A space to honor historically black fraternities and sororities is becoming a reality at uw-madison adam duxter explains the significance behind the new plaza to honor the divine nine for students of color coming to uw-madison for college can admittedly be an isolating and intimidating thing to do israel obie and nyla mathis say
They shared that experience being black it’s really hard because you walk around and kind of all you see is a lot of white i didn’t see people that looked like me i didn’t have a sense of belonging a home people i could really relate to but in
Their four short years on campus the two both found a home within the national panhellenic council and today are making sure in the future black students know they have a place on uw’s campus this is finally a space we can call our own three two one as today they along with campus leaders
Met in brook ground on what will become the divine nine plaza a permanent fixture in the heart of campus honoring the legacy of historically black fraternities and sororities this space is going to anchor one of the busiest corridors as you can see on campus thousands of people
Pass through here are going to learn about the history and the impact of nphc chapters a legacy the two say they’re proud to leave for the next generation feels amazing to know that the next freshman will be able to come here and see a space and know that the divine nine are on
Kansas and that they can have a space to call their own too so it’s truly amazing in madison adam duxter news 3 now the divine nine plaza will be finished this fall but it’s still in the process of fundraising for more information on how you can get involved you can visit our website
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