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DELTA PHI UPSILON FRATERNITY CELEBRATES HONORARY MEMBER BAYARD RUSTIN
Houston, TX – 5/2/2011 – Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, Incorporated is pleased to honor the memory of its first th honorary member, by designating May 14 , 2011 as Bayard Rustin Day. Bayard Rustin was a pioneer for civil rights for both black and gay citizens of this country, long before it became fashionable to do so. It is for these very efforts that he was inducted into Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, Incorporated as an honorary member, and for which we celebrate his legacy as an icon of service to our kind. In observance of this day, the fraternity’s Delta Chapter will be participating in the annual Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast which strives to reflect Rustin’s activism, humanitarianism, and artistic ideas by creating a multicultural, spiritual, and educational celebration. The event, hosted by the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, is used by Delta Chapter to provide support for its Bayard Rustin Empowerment Scholarship Fund. All chapters are encouraged to honor this legendary gay man of color. The support of the general public is greatly appreciated.
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Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, Incorporated (DPhiU) is a national service organization that was founded on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL in 1985. It is the oldest Greek-lettered organization established by gay men of color. It is comprised of 300+ members in city chapters in five regions across the United States. Its membership includes gay men who exemplify its motto of “Service to our Kind,” through academic excellence, certified leadership skills, and who are consistently involved in creating change in the global community through the programs of service embodied in the fraternity’s national program goals. Through its core mission, Delta Phi Upsilon has dedicated itself to improving the quality of life for its members and those it serves. The organization is led by its 5th National President Larrel A. Green of Houston, TX, whose administration's programmatic theme is “The H.E.A.R.T. of Delta Phi Upsilon.” For more information about Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, Inc., log on to www.dphiu.org.
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