The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-11-08
HoiI to the Greeks

For the first time in history of Creek-letter So
eties Joint convention Of six fraterntes and sorores
will be held in Cleveland during the Yuetide season ms
is indeed sign of awakening among the iorma's GUY"
Gated of our race.
Although the participating societies will hold their
individual conventions and conclaves All VIII mset Jo
as the American Council Human Rights Their man IN
objective is TO foster equality for all czens ana WON
insure the full rights of all peoples
Surely this combined effort will contribute much to-
wards the goal making this nation true democracy
shores well in its attitudes towards those
countries which are populated NANNY oy 'o'oieo pp
One of the major detectives the member organiza-
tons combined the ACHR is to demonstrate to the woria
the willingness and ability Of Greek letter people 10 WORK
all and to further the principle of cooperation Tor speenc
goals among themselves as participants
This is indeed far-cry the attitudes and projects
that getting attention and financial support OF M,
societies just two decades ago NO small amount OF si
cism was hurled at these Greeketer organizations or
their failure promote at best nothing but social anas
There was the oft-repeated criticism that since all OF
the members Of societies had attended or were grad
mates of colleges and universities then they should aoap
agendas and projects which would to lead the race
in civic and political affairs For certainly they were the
learned and trained among any group oil the race
Churches and fraternal orders at time had been
looked upon for leadership foster constructive and prac
teal projects designed to advance the race as whoe
But in spite Of both still fell short oil the
desired poa-maybe maj reason. This was per-
haps that caber of leadership not enough TO m
cite race pride the so-called leaders would Da''e
among themselves to gain stature as the promised iead
or Messiah
We do mean that there were not sincere ana Ca
pabe leaders, for a moment Of meditation VIII nave one
recalling of at least six seven proven ana re-
spected leaders among both But the thinking OF
the race as whole along with its low economic status
was such that members easy prey to selfish and self
STYLED leaders who i'm some instances just plain
crooks frauds
1t would be only fair to the Negro GreekLetter So
cees to point that their memberships were so small
some two three decades and there little or no
time to devote to any serious projects since the majority
members usually entered the then poorpaying hed OF
school teaching and found little time to spend elsewhere
But by the progress of relations in social. civic
political business and religious e lucrative fields
opened to college graduates and more time made
available to participate in civic and community affairs.
So you why the Tribune is smiling over the
lCng-aw aited that thu time has when
members of various groups have forgotten ealouses
and have banded together for common good
Our hats dotted to the participating Greek-Letter
societies which Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Alpha
Phi Alpha fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Kappa
Alpha Psi Sigma Gamma Rho, and Zea Phi Beta sorori-
ties.
Hail to the Greeks!