[AGDAlum]

In the intro to "Equally Yoked" (which just came in on today's ILL van) she thanks "my sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta, particularly the Stone Mountain-Lithonia Alumnae Chapter."

The character (Laurel Shadrach) is white. Toward the end of the book she goes off to UGA and has a black roommate (Peyton Skky).
It's the beginning of the school year and she says she's going thru rush: "I'm planning on checking it out. My mom's an Alpha Gamma."
The obnoxious suitemate, Jewels, replies, "My mom was, too, and my sister still is."
Laurel later says, "I want to pledge to a sorority, too. Alpha Gamma is my first choice, but if that doesn't work out, it's OK. Showing Christ's love to people is far more important."
Later, at a block party, Laurel reprimands her former hometown boyfriend when he puts a move on her. She is overheard by another girl. "I'm Liza. I'm the pledge master for from [sic]Alpha Gam, and I wanted to tell you that I was really impressed by what you said to that guy. All the other sororities and fraternities are into crazy stuff, but we at Alpha Gam are about community service and enjoying our college years in legal ways. You're somebody I'd rally like to have in our organization. I hope you'll consider Alpha Gam." [Can anyone say "rush infraction"?!!]
Later, back in the dorm: Jewels tells Laurel, "My sister told me a lot of her sorority sisters thought you were really impressive standing up to that guy. The word is, the Alpha Gams really want you. When I mentioned to my sister that your father was a pastor, she said they really, really want you. I guess a girl who just graduated had a dad who was a pastor, and her used to come up here and do programs for them, and pray for their sorority, and counsel the girls. Now they don't have that any more, so they fell lke they could use you." [As though they wouldn't already know that about her? And she's a legacy!]

I'll have to leave you all hanging on that cliff until the next book in the series comes in.

AGDAlum, yr sisterly librarian

P.S. I will try to get in touch with the author to find out why she chose Alpha Gam for her novels.