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History
Treasurer. "The University Daily" December 1st, 1967 - SOUL
The Black Student Association was the "First Negro organization establishment on campus". Organization had 35 members. There were only 65 Black students on Tech's campus. The Organization set up Five objectives:
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Offer identity to newly enrolled Negro students
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Intramural
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Special council within club to alleviate certain problems
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Debate teams formed to understand other organization on campus
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Have a voice on campus by sponsoring candidates for campus elections
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The Board was composed of:
Ulysses McCawan - President
Terry Thompson - Vice President
Joyce Alexander - Secretary
Jackie Grogan - Treasurer
Edward Fuchus - Faculty Advisor
They ousted​ the name Afro American Club because they did not want it to be limited to Negroes. Anyone can join.
Miss Black TTU Scholarship Pageant
The Black Student Association has also been very involved in the founding of Miss Black TTU. Years ago, women of color were not allowed to serve on the homecoming court at Texas Tech University. The discrimination raged the black community at Tech so they created their own annual pageant titled “Miss Black TTU”. Over the years, the pageant was discontinued but this fall made the mark of the 5th annual return of the pageant as a reminder of our history and where we came from.