The topics throughout the week addressed the history of black students in universities, explaining ways to succeed while keying in on unemployment rates for minorities, racial injustice and business startups. The wide variety of events began on Monday and will end on Sunday.

Keyon Clinton, chapter president and electrical engineering senior, said the events were focused on redefining themselves in the African-American community and establishing an agenda to become a proactive race.

Every year, fraternities and sororities of MSU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council Devine Nine greek organization select a week to be their primarily week, highlighting their organizations and focus on national initiatives, said Robert Biddle, MSU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council advisor.

Alpha Phi Alpha stood as a leadership figure for activism throughout the 1900s into the civil rights movement, said Henry Ward, fraternity brother and food industry management senior.

“We started off (the week) with a historical standpoint and discussing things further back in history and then as the week progresses, it slowly becomes more modernized to raise awareness for today’s young adults in college,” Ward said. “The events are meant to give an overall sense of pride in our students.”

Ward said the point of these events are not to only discuss the fraternity, but to help engage the community.

“All of the programs are open to everyone,” Ward said. “We make sure they’re not limited to one particular group so we welcome all MSU students to come and participate.”

Coronal justice sophomore Devante Johnson attended the events throughout the week and said he personally connected with several topics.

Johnson said the fraternity’s Wednesday event, “Blackenomics,” hit home when the topic of refund checks arose.

“It just opened my eyes up to a lot of things that I wouldn’t really realize,” Johnson said. “It really gives you something to think about.”