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Welcome back Alpha Gamma! The chapter is reinstated

Charles “Chuck” Dickerson, Omega Omega, founder and conductor of the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) was joined by student cellist and ICYOLA member Hannah Innis for an interview by Scott Simon of National Public Radio, to discuss fostering diversity in orchestras. The show aired nationally on NPR on Saturday, February 20, 2021. (Hannah Innis also appeared on the Grammys accompanying Mickey Guyton, the first Black female artist to be nominated in a country category.)

Welcome Back! ALPHA GAMMA

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The chapter at University of Southern Mississippi is reactivated

The Alpha Gamma chapter was reactivated at University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The chapter had been inactive since 2002. Included as part of the reinstatement in-person ceremony was Dr. Jonathan Kilgore, advisor, and the new members: Mary Parker Raley, Mary Case, and Bethany Crochet. Mu Phi Epsilon President Rosemary Ames, District Director for New and Reactivated Chapters Ann Geiler, District Director Arietha Lockhart, District Director Ariana Ezikel, and Dr. Elizabeth Moak, Phi Gamma, professor Southern Mississippi, were present virtually via Zoom. Their commitment to being Mu Phi members is solid. It was my pleasure and honor to conduct the installation of Eta Zeta.”

The Alpha Gamma chapter was reactivated through Zoom.

Mary Parker Raley, Mary Case, Bethany Crochet, Dr. Jonathan Kilgore Their pins and violets arrived! They made for a lovely table setting!