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In celebration of Black Heritage Month, Ashley Register '19 welcomes fellow Bears to learn about the history and culture behind the Divine Nine: Black Greek Letter organizations from ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp's Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Tobias Guzmán '94.

A ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp alumnus and proud member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., Dr. Guzmán highlights the importance and impact of Black Greek Letter organizations on our campus community.

"...When I think about Black Greek Organizations, they are there for the academic enrichment of students, they're there for scholarship, they're there for upliftment of the Black Community, and all those cultural aspects I think really gave me the opportunity to say, 'That's what I want to do too'." 

In a recent interview, alumnus Rico Wint '10 shared his experience as a member of the Black Greek Letter organization Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.:

“What we [Black Americans] produce always comes out of need. That was like, ‘Well, we just have to do it this way.’ But I believe because the culture is so sweet, and I believe our people are so amazingly stout and astute, it becomes not only like, ‘Do we do it our way?’ It becomes culture. And it becomes something that's coveted and wanted. And I think you can't buy that; you can't teach that..."