Diversity at top colleges
The majority of the top universities in the United States have student bodies consisting of less than ten percent black students. This small percentage is exacerbated at these top schools because they often have considerably smaller student bodies than large state schools. It is for this reason that blacks are often not very well represented at the nation's top academic institutions. This shortage of black students at these schools makes it difficult for them to have a strong voice and place on campus.
The shortage of black students at these top colleges can often pose issues for the black fraternities at these schools as well. In addition to having less members, black fraternities encounter other issues as well. For example Malik, a member of a black fraternity at prominent university, says he's very lucky and appreciative of the local historically black universities because they make fundraising and programming much easier. Without the support of the black fraternities at those neighboring schools, organizing events and gaining support for themselves would be an uphill battle on a campus as an overwhelming minority. Malik says that he and his fraternity brothers have reached out to the "white" fraternities on campus, but to no avail. While he disagrees with their reluctance to cooperate, he understands that they have no motive to reach out since they are a larger presence on campus, due to their larger amount of human resources.
The shortage of black students at these top colleges can often pose issues for the black fraternities at these schools as well. In addition to having less members, black fraternities encounter other issues as well. For example Malik, a member of a black fraternity at prominent university, says he's very lucky and appreciative of the local historically black universities because they make fundraising and programming much easier. Without the support of the black fraternities at those neighboring schools, organizing events and gaining support for themselves would be an uphill battle on a campus as an overwhelming minority. Malik says that he and his fraternity brothers have reached out to the "white" fraternities on campus, but to no avail. While he disagrees with their reluctance to cooperate, he understands that they have no motive to reach out since they are a larger presence on campus, due to their larger amount of human resources.