CHICAGO — Members of the Divine Nine, the collective of the nation's nine historically Black sororities and fraternities, stepped out at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week adorned in the array of bright colors and regalia that define their groups.
Sigma Gamma Rho sorority sisters sported blue and gold dresses. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brothers donned jackets and sweaters of black and gold. Some Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) members' bright pink or green attire — including ",LA" shirts and buttons referencing their soror — popped in the sea of attendees, while others opted for subtler signals of their membership like elaborate light pink and green brooches or the group's signature pearl necklaces.
