to jwoods: The Divine Nine will do just fine.
to iotanet: Bravo; however, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was definately not the first BGLO.
and my two cents:
As iotanet has clearly stated: Long ago, their were eight dominate black greek letter orgs that reigned across the nation, and in Sigma's [Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.] case, across the globe.
These NPHellenic organizations were called the Great Eight simply because there were eight of them, and not because people choose not to recognize Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc..
After Iota Phi Theta' was admitted into the national pan-hellenic council, the name was revised to what is now known as the Devine Nine.
Yes, there are some people (old skool) who choose not to recognize Iota Phi Theta', but not all of it has to do with their founding date...
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