African-American Community at Binghamton

<p>Can someone address the presence of African-Americans at Binghamton. It is not concern of my D but I am interested to know if there is an active AA group on campus and what the atmosphere is like.</p>

<p>I know we have a solid Africana Studies department. There are also many active clubs/organizations:
African Student Organization
Black Student Union
Haitian Student Association
Bert Mitchell Minority Management Organization
Binghamton University Gospel Choir
Black Dance Repertoire
Charles Drew Minority Pre-Health Society
Juvenile Urban Multicultural Program
National Society of Black Engineers
Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Society</p>

<p>According to the site linked below, here is the ethnicity of students</p>

<p>Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
0.1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
15.1% Asian
5.6% Black/African-American
10.5% Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
0.1% Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
59.4% White
6.9% Unknown
International Students 11.7% from 102 countries</p>

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<p>Hey There, I’m a student ambassador here at Bingahmton and I also happen to be African American. As far as the AA culture on campus there are a lot of opportunities. There’s several frats and sororities around campus that may choose to join (one of my friends just pledged and got in!). There’s also several other social and professional organizations around campus like the Bert Mitchell Minority Management Organization, The Black Student Union, Binghamton University Association for Mixed Students and many more. Often on the weekends the frats throw parties as well as on campus events for minorities. One of the main reasons I chose to go to Binghamton was because I was looking for a place that had a diverse student body but also allowed for me to interact with more minorities on a daily basis.</p>