1955 Edition of Sphinx Club

Title

1955 Edition of Sphinx Club

Description

This is a photo of the 1955 pledge class of the Sphinx Club. They are part of the Beta Xi Lambda and Beta Beta chapters of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. According to the article, "Chapter Secretary Welcome T. Bryant said, 'We feel that we have one of the nicest pledge clubs in recent years. We are sue the community will be aware of their presence by the constructive program they have planned.'" Some of the members pictured include Eugene Williams, John Emery, Lloyd Hunter, Thomas O. Davis, Kendall Crokett, Chester Dixon, Curtis Hunigan, Manor Beasley, Raphael Broussard, Earle G. Person (vice president and dean of pledges) and Welcome T. Bryant (chapter secretary).

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Source

Native Omaha Days, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011

Publisher

Omaha Star

Date

1955

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Format

document

Type

image

Coverage

Omaha (Neb.)

Original Format

newspaper clipping

Files

nom_native_omaha_days_0014.jpg

Collection

Citation

“1955 Edition of Sphinx Club,” History Harvest, accessed November 22, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/20.

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