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October 18, 1988
BSM Activities
By Gerda Gallop
There are a wide range of Black or
ganizations and groups at Carolina for
students to become involved in.
Various committees of the BSM in
clude: The Freshmen Class Committee,
the Cultural Committee, the Secretarial
Pool, the Publicity Committee, the Spe
cial Projects Committee, and the
Membership Committee.
The standing committees are:
Academic Minority Recruitment, Com
munity Services, and Black Cultural
Awareness.
Several of the BSM sub-groups
include:
• The Black Ink — the organization’s
official newspaper, contact Garraud
Etienne, editor. 933-7798.
• The Ebony Readers — a dramatic
performance group which interprets the
works of Black authors like Langston
Hughes and Nikki Giovanni. The group
has 5-8 performances a year including
one at Duke and for The Black Alumni
Assoc, contact Cedric Brown, pres.
933-2306.
• The BSM Gospel Choir — a musical
group that performs gospel music and
has toured in-state as well as in Atlanta,
New York, and other major cities. The
group has also recorded several albums,
contact Patrick Johnson, pres.
• The Opeyo Dancers — a jazz dance
performance group that has two fall
and spring recitals as well as perfor
mances at other universities. The word
opeyo means “freedom” in Swahili,
contact Tammi Hampton, artistic direc
tor. 933-3411.
• Black Women United of UNC-CH is
an organization that was started to unite
and address the issues of Black women
at UNC — students, faculty, staff and
the Chapel Hill community. BWU has
two co-chairs and a steering committee.
The group held its first annual banquet
last year and sponsored several
speakers, contact Valerie Leach
(933-8281) or Teressa McKoy
(933-3513), co-chairs.
• The Black Greek Council is compris
ed of the four black fraternities, Alpha
Officially Recognized
Student Organizations
Division of Student Affairs, UNC-CH
July 11, 1988
Assuming there are no problems, these organizations will be officially recognized
through September 30, 1988. Pending the number of newly recognized
organizations, an updated listing will be mailed. In the meanwhile, for verification
of organizations not listed below, please call 966-4041.
Alliance of Black Graduate & Black Student Movement
Professional Students Black Women United of UNC-CH
Alpha Kappa Alpha Delta Sigma Theta
Alpha Phi Alpha Kappa Alpha Psi
Black Business Students Alliance Omega Psi Phi
Black Greek Council Phi Beta Sigma
Black Law Student Association Zeta Phi Beta
The Alliance of Black Graduate
and Professional Students
The purpose of the Alliance of Black Graduate and Professional Students is to
provide a support system for black graduate and professional students. It serves as a
networking organization for students and alumni and assist the university in
recruiting qualified black students into graduate and professional school. The
Alliance of Black Graduate and Professional Students also provides counseling to
graduate and professional students and prospective students.
President: Carleton Barbour 929-2908
Other organizations at UNC include:
The Black Business Student Alliance
The Black Law Student Association
Minority Preprofessional Health Organization
For information and verification of newly recognized organizations, contact the
Division of Student Affairs at 966-4041 or the Black Student Movement office at
962-8345.
Phi Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Kappa
Alpha Psi, and Phi Beta Sigma; and the
three Black sororities. Alpha Kappa
Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi
Beta. These organizations sponsor
numerous social, cultural and com
munity service activities, contact Pam
McDonnell, pres. 929-2300.
Project Upward Bound is an
academic tutorial and counseling pro
gram for disadvantaged high school
students in Orange and Chatham coun
ties and Durham. Selected students live
on the college campus for six weeks dur
ing the summer and participate in a
variety of academic, social and cultural
activities. During the school year,
students attend bi-monthly Saturday
sessions for tutorials, skill building,
career awareness and motivation ac
tivities. Anyone interested in becoming
a tutor should contact the office at
%2-1281.
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Beech Fund (cont’d from Page 3}
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Harvey
Beech Fund will be composed of the fol
lowing: BSM President, BSM Special
Projects Chair(s), Student Body Presi
dent, Associate Dean for the Office of
Student Counseling, Vice Chancellor
for University Affairs, Carolina Indian
Circle President, UNC-Varsity Head
Basketball Coach, UNC-Varsity Head
Football Coach, UNC Athletic Direc
tor. The Board will be the leaders of the
fund. If any of its members are unable
to serve, the Board will make the final
decision on their replacement. The
board will also appoint the scholarship
committee, as well as determine what
organizations will receive money from
the discretionary fund.
Spending of Money
The percentile breakdown of the
money spent out of the Beech Fund will
be 75% scholarships, 15% BCC, 10%
Discretionary fund. Since the original
$50,000 will have to be endowed, in the
first year (Fall 1989) only $10,000 from
the principle will be spent, however, the
Board will maintain a smaller account
that will contribute directly to scholar
ships. The purpose of the smaller
account will be for groups such as the
BSM, CIC, etc. to raise funds and
specify which percentage is to be spent
immediately. This money in the smaller
account will be added to the amount
earned from the interest of the larger
Fund to determine the total amount
available for spending.
Breakdown of Money
to be Spent
The amount of the individual schol
arships will be $1000 per year. Afro-
American students will receive 75% of
the money to be spent for scholarships,
Native American students 15% and
other American Minorities 10%. Each
group which receives monies will be
expected to contribute to the Beech
Fund. All of the money given to the
Black Cultural Center by the Beech
Fund will go directly to the program
ming/resources budget. The 10% left
from the total budget will go to the dis
cretionary fund, which will be spent at
the discretion of the Board.
Scholarsllip Committee
The scholarship committee shall be
composed of appointments from the
following: BSM President, Student
Body President, Associate Dean of
OSC, Vice-Chancellor for University
Affairs, President Carolina Indian
Circle. The scholarship committee shall
determine the recipients based mostly
on academic improvement (i.e. 2.0
spring semester gpa—2.5 fall semester
gpa). The board will choose the chair
from the appointed committee.
The first scholarship recipients will be
selected by the close of the Spring 1989
semester and will receive funds at the
start of the Fall 1989 semester.