Chapter Facts
Xavier Facts
Pop Culture
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Black History
100

This Rho Omicron initiate majors in History and is in the Philosophy, Politics, and the Public honors program.

Who is Jordan Jiles?

100

This building, located at the center of campus, is home to the Center for Diversity and Inclsuion, the Office of Student Involvement, and the Center for Faith and Justice.

What is the Gallagher Student Center?

100

The Rho Omicron chapter's 2021 Kappa week is themed after this individual.

Who is Drake?

100

This former NBA star is the only player in NBA history to have two jersey numbers retired by the same team.

Who is Kobe Bryant?

100

This Civil Rights icon received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

This member was a top 50 ranked basketball player in his state.

Who is Calvin Hill?

200

Xavier’s official mascot is D’Artagnan the Musketeer, but this previously unofficial mascot has been promoted to secondary mascot in recent years.

What is Blue Blob?

200

With a total of 28 awards and 79 nominations, this person is the most awarded and nominated woman, the most awarded singer, and the second-most awarded person in Grammy history.

Who is Beyoncé?

200

This major League Baseball team won the 2020 World Series.

Who are the Los Angeles Dodgers?

200

After successfully litigating Brown vs. Board of Education, this legendary figure became the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

300

This member is the youngest of six children.

Who is DJ Fluker?

300

This 150,00 square foot building is home to, among other things, three full-sized wooden "rubberized" multi-purpose courts, a four-lane pool, and five total academic programs.


What is the Health United Building? (HUB)

300

This James Cameron-directed blockbuster is the highest-grossing film of all time.

What is Avatar?

300

This collegiate basketball player became famous after hitting a game-winning shot in overtime of a 2021 Final Four game.


Who is Jalen Suggs?

300

This modern figure led his team to Super Bowl XLVII before sacrificing his professional career to raise public consciousness of police brutality in America, paving the way for more athletes to devote their platforms to activism.

Who is Colin Kaepernick?

400

This member is learning to play the harp.

Who is Armadus Chaney?

400

This was the last year that Xavier fielded a Division 1 football team.

What is 1972?

400

This recently deceased artist was the first ever to debut an album at No. 1 five times in a row on the Billboard 200 charts.

Who is DMX?

400

This NFL team is tied with the New England Patriots for the most Superbowl victories in league history.

Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?

400

This extraordinary woman helped to expose the practice of lynching in the South, fought fervently for woman's suffrage in the early 1900s, and was one of the original founders of the NAACP.

 

Who is Ida B. Wells?

500

This member has eaten alligator before.

Who is Desmond Varner?

500

This recently deceased Xavier alumnus is known for founding the graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc. in 1982. 

Who is Charles Geschke?

500

With upwards of 140,000,000 sales, the latest installment of this video game franchise is the highest-selling to date.

What is GTA?

500

This Chicago legend became the youngest MVP in NBA history during the 2010-2011 season.

Who is Derrick Rose?

500

The first American woman to become a self-made millionaire.

Who is Madame CJ Walker?

600

A member of this initiate's family has desires to work for NASA.

Who is Myles Adams?

600

This was the year that Xavier University was founded.

What is 1830?

600

British actor Damson Idris stars as this character in Snowfall, the acclaimed crime drama created by the late John Singleton.

Who is Franklin Saint?

600

Drafted in the same year as LeBron James, this retired NBA player recently bought an ownership stake in the Utah Jazz franchise.

Who is Dwyane Wade?

600

After serving seven terms in the United States Congress, this person became the first African American candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

(Hint: She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.)

Who is Shirley Chisholm?

700

This member's Great Aunt and Uncle are survivors of the Holocaust.

Who is Clarence Lyles?

700

Xavier University's Cintas center reached its record attendance during the Crosstown Shootout this year.

What is 2017?

700

This acclaimed actor voiced both Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in the Lion King.

Who is James Earl Jones?

700

After winning the AP National Player of the year in 2003, this Xavier men's basketball legend went on to become a 2 time NBA champion and a 2 time NBA All-Star.

Who is David West?

700

This man was the first Black millionaire in Cincinnati and a charter member of the Beta Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, located at the University of Cincinnati.

Who is Donald Spencer?