Source: NCSU Libraries State Timelines
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1958 Irwin Holmes joins the tennis team, making it the first integrated athletic team at State College.
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1965 Dorothy Williams becomes the first African-American instructor with faculty ranking, teaching in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
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1971 Seven students found a local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, making it NC State’s first African-American fraternity.
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1975 A chapter of Delta Sigma Theta is established, becoming the first African-American sorority chapter on campus.
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1970 Mary Evelyn Porterfield becomes the first African American Miss NCSU. In an interview following her selection, Porterfield stated, “If I had been the first black homecoming queen ever at a university of this size, I think it would have weighed much more heavily on my emotions, but to me, by this time, it seems as ordinary as would have been any selection. I think State is three years behind in the trend . . . I realize that this is a victory for the blacks on campus, and particularly for the black female.”
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1987 Howell was the first African-American to serve as Student Body President. After graduation, he eventually became the university’s primary liaison with state and local governments.