Black Student Alliance
Upcoming Events
February 2: Black History Month Kick-Off Event: "In Unity, There is Strength" (6:00 p.m. -College Chapel)
"Erasing the Color Line" Exhibit Reception (7:30 p.m.- Oak Hill Museum)
February 4:"From Jim crow to the Internet: White Supremacists and their Black Legend of Latin America."
(7:00 p.m.-Evans Auditorium)
February 12:Showing of "School Daze" and panel discussion (6:00 p.m.- Evans Auditorium)
February 19: Film showing of "A Raisin in the Sun" (6:00 p.m.- Evans Auditorium)
February 24: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.- Essence Fashion Show (time and location TBA)
February 28: Multicultural Overnight Stay (9:00 a.m.)
Step Afrika! (8:00 p.m.- Ford Auditorium)
Old School Dance (10:00 p.m.- downstairs Krannert, designated room: TBA)
March 28: Women of Color Brunch (10:00 a.m., location: TBA)
Spelman College's International Vagina Monologues: time, date, and location TBA
Members of the Black student Alliance (BSA) work together to promote the integration of Black culture into the Berry College academic and social environment. One of the most popular events sponsored by BSA is the Martin Luther King Jr. Talent Show, which showcases the considerable talents of members of the Berry College and Rome communities. BSA began the new year by hosting the annual Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast with a record breaking attendance of 500 guests on January 17, 2009. Other activities of Berry's BSA Organization include: The Atlanta AIDS Walk, Relay for Life, and Leadership Team at Anna K. Davie Elementary School, in the city of Rome. Our goal is not only to provide services, activities, and a sense of togetherness on Berry's campus, but also to become a positive force in the community of Rome.
BSA Meetings are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Cultural House.
Officers
President: Kelleigh Payne
Vice President: Charlotte Taylor
Secretary: Gabrielle Bell
Historian: Ashley Hilliard
SGA Representative: Latoyah Austin
Treasurer: Ida Phillips
Public Relations Manager: Philippa Franks
Name: Kelleigh Payne
Title: President
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Favorite Quote: “In unity there is strength” – Unknown
Hobbies/Skills: Playing the Tuba, Cooking, Striving to be a positive role model
Name: Charlotte Taylor
Title: Vice President
Hometown: Conyers, Georgia
Favorite Quote: “I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me."
– Philippians 4:13
Hobbies/Skills: Softball, Reading, Being around kids
Name: Gabrielle Bell
Title: Secretary
Hometown: Elberton, Georgia
Hobbies/Skills: Running, Video games, Listening to music
Name: Ida Phillips
Title: Treasurer
Hometown: Abbeville, Georgia
Favorite Quote: "So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking." Ephesians 4:11
Name: Latoyah Austin
Title: Student Government Association Representative
Hometown: Anniston, Alabama
Hobbies/Skills: Sudoku, Reading, Loves to move
Name: Ashley Hilliard
Classification: Sophomore
Title: Historian
Hometown: Panama City, Florida / Marietta, Georgia
Hobbies/Skills: Music production, Making jewelry, and shows like "A Baby Story" on TLC
Favorite Quote: "The soul of a lazy man desires and has nothing but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich" Proverbs 13:4
Name: Philippa Franks
Classification: Sophomore
Title: Public Relations Manager
Hometown: Freeport, G.B., Bahamas
Hobbies/Skills: Dancing, Working, Chilling with friends, Facebook
Favorite Quote: "My job is to do the possible and trust God with the impossible". (Anonymous)