Brotherhood

Nov. 28, 1966, marked the date of a social landmark in New York City’s Plaza Hotel. It was the Black and White Ball, done with a masquerade theme, and hosted by author and society celebrity Truman Capote. Since then, there’s been a slew of such gala balls, mostly without the masks, but using the two colors to title them.

In a fine show of brotherhood, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., New Orleans Alumni Chapter, held its Black & White Ball as a summer celebration. The location was the Convocation Center of Xavier University.

The lighting, in the fraternity colors of crimson and crème, illuminated the silhouette-curtained walls. As for the stage, it was florally embellished on both sides with large arrangements in urns of crimson carnations, the fraternity’s flower. They were

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