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1975

Brother Curtis Caldwell
Going over date: 5/2/1975
My Line Name: Slick
Line Name: The Last 14
Dean: Joe Rouse
School: Seton Hall (1973 -1977)

Why I pledged: I wanted to be part of an organization that had strong
My going over night: Black male leaders on a national scale and one that
Funniest Moment: represented a positive image for young black men.
Chapter Achievement: I was happy, joyful, tired, relieved, not really believing
Biggest Challenge: that it was true and most of all proud to be an Omega
Man
Impact on Campus: When our line was being chased by the Big Brothers
and my LB #2 the late Dr. Clarence Bibby fell and
broke his nose. It was hilarious!!!
After receiving the Charter we gave major concerts on
the campus( Kool and the Gang, Lonnie Liston Smith,
Bobbi Humphries) All bothers were on the Deans list....

We faced a hostile administration that was not ready
for a predominately black fraternity to be on the
campus. After garnering support from various
organizations and several meetings with the
monsignor, Omega Psi Phi was established as the first
black fraternal organization on the predominately
white campus of Seton Hall.
It gave the campus a real sense of diversity and
awareness. The white students and many blacks had
never seen stepping, singing and chants of fraternity
love. This inspired other black Greek organizations to
establish chapters as well. The administration was
impressed with our commitment to scholarship and our
community outreach.

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