3/7/13The
Office of Student Life at Randolph-Macon College is proud to announce the addition of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. to its
fraternity and sorority community. The Theta Epsilon Chapter of Iota Phi Theta was granted a charter on January 24, 2013.
The charter line consists of five young men:
John Hollemon III ’13,
Bernard Burwell ’15,
Khalil Stuckey ’15,
Kervin Owusu ’15 and
Larry Noutcha ’15. The Theta Epsilon Chapter of Iota Phi Theta joins the Tau Delta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in creating the Randolph-Macon College Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).
“The addition of Iota Phi Theta and the Randolph-Macon College Chapter of the NPHC represents a new and exciting era in fraternity and sorority life at Randolph-Macon College,” says James McGhee, assistant dean of students. “NPHC is the national governing council for the nine historically black fraternities commonly referred to as the Divine Nine.”
Hollemon is a
communication studies major and president of the Theta Epsilon Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
“We are a fraternity that was founded in the midst of the Civil Rights movement and our motto is ‘Building A Tradition, Not Resting Upon One,” he says. “Our purpose is ‘The Development and Perpetuation of Scholarship, Leadership, Citizenship, Fidelity, and Brotherhood among Men.’ We are very excited about Iota Phi Theta’s arrival to the R-MC campus. We want to have a positive impact on the R-MC and Ashland communities through our community service, mentoring and campus programs.” Iota Phi Theta, founded in 1963, has approximately 30,000 members.
Stuckey, who serves as secretary, says, “One of the things that I am excited about is that, through this fraternity, I can make a difference in the school community and try to help out and improve the broader community.”
Randolph-Macon College currently has seven Inter-fraternity Council Fraternities, three College Panhellenic Sororities, two National Pan-Hellenic organizations, and one Co-Ed Service Fraternity.