Following the Northwestern State University NAACP
by Julia Barry
When the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was first on campus at Northwestern State University in 1999, it was just a registered student organization, however, it was not recognized as a national chapter of the NAACP. However, because of a lack of consistent leadership, the club has gone through several patterns of being established as a RSO and losing their status. The members in the club were not members of a collegiate chapter of NAACP, however, they were national members.
The NAACP Collegiate Chapter of Northwestern State University re-established their chapter in 2014 as a RSO at NSU and as a collegiate chapter of the NAACP. President Chantasia Grasty initiated the processes to bring NAACP back to campus.
The executive council of the NAACP participated in this process. Grasty and the executive council started the process with the intent to “educate the masses and bring out that message to the students of NSU and the community. We want to inform everyone of the problems affecting minorities on this campus and in the community, which is a goal of improving the status of all people in the nation, the world and your community,” she said. The executive council began working on this project in the Spring 2013 semester and was finally able to start their chapter in the Spring 2014 semester.
The organization is now an RSO and a NAACP nationally recognized collegiate chapter. The focus of the NSU chapter of NAACP has been to interact with students and other organizations in order to establish themselves in the community. The organization hopes that these efforts to connect with the community will encourage other organizations to work with them in the future.
The main focus of the organization this semester was to network with other RSOs, according to Secretary Temberlee Mallet. The organization did this throughout the semester and also worked to recognize other RSOs through The Image Awards.
To find out more about the NAACP, check out my stories below.
The NAACP Collegiate Chapter of Northwestern State University re-established their chapter in 2014 as a RSO at NSU and as a collegiate chapter of the NAACP. President Chantasia Grasty initiated the processes to bring NAACP back to campus.
The executive council of the NAACP participated in this process. Grasty and the executive council started the process with the intent to “educate the masses and bring out that message to the students of NSU and the community. We want to inform everyone of the problems affecting minorities on this campus and in the community, which is a goal of improving the status of all people in the nation, the world and your community,” she said. The executive council began working on this project in the Spring 2013 semester and was finally able to start their chapter in the Spring 2014 semester.
The organization is now an RSO and a NAACP nationally recognized collegiate chapter. The focus of the NSU chapter of NAACP has been to interact with students and other organizations in order to establish themselves in the community. The organization hopes that these efforts to connect with the community will encourage other organizations to work with them in the future.
The main focus of the organization this semester was to network with other RSOs, according to Secretary Temberlee Mallet. The organization did this throughout the semester and also worked to recognize other RSOs through The Image Awards.
To find out more about the NAACP, check out my stories below.
NAACP is Back!After a long absence from NSU's Campus NAACP is back as a registered student organization thanks the new NAACP Executive Board.
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NAACP Active at NSU!NAACP is Active in many service events and activities, click here to find out what they have been up to and how to get involved.
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