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Black organizations contribute to campus |
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Monday, 25 February 2008 |
by EMILY MELTON
Intern News Reporter
Several of Appalachian State University’s predominately black clubs and organizations have made significant impacts on campus and throughout the community.
Last semester, the Black Student Association (BSA) coordinated an AIDS Awareness Week to educate students about the prevention and consequences of AIDS.
On Wednesday, BSA and the Red Cross will sponsor a Blood Drive to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union.
The Black Faculty and Staff Association has worked to enhance and expand Appalachian’s black
community.
As a unique group of students at Appalachian, [BFSA recognizes] the need to develop ourselves fully
and to also serve as role models for all of our students on campus, according to the BFSA mission
statement.
The Men’s Service Club and the Ladies Elite Service Club are community service organizations that
regularly serve the community and campus and strive to unify black students.
The Order of the Black and Gold and the Ladies of Black and Gold are also black organizations that
are involved with community service.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) offers six historically black organizations for students to
join, including three fraternities and three sororities.
These organizations have been involved with various community service activities, including the March
of Dimes, the Martin Luther King Challenge, Adopt-A-Street, and Adopt-A-Freshman.
Kinyata Adams is an assistant director in the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership.
When asked about some of the advantages of being a member of a historically black Greek
organization, Adams emphasized “the development of personal and leadership skills. When you are
involved in a group with other college-aged men and women, you feel very united."
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