Quiz 2 Flashcards

Question

Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

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Founded in part by Kent Merrit and Harrison Davis First to give a block show

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Built on the work of Black Students for Freedom Established a legacy that was unmatched Many greek life leaders were also leaders in BSA Challenged UVa’s racist policies, repsonding to challenges of living in Cville and facilitating the continuation of certain cultural traditions

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Started in 1970 by Black Students of Freedom (that became Black Student Alliance) Brought notable people like Sonya Sanchez, Nikki Giovani, IC Davis Tina Turner, Stokley Carmichael Clarence Cain was intimately involved with this

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Charter member of the Deltas chapter at UVA (1973) In AKA, but also president of Black Student Alliance Seperated greek life grudges from BSA She said if it wasnt for the Deltas she would not have survived here In HS she was a rising senior when integration came out UVA was a different experience In college Made her social life, but there wasnt a lot Went home to Norfolk State for their homecoming Until founding a Delta chapter “We needed Delta, Delta did not need us” It wasn’t guaranteed that students stayed

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Class of 1981 Entered in 1977, pledged in 1979 Pledged to Theta Kappa (AKA) Liked Theta Kappa because of its focus on service Similar to the familiarity of church, community, and service As opposed to most other greek life orgs with a focus on drinking

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UVA NewsPaper

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1967 UVA proposed grant wishing to establish a program to help newly arrived African American students adjust to the university Applied to the Rockefeller foundation Refused Student Coalition put forward the Transition Program as critical With the help of faculty, raised money 1969 Hesitant support from Board of Visitors Established 7-10 weeks of instruction in learnings like english, math, and foreign languages Created by Bill Elwood Professor of English at the University Criticised as being a lot of busy work Poor study materials (6th grade textbooks) No good reason for the selection process Was it for African American students but there were white kids so what was the point No clear goal Students were confused and frustrated for why they had to spend 7 weeks of their summer on bullshit Had some great minds go through the program Valerie Smith, now president of Swarthmore Advantages Did help black students create bonds before the semester really kicked off

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Editor of Cavalier Daily Wrote “Black Recruitment: Forging Ahead” Wrote an article that put the administrators on blast for going to a segregating country club

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Here during the 1970s Sigma Talked about Centrality of Black Voices to his being “We were trying to decide who we were going to be and how we identified ourselves and after a lot of debate one day after rehearsal we decided on the name Black Voices” This movement was ocurring across the country “If you were studying and decided to take a break and take a jog like students do all the time, you were probably going to get followed by the university police and stopped” Expansion of Black Student population But they were not invited Their life was criminalized

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Daughter of Virginia State professors 2/22/1972 First woman and African American elected as president of Law Student Council Both racial and gender discrimination Not all black student activists were also in line in gender revolution Campaign Goals Increasing Black presence Hiring more black and woman professors Ridding law school of its elitism

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Established in the 70s (74??) 1990s -> Golden age of Black UVA Largest black student organization on grounds 200-250 members By 2004, 150 members Gospel choir as a powerful force in pop culture Artetha Franklin -> Amazing Grace Ole Happy Day -> Sang on Thursday

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First year is 1974 Clarence Cain attended

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1975 - BSA creates Pride Magaize

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As a result of Civil Rights Act of 1964 got more responsiblity Was responsible for enforcing Title VI Publicly funded organizations had to comply in order to get funding Did not send first people to examine schools until 1969-70 May 1969 Sends rep to UVa Results released in August and sent to President in September Praises for some progress Notes absence of integration in all areas Educational institutions have an affirmative duty to adopt measures necessary to overcome the effects of past discrimination Aligns with what student activists have been saying Doesnt matter if you say that you dont discriminate if student population is still incredibly small Series of recommendations -> make life outside of only on grounds more equitable as well Make African Americans as a part of recruitment efforts Deal with racism in the housing market Off campus housing was still discriminatory Day care as well (for faculty)

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Graduated from UVa in 1975 Member of the then largest class of AA admits Black enrollment was 334 in 1971 413 in 1972 463 in 1973 479 in 1974 Law Degree from Howard Immersed himself in Black social/cultural life Executive board of BSA Omega Psi Phi Frat On Clarence Cain Real, real dear friend He came up with Spring Fling Highlighted Cain’s friendship and how much a mentor he was Impacted his impact on students of all races 2013 - first AA rector of Board of Visitors

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Founded in 10/16/1970 Goals Increase number of black students and professors Aid black students at university in finding problem areas and solving them Meaningful communication and dialogue with critical racial issues