lincoln Univ. PA) when Langston Hughes was there in the '20s. He was a managing editor of The Oracleat one point in time and was a graduate scholarship winner also.
The film depicts Wiley's most glorious chapter: 1935, when the blackpoet and professor Melvin B. Tolson coached his debating team to anational championship. . . . There are hopes to revive the debateprogram, and in a movie tie-in, Wal-Mart is to endow a Melvin B. TolsonScholarship Fund with $100,000. . . .
By the time Mr. Tolson arrived in 1923, Wiley had emerged as an eliteinstitution for the black middle class. The son of a Missouri preacher,Mr. Tolson had a soul fed by the Harlem Renaissance. He was both fearedand loved, inspiring, as one biographer wrote, "devotion bordering onadulation in many who knew him well." He remained at Wiley 24 years,publishing his most heralded work of poetry a year before his death in1966.
Wiley's 1935 victory over the University of Southern California (theopponents in the film are from Harvard) inspired people long denieddignity in white society. But the film omits one reality: even thoughthey beat the reigning champions, the Great Debaters were not allowed tocall themselves victors because they did not belong to the debatesociety, which did not allow blacks until after World War II. . . . There are plans to establish the campus's first endowed chair, namedafter Mr. Tolson. The poet's home, next to campus, now sports a sign inthe yard advertising its place in history.
Omega Phi Psi
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
BET video shoot for I'm a Que
For those that could not attend on September 29th, 2007Official BET Video Shoot for Pinc Gator's - Im a Que
When: Saturday January 26th @ 9:30
Where: Drillers (45N @ Richey Rd.)
Houston, TX
The video will air February 10th, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Rho Xi Blood Drive
Bro. Omar Sesay organized a successful blood drive in Clute, TX on January 12, 2007. The bruhs of Rho Xi exceeded their goal of 20 units and ended the day with 40 units. We also want to thank the Gulf Coast Reginal Blood Center for ther excellent work.
F.I.E.T.T.S.
Perception of an Omega Man
Today I want to address the perception of an Omega Man. I have met many people after joining this prestigious organization. If the conversation calls for it, I humbly say that I am an Omega. After claiming my love for the purple and gold, the conversation goes as such especially if the other person is of the female species.
Female: Oh you a Que Dawg!!!!
Bruh: I am and Omega man.
Female: I know how yall are.
It is at that point the Bruhs can do one of two things, continue to feed female’s perception and be flirtatious in a nonchalant way or educate the female on what being an Omega is all about.
Having said all of that, there is a time and a place for everything. I can be owt with the best of them but if I am suited up like our forefathers, the typical response is, “You don’t look like a Que.” My reply, ”Thank you, what is a Que Dawg suppose to look like.”
Charge of the day: Be owt when necessary and always professional.
Female: Oh you a Que Dawg!!!!
Bruh: I am and Omega man.
Female: I know how yall are.
It is at that point the Bruhs can do one of two things, continue to feed female’s perception and be flirtatious in a nonchalant way or educate the female on what being an Omega is all about.
Having said all of that, there is a time and a place for everything. I can be owt with the best of them but if I am suited up like our forefathers, the typical response is, “You don’t look like a Que.” My reply, ”Thank you, what is a Que Dawg suppose to look like.”
Charge of the day: Be owt when necessary and always professional.
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