As the first fraternity to probate, members of the Beta Epsilon. chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity initiated 14 on March 28 at 8:06 in front of Williams Cafeteria.

The new line of men called, “The Gift & The Curse,” wore gold outfits and black boots as they marched near the Holland Bowl to the charts of a marching band. After singing and dancing, recognizing former fraternity members and reciting the Greek alphabet, the 14 men revealed their identity.

Alan Holmes, Kevin Brockenbrough, Jonathan Rivers, Curtis Walls, Lawrence Alli, Jarrod Young, Ian Wilson, Terrance Brown, Justin Blake, Ivan Larrymore, Donald Boone, Darrell Reeves, Gerond Caldwell and Micheal V. Stanley introduced themselves as the new members of Beta Epsilon.

The Alpha Phi Alpha initiates concluded their ceremony after marching to their plot located next to Murphy Hall. The men joined together and said their fraternity hymn prior to leaving.

The following day, the members of the Zeta Alpha chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and the Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity announced their new members. Yet, this fraternity and sorority chose to have their initiation ceremonies in Moore Gym.

At 6:20 p.m., 11 women marched into the doors of the gym to reveal their faces to the student body. This year, Zeta Phi Beta was the only sorority to probate.

Wearing white overalls and blue shoes, the initiates perfomed steps in front of the hundreds of students in the gym. They kept their heads toward the sky as they revealed each new member.

Brooke Walker, Mia Simmons, Nyia Potts, Ashley Miller, Jessica White, Aletha Jumper, Tiffany Barber, Tomika Houze, Anqwan Burrell, Candance Kimball and Chundell Rich were the new 11 women of the “Dove-Ine Intervention” line.

Shortly after the Zeta Phi Beta’s ceremony, 16 initiates for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity marched into the gym.

Opening their ceremony with the presentation of their fraternity shield, Jason Perry, Micheal Brownlee, Jamaal Fisher, Deregaryl Covington, Brandon Armstrong, Brian Evans, Brian Tennie, Don Andrews, Larnell Harris, Lance Blackwell, Peter Fore, Sentel Allen, Dennis Walston, Anthonie Cox, Danjon Meredith and Brandon Greeson marched in the gym while reciting a chant.

After three years, the members of the Zeta chapter of the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity announced five initiates on March 30 at 5:55 p.m. in Moore Gym. Mark McKinley, Johnathan Snead, Charles Patterson, Charles Levy and Leo Breckenridge were dressed in tan pants and brown shirts as they marched into Moore Gym.

Members of the student body watched as fraternity members welcomed the initiates.

About two hours later, the final fraternity to share its faces of initiates, the Mu Psi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, stepped onto the floor of Moore Gym. With black masks, fatigue pants and gold boots, the 17 initiates performed several fraternity steps that excited the crowd.

Clarence Mitchell, Kwame Molden, Kendric Davis, James Coleman, Andre Marshall, Antonio Walker, Chris Clark, Chris Jessamy, Alex Brown, Maurice Davis, Jason Dalton, Malik Ndubisi, Melvin Kearney, Michael Mackey, Stanley Ralph, Brandon King and Brian Burns are the new “Que” members.

Despite all of the excitement, not all fraternities and sororities in the Divine 9 announced new members this week.

With the hazing complaint on the Alpha Nu chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, rumors are stirring on A&T’s campus. The Alpha Nu chapter did not declare any initiates this week.

They are said to be in the process of receiving suspension.

According to the News & Record, a university employee reported on March 9 that a male student had been hazed by members of the fraternity to campus police (according to the university police log). The victim suffered internal injuries, inflicted by the hand, as part of an initiation, according to a police incident report, said the article.

Members of the fraternity declined to talk about this incident as of March 29.

According to the 2004-05 organization handbook, hazing penalties inlude criminal prosecution in the courts for individual students involved, university disciplinary action through the university judicial tribunal and sanctions against the organization.

In addition, there were no initiates from the Gamma chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho, the Alpha Phi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha or the Alpha Mu chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.

• Erica Franklin