A Celebration of the First Decade of the SIGMA Museum (With Many More to Follow) What is the oldest Sigma artifact which has survived the test of time? What can we learn by re-examining our collective Sigma past that can potentially re-purpose our collective Sigma future? What is inarguably unique to and about Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.? What is Sigma myth and what is Sigma fact? Who exactly was Bro. Abraham McCartney Walker? Sure, every Sigma brother knows his famous quote and the incredibly important role he played in the earliest days of the Fraternity, but where did the road of life lead him after he left the campus of Howard University and beyond? Does his family have any understanding whatsoever of how highly both the freshest neophyte and the most seasoned Sigma brothers
regard the name Abraham McCartney Walker? The Gamma Delta Sigma (Orlando, FL) and Iota Rho (University of Central Florida) Chapters made Sigma History by supplying answers to these questions as well as many, many more topics and fraternal mysteries. More than 150 Sigma men gathered at “The Celebration of History II: 10 Years of the SIGMA Museum”, as event organizers provided forgotten insight into the founding essence of our Wondrous Band. Many longstanding Sigma questions were both presented and debated while rumors were put to rest once-and-for-all. Of course, the largest and most definitive display of Phi Beta Sigma photographs, documents, publications, memorabilia, and paraphernalia was also on display. Along with the literally 1,000s of items the Museum is known farand-wide for, Bro.
Mark “Mallet” Pacich Historian Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. PA G E 3 4
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