MALIK (fraternity)

MALIK Fraternity Inc. previously known as 'Malik Sigma Psi" [1][2] is a college fraternity founded on May 13, 1977 at CW Post in Long Island University for men of color.[3] Rather than refer to themselves as being black Greeks, they prefer African Fraternalists.[4] It was formed under a new conscious belief for men of color as well as African Fraternalism.[3] The group's name partially comes from the Swahili name of Malcolm X.[3] The group had originally used an all Swahili name but was forced to change it because or the college requirements at the school that all fraternities have at least two Greek letters in its name.[3] The fraternity was founded by 15 men of color.[5] Several of the Founders of the fraternity were of Latino ancestry.[3]

MALIK
FoundedMay 13, 1977 (1977-05-13)
720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY 11548, LIU Post
TypeRegional Organization
Motto"The Mind Is The Standard Of The Man"
ColorsOrange and Black
Chapters[Referred to as] Kingdoms
  • Undergraduate: 7
  • Graduate: 5
NicknameThe Kings; The Steel and Velvet Brothers
Website

Ideologically, the fraternity is against the idea of black Greeks.[6] The group is outside of the National Pan Hellenic Council.[7] Chapters have been opened at SUNY New Paltz, Hofstra University, SUNY College At Old Westbury, Stony Brook University, University at Albany, Binghamton University , and Cornell University.[8] Currently there are 7 MALIK Undergraduate Kingdoms (chapters) and 5 Shabazz Graduate Kingdoms (chapters); primarily in the East Coast.[9]

Founders

Roland K. Hawkins, Larry B. Martin, Darryl L. Mitchell were the inspiration behind the founding of the fraternity and thus known as Khalifas, however the shapers of the brotherhood were: SC. James Banks, SC. Joseph Diaz Jr., SC. Edward Harris, SC. Ernest Heyward, SC. Lethorne Johnson, SC. George Lembrecht, SC. Kyle Little, SC. Anthony Pitts, SC. Edward Rivers, SC. Kevin Simon, SC. Bryant Stafford, SC. Al Washington.[10]

Members

Members include Gil Noble,[11] and Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan[12], Richie Perez[3] Reverend Herbert Daughtry, and Pablo Guzman.

History

The Fraternity was founded on May 13, 1977[1] and the name was changed to MALIK Fraternity Inc. on May 18, 2002[1]

Foundation

In 2013, the MALIK Foundation, Incorporated was established as an IRC Section 501(c)(3) "to ensure the freedom, resilience and wellness of African and African Diasporic communities..." The Foundation holds an annual fundraising dinner called the Black History Month Gala.[13] The foundation's focus areas are: male youth development, community resilience and leadership development.[14]

See also

References
  1. History of MAILK Fraternity
  2. http://www.malikdjembe.com/the-innovators.html
  3. Walter M. Kimbrough (2003). Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs, and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Sororities. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-0-8386-3977-1.
  4. Dennis E. Gregory (October 2003). The Administration of Fraternal Organizations on North American Campuses: A Pattern for the New Millennium. College Administration Publications. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-912557-27-4.
  5. Kofi Lomotey (2010). Encyclopedia of African American Education. SAGE Publications. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-4129-4050-4.
  6. Anand Prahlad (1 January 2006). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore: A-F. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33036-0.
  7. Tamara L. Brown; Gregory Parks; Clarenda M. Phillips (2005). African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision. University Press of Kentucky. p. 469. ISBN 0-8131-2344-5.
  8. "The Innovators".
  9. "MALIKfraternity/SheffeyAdmin - Chapters".
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. Johnson Publishing Company (9 April 1981). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 25. ISSN 0021-5996.
  12. Gerald G. Jackson (2005). We're Not Going to Take It Anymore. Beckham Publications Group, Inc. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-931761-84-3.
  13. "About MALIK Foundation". Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  14. "Our Work". Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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