The Institute celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018. The African American Institute provided the essential support of all black studies and student activities. Locally on campus, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity and other black organizations endowed essential black student activities at the African American Institute. Omicron chapter collaborated with and supported other black Greek organizations citywide. Many other black Greek and non-Greek organizations formed a collaboration to support many initiatives at the University as well as to support a variety of local community organizations. The first black Greek women's origination on the campus of Northeastern University was Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Johnson along with the support of two Founding members, Honorable Founders John Slade and Webster Lewis. Thomas ‘Tex’ Dean and Former Grand Polaris Bro. Clyde Travis (Nu Chapter, University of Maryland), Former Grand Polaris Bro.
The credit for the growth of the New England chapters and Region goes to Bro.
This summarizes the North Star of Iota expansion of the New England region to the MidAtlantic Region that is now called the Atlantic Coast Region (ACR) and the Ohio Valley Region (OVR). In Connecticut, Tau Omega Alumni Chapter (1985), University of Hartford Beta Zeta Chapter (1986). the first chapter in Ohio, Westfield State College Westfield, MA, Alpha XI (1981), University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA, Beta Beta Chapter (1983), and Pi Omega Alumni Chapter (1983) in New York City. Omicron’s founding in New England led to the chartering of Delta Omega Alumni Chapter in 1973, Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA, Sigma (1974), American International College Springfield, MA, Tau Chapter (1974), Boston State College, now UMASS-Boston, Chi Chapter (1976), and the growth of chapters in western Massachusetts Western New England College, Omega Chapter (1976), CW Post/LIU Alpha Zeta Chapter (1978) was the first in NY state, Alpha Iota chapter in Wilberforce University (1979). In fact, Lost Colony still holds the record for the largest line in the fraternity’s history. The charter line, ‘Lost Colony”, was a city-wide line comprised of thirty-two members twentyfive members from Omicron Chapter at Northeastern, six from Pi Chapter at Boston University, and one from Massachusetts of Art College. On the 9th of March in 1973, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, the first Black Greek Men’s fraternity, was established on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, MA, and the fraternity’s first expansion into the New England Region. Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Omicron Chapter at Northeastern University.
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