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brothers-only luncheon, a plaque dedica- tion for the Northwestern University Af- rican American Studies Program Build- ing (The Black House), a Jazz & Jokes Concert fundraiser, a Guide Right com- munity service project, an undergraduate step show, a formal Centennial ball and finally culminating in an Easter Sunday worship service. Over 100 Theta brothers from every decade, participated with enthusiasm, vigor, fellowship and brotherhood; begin- ning with members of the revered Theta reactivation line of 1968: Kappa Ship B.I.B. Bismarck. Theta undergraduates, with the sup- port and guidance of Theta alumni, kicked off the weekend with an under- graduate seminar titled “Why Black Greeks Are Still Relevant.” The event was hosted on campus and received coverage from the Daily Northwestern newspaper. The event was open to all undergradu- ates, faculty and Pan-Hellenic members. The seminar venue was both well attend- ed and well received by all participants. The discussion was enlightening, and served well as a format which the Theta chapter plans to duplicate in the future. Thursday, April 13, 2017– Undergraduate Seminar
Above: The brothers convene at The Rock. Middle: The Theta Chapter dedicated a commemorative plaque at the Black House. Opposite Page: The Theta Chapter holds a Guide Right event.
Friday, April 14, 2017– 100 Nupes Walk the Yard & Historic Plaque Dedication at the "Black House"
Plaque Dedication Ceremony at the home of African American Student Af- fairs or commonly known as the “Black House” to Northwestern undergradu- ates. Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles Jr., and Grand Historian Kevin P. Scott were present for this historic dedi- cation of the plaque, which commemo- rates the historical significance of Theta chapter to the Department of African
Early Friday morning, brothers ea- gerly assembled on Northwestern’s cam- pus and took a walk across the yard and down memory lane (see map for land- marks visited), which ended with the
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