Northeastern’s first Black fraternity celebrates 50 years — and looks to the future
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 15, 2023
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September 14, 2023
Northeastern’s first Black fraternity celebrates 50 years — and looks to the future
Forged in the unrest of the civil rights movement, Iota Phi Theta’s Omicron chapter helped the university’s Black students find purpose and community. Founders hope to extend that tradition to a new generation.
In the summer of 1974, Boston had reached a boiling point. A judge’s ruling compelling the school system to desegregate — busing Black students to majority white neighborhood schools and vice versa — was fueling riots across . . .
