Fraternity to host regional conference

The Southwestern Region of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. will host its 66th annual regional conference April 5-7 at the Sheraton OKC Downtown.

Delegates from across the Southwestern Region, which is composed of chapters from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee, will converge on Oklahoma City to conduct the business of the region. The local chapter, Delta Beta Sigma, will be the host chapter.

A public program to open the conference will begin at 7:30 p.m. April 5. Local dignitaries will be in attendance and the public is invited. A reception will follow.

At 7 p.m. April 6, the fraternity will host its annual Miss Phi Beta Sigma Southwestern Region Pageant & Step Show at the Auditorium at The Douglass. Admission is $15.

After the pageant and step show, the fraternity will be hosting a collegiate brothers event and an alumni brothers event at the Sheraton Hotel, 1 N Broadway Ave. in downtown Oklahoma City. Tickets for these events are $10 each. Combo tickets for the pageant, step show and party are $20.

On April 7, the conference will close with a Salute to Service Gala at the Sheraton Hotel. Tickets to the event are $25. The formal tribute is an opportunity to salute Joshua A. Busby as regional director and acknowledge these individuals for their service to others: Norman Police Chief Keith Humphrey; Perry Publishing and Broadcasting President and CEO Kevin Perry; University of Central Oklahoma Vice President Myron Pope; and retired educators Lester and JoAnn Clark and Jean Bell Manning.

To buy tickets to any of the events or for more information, go to www. pbssouthwestern.org.