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Originally posted by mccoyred
I am surprised no one made that observation that most of the Legends are Greek women whereas very few of the Young'Uns are Greek and of those they are the 'older' ones. What does this say, if anything, about our organizations and their role in individual success and relevance in this generation?
Legends
Maya Angelou - AKA
Shirley Caesar - DST
Diahann Carroll -
Elizabeth Catlett - DST
Ruby Dee - DST
Katherine Dunham - ?
Roberta Flack - DST
Aretha Franklin - DST
Nikki Giovanni - DST
Dorothy Height - DST
Lena Horne - DST
Coretta Scott King - AKA
Gladys Knight - AKA
Patti LaBelle ----
Toni Morrison - AKA?
Rosa Parks - AKA
Leontyne Price - DST
Della Reese ---
Diana Ross ---
Naomi Sims - ?
Tina Turner ---
Cicely Tyson - DST
Alice Walker - AKA
Dionne Warwick - ZPB
Nancy Wilson - DST
YoungUns
Yolanda Adams ---
Debbie Allen ---
Ashanti ---
Tyra Banks ---
Kathleen Battle - DST?
Angela Bassett ---
Halle Berry ---
Mary J Blige ---
Naomi Campbell ---
Mariah Carey ---
Pearl Cleage - DST?
Natalie Cole - DST
Suzanne de Passe - AKA
Kimberly Elise ----
Missy Elliott ---
Pam Grier ---
Iman ---
Janet Jackson ---
Judith Jameson - DST
Beverly Johnson ----
Alicia Keys - AKA
Chaka Khan ---
Gayle King ---
Suzan Lori-Parks - ?
Darnell Martin - ?
Audra McDonald - ?
Teri McMillan - ?
Melba Moore - ?
Brandy Norwood ---
Michele Obama - ?
Phylicia Rashad - AKA
Valerie Simpson ---
Anna Deveare Smith - ?
Susan Taylor ---
Alfre Woodard - SGR?
Sorors and SisterGreeks: Please feel free to correct the above. In fact, I WANT corrections so we all will know!
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Great info touchy subject