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THE STORY OF THE BETA OMICRON CHAPTER OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY
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| Phil W. Petrie and his bookcover |
Nationwide -- In an era when hazing has shamed Greek-Letter fraternities and sororities into embarrassment, and the president of the United States, with no shame, admonishes Black audiences that their plight is already in such despair they have nothing to lose. Fortunately, the publication of Beta Omicron's 84-year old history belies the foolishness of misguided contemporary hazing, and the unfortunate words of the president.
Two Gates For Transformation: The Story of Beta Omicron by Phil W. Petrie, is neither a how-to manual informing readers what steps to take, or not take, when joining a fraternity; nor is it an exposure of Alpha Phi Alpha's rites and rituals. It is the story of Black youths who first changed themselves and then the world in which they lived. This has been happening at Tennessee State University [Beta Omicron's collegiate home], since 1930, and at other HBCUs since 1907.
Two Gates was written so that all HBCU graduates, whether they were in a sorority, fraternity, or an independent, can appreciate this publication.
