Student Enrichment Clubs and Organizations:
African American Theatre Arts Troupe
Focuses on the African American experience and performs one groundbreaking
production during the year. Don Williams, renowned theatre arts directory,
founded this group.
http://arts.ucsc.edu/aatat/
African/Black Student Alliance (A/BSA)
Comprised of African/Black student who use the organization as a safe
space, a place to network and to come together in unity.
Black Sisters United (BSU)
BSU is a support group for African American women to come together and
discuss issues that affect them on the UCSC campus.
Black Men's Alliance (BMA)
BMA is designed to support and unite the African American male student population.
Each year the group hosts a Jazz and Blues Night as well as a spring barbeque.
Destination Higher Education (DHE)
D.H.E. is an outreach and retention program that is held every spring quarter. This program introduces
admitted high school seniors and transfer students to life on a college campus, and gives them and
opportunity to meet with the African/Black community ay UC Santa Cruz.
http://admissions.ucsc.edu/sio/destination.cfm
UCSC Gospel Choir (Porter College)
Valerie Fiddmont, directs the multi-voice choir devoted to the genre of gospel music. The choir is
offered as a two-unit course for students.
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Intervarsity is designed for the university community of students and faculty that follows Jesus
as Savior the Lord: growing in love for God, God's word, God's people of every ethnicity and
culture, and God's purposes in the world.
Muslim Student Alliance
An organization created to unite the Muslim community.
Multicultural Festival
Main Line (831) 459-2934
Project Namuwongo Zone B (PNZB)
Provides humanitarian relief and sustainable development programs in Uganda's impoverished
community of Namuwongo Zone B.
Rainbow Theatre
Introduction to Asian American, Chicano/Latino, and African American plays through reading major
authors, discussion of social and historical context of their work, and development of a
production of a one-act play from each cultural group.
Umoja Mentor Program
Umoja Program is a mentorship program for incoming freshman and transfers students who are paired
with continuing students. The program seeks to aid new students in their transition into the
atmosphere of campus life by providing student panels, tutoring, social events and study sessions.
Sororities
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated (AKA), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated (DST), and
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated.
Fraternities
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated (Inactive)
Local Churches
Innerlight Ministries, Progressive Missionary Baptist, Word of Life COGIC, and Santa Cruz Missionary Baptist
