Foreign also known as the National panhellenic Council was founded on May 10 1930 on the campus of Howard University as an umbrella organization to nine historically black fraternities and sororities also commonly referred to as a divine nine so my experience with the mphc is that I’m a Capper I’m a proud
Member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority Incorporated I am a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Incorporated the purpose of the mpac is to bring these organizations together under their common interests as organizations that serve our communities and also to really come together and tackle the problems
That you know our society faces it means so much to me to be able to bring this resource to campus I see the plaza as a gathering space for a lot of our organizations and its members not just students who are on campus and faculty and staff but as we
Have individuals who visit our campus to learn more about UCSD you know as an athletic director I can see us using that from a recruiting perspective because when I look at our teams now our teams are much more diverse and particularly when we look at black athletes so when they come on their
Recruiting trips or visiting trips that’ll be one place we’ll certainly uh take them by what the space says is that you are welcome here it says we affirm your identity it says that our black student experience is Meaningful and important to us at UC San Diego so not only is it
Going to be important for recruitment it’s going to be important for retention this this is where you get to come together collaborate and connect and UCSD like no other place that I’ve seen really expects collaboration and a values collaboration and so having that Hub where you know that you’re with
Like-minded individuals and you have a mission and a vision that overlaps is going to be quite valuable for our students it’s also a wonderful opportunity to educate the campus at large about the black experience about black Greek letter organizations so it enhances the experience for our black students it enhances the experience and
The education overall I think it helps our students to get a better sense of belonging to see themselves in their culture as a part of the fabric of this campus not just by the fact that they are here as students but also because the institution having that visual
Representation is going to be really something special for not just the students but our faculty and staff as well as the greater San Diego Unity this is what inclusion looks like this is what it means to be student-centered I think the bigger issue it falls in line
With sort of the overall Mantra of the university and that’s Innovation and this this is an innovation that uh will impact us in a very positive way because of the social impact that it will have across the board each of us is excited to be a member of our own organization but
Together our divine nine family having this space together is going to be so meaningful and create such a feeling of welcome and affirmation for our students who are in our black group better organizations we’re the first UC to do this you typically have seen these kind of plazas and plots at in historically
Black colleges and universities but to have it on the campus of UCSD is going to be something special as an ad I like being a first thank you
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