Iowa State breaks ground on plaza celebrating Black sororities, fraternities

CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON A WNE PLAZA CELEBRATING HISTORICALLY BLACK FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES IN AM.ES THE NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL PLAZA IS GOING UP NEXT TO THE MEMORIAL UNION AT IOWA STAT IT WILL INCLUDE SYMBOLS, COLORS, AND PLAQUES THAT REPRESENT EACH OF THE HISTORICALLY BLACK SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES. UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT WDYEN WINTERSTEEN SAYS THE PROJECT

LEAVES A STRONG MESSAGE. >> IT IS OUR HOPE ATTH THIS PLAZA WILL STAND AS A POWERFUL SYMBOL, ASSEMBLE TO OUR BLACK STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF THAT YOURE A VALUED, THAT YOU BELONG HERE, AND THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE FABR OFIC IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. LAURA: CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP IN OCTOBER.

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