Stereotyping HBCU's

ladygreek · #1 06-21-2007, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Phrozen1ne

I ended up back at a PWI (Southern Illinois University in Carbondale after my mom went off on FAMU Chicago style "westside") and obtained my degree there.

Go Salukis! I am a charter member of the Delta chapter there. Interesting fact. When I attended SIUC, there were over 3,000 Black students there. We functioned like a mini-HBCU within a major PWI. They were kind of scared of us. LOL

Phrozen1ne · #2 06-21-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ladygreek

Go Salukis! I am a charter member of the Delta chapter there. Interesting fact. When I attended SIUC, there were over 3,000 Black students there. We functioned like a mini-HBCU within a major PWI. They were kind of scared of us. LOL

What's going on fellow Saluki and hats off to you as a charter member!

Those are women about business down there. We collaborated together for National Aids Awareness week to bring your Soror Rae Lewis Thornton (phenomenal) down to speak, when I was vice pres of the Black Student Union or what is now the Black Affairs Council. You know I had no idea what a saluki was when I first got there. Your right we still think of ourselves as a little HBCU within a PWI and we still have weight on the campus. Enough that we can bring quality programs for AA students to Carbondale. They still scared of us

, but what we are doing now can't compare to what your generation did when you were there, I seen the pictures, you guys on BUSINESS big time.

Ladygreek are you coming down for black alumni weekend in July??

Phrozen1ne · #3 06-21-2007, 09:56 AM

Does anyone know if Morris Brown College is still functioning? I heard they are, but just that enrollment is low. I wonder how long it will take for the school to be restored to its former glory?

DSTCHAOS · #4 06-21-2007, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Phrozen1ne

Does anyone know if Morris Brown College is still functioning? I heard they are, but just that enrollment is low. I wonder how long it will take for the school to be restored to its former glory?

What was its former glory?

12dn94dst · #5 06-21-2007, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Phrozen1ne

Does anyone know if Morris Brown College is still functioning? I heard they are, but just that enrollment is low. I wonder how long it will take for the school to be restored to its former glory?

MBC is still in operation with around 50 students. From what I understand they began the accreditation process in October 2006. (according to this).

DSTCHAOS · #6 06-21-2007, 11:12 AM

Bless their hearts. They are starting from scratch.

You have to either have a lot of faith in MBC's potential or be a .01 GPA student who can't get in elsewhere. My child wouldn't be allowed to waste a degree like that.

Eclipse · #7 06-21-2007, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Phrozen1ne

Does anyone know if Morris Brown College is still functioning? I heard they are, but just that enrollment is low. I wonder how long it will take for the school to be restored to its former glory?

Morris Brown is stil functioning, but as you said enrollment is low. They will need to be accrediated again and I don't think they are close to that. It will be a serious up hill battle and with out a steady influx of money, I personally don't see it happening. Shame too. MBC is the only school in the AUC founded by Black people.

ladygreek · #8 06-21-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Phrozen1ne

Ladygreek are you coming down for black alumni weekend in July??

Black Alumni Reunion always seems to conflict with the Delta midwest regional conference. I have yet to attend one, although it is planned by my soror.