FRATERNITY ADOPTS LOCAL BUSINESS
FOR BLACK DOLLAR DAYS

GREENSBORO – Members of the Rho Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity hope that by encouraging people to eat plenty of collard greens and macaroni and cheese on Thursday, Nov. 18, they will be doing their part to help build bigger and better black businesses in Greensboro.

Members of the fraternity, located on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, working with the campus NAACP chapter, are encouraging people to dine at Big Pearl’s and Willies Soul Food and Country Kitchen on Summit Avenue on Thursday.

“Oftentimes fraternities have a party reputation,” said Gregory Holman, chairman of the Rho Beta Chapter Bigger and Better Business Committee. “We want people to know us as a group of distinguished young men working to build up and support the community.”

This project is part of the national fraternity’s “Black Dollar Day” program. The national fraternity has a three-pronged focus of education, social action and bigger and better business.  The fraternity encourages all the chapters to do a project related to "Black Dollar Days" but leaves the particular project to the local chapter.

“We wanted to do something that would help the community and focus on black economic development,” said fraternity member Frantz Dautruche, a senior interior design major. “We are putting black dollars back into the black community.”

Those participating are encouraged to go Big Pearls, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, anytime throughout the day. Fraternity members will be at the restaurant at 7 p.m. and will be providing transportation for UNCG students.

“People ask us why we are doing this,” said Holman, a UNCG sophomore. “It doesn’t look like we get anything out of this. But we are helping the community and helping to support black business.”

He then added, “Yea, we’re getting a good homecooked meal also.”

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