Welcome
Welcome and greetings on behalf of the brothers of The Great Commonwealth of Virginia. It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to our informative site about the Men of Phi Beta Sigma in Virginia.
I am most humbled and honored to have been appointed by the Mighty Eastern Region as the State Director for Virginia. Virginia is a state rich in legacy, tradition, and history for the United States of America as to for Phi Beta Sigma. Many of our national presidents and regional directors are from Virginia chapters. Virginia boasts four chapters chartered before the year 1935.
Again, thank you for visiting our site and please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are here to serve!!!!!
Fraternally,
Devon M. Henry
State Conference
On the campus of Norfolk State University Sept 17-18, 2010 Read More →
Virginia Shows Up At Regional ConferenceOutstanding Chapter – Level 1 (40+ Brothers): Iota Sigma Chapter Outstanding Programing-Eduction: Delta Zeta/Norfolk State University Largest...
Virginia VolunteersBrothers of the Commonwealth, In a better effort to serve the brothers across the Commonwealth, I am looking to engage more brothers...
Service For Humanity Award 2009
February 2, 2009 Brother Michael A. Ferby was initiated in our Fraternity in 1977 at the Alpha Alpha Alpha chapter of Virginia State...
Brother Dr. Kenneth W. Lewis is a native of Petersburg, Virginia, and a product of the Petersburg Public School System, where he graduated...
OZS Blue & White Ball
The brothers of the Omicron Zeta Sigma Alumni Chapter present the Blue & White Sigma Ball on Saturday May 15, 2010 at the Fort...
Founder Morse’s WWI Draft Card 1917
Until recently, I had no idea that Founder Morse worked in Portsmouth, Virginia before going further south. As a related point of interest, this document puts Founder Morse in the same city as Bro. T.H. Reid (1st Eastern Regional “Director” or VP) after he finished his JD (HU ‘17) and started practicing at his father’s, Atty. W.M. Reid, well-established firm. The Corey Memorial Institute was founded by area Baptists in 1906. After some financial difficulty, it merged with another private school for African Americans in the area – the Smallwood Industrial Institute. Marcus Garvey’s UNIA purchased the Smallwood-Corey school’s 66 acres and several buildings for $5,000 and the assumption of it’s $55,000 debt in 1925. Renamed Liberty University, the operation was eventually closed in 1929. The last class to graduate from the Corey Memorial Institute in Portsmouth was 1918....
