Fathers Day Dance

3600 76th Street North,St. Petersburg FL 33710

18 June, 2022

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Time to show dads some love. Take them out for dinner and dancing for Fathers Day. On Nov. 14, 1963, the general board of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. meeting in Brooklyn, NY, authorized 12 men to establish the Delta Omicron Sigma chapter of Phi Beta Sigma. As former members of the Gamma Eta Sigma chapter based in Tampa, the first officers of Delta Omicron Sigma were installed by Gamma Eta Sigma president George Dennis in March 1964. The new chapter officers were O’Cain J. Thumbtzen, president, principal of Union Academy in Tarpon Springs and resident of Clearwater; Alvie E. Benton, vice president, assistant principal of Gibbs Senior High School and resident of St. Petersburg; Lawrence Lindsey, secretary, faculty at Gibbs Senior High School and resident of St. Petersburg; Louis D. “L.D.” Brown Sr., treasurer, principal of Wildwood Elementary School and resident of St. Petersburg; and Samuel Kicklighter, historian, employee of Sperry Microwave Electronics Co.. The other charter members were Frederick D. “Fred” Burney, Latas L. Edwards, Charles J. “Charlie” Ford Sr., Joseph A. “Jumping Joe” Johnson Sr., Rudolph “Rudy” Miller, Fred G. Minnis Sr. and Kenneth Valentine. By the March installation, the chapter included eight more members: Alphonso Battle, Albert Brooks, N.L. “Love” Brown, George Grogan Sr., Samuel Hayward, Charles Manning, Dr. John E. Rembert and Sterling Thomas. The charter members of Delta Omicron Sigma were civil rights attorneys, civic leaders, educators, businessmen, engineers, musicians, athletes and more. These brothers of the wondrous band of Sigma set a high bar for commitment to serving the community that continues to this day through educational scholarships given in their names, outreach programs done in their honor and support of Pinellas County’s youth driven by charter members’ sacrifices. Charters Members Alvie A. Benton, Former Chapter Vice President & Assistant Principal at Gibbs High School Louis D. “L.D.” Brown Sr., Former Chapter President & Principal of Wildwood Elementary School Frederick D. “Fred” Burney, Former Pinellas County School Administrator Latas L. Edwards, Former Educator & Author Charles J. “Charlie” Ford Sr., Former Vocational Teacher at 16th Street Middle School & Architect Joseph A. “Jumping Joe” Johnson Sr., First Black Pinellas County Referee & School Administrator Samuel Kicklighter, Former Chapter Historian & Pinellas County Educator Lawrence R. Lindsey, Former Chapter Secretary & Gibbs High School Teacher Rudolph “Rudy” Miller, Former Educator Fred G. Minnis Sr., Distinguished Service Chapter Member, Former Attorney & Community Activist O’Cain J. Thumbtzen, Former Chapter President & Principal of Union Academy Kenneth Valentine, Former Educator at 16th Street Middle School Delta Omicron Sigma has initiated over 30 lines of brothers. The Chapter boast of being home to the following: Former Regional Director & Distinguished Service Chapter Member : Fred G. Minnis Sr. Former Florida State Directors: Louis “Lou” Brown Jr. Former Director of Collegiate Affairs: Thomas “Jet” Jackson