Alumni of Color reunite to celebrate
AAFRO House spirit, organize scholarship
 Alumni of Color at Homecoming 2009 will celebrate 39 years of the AAFRO House spirit by creating a scholarship for future Manchester College students of color.
“Where there is unity, there is strength … AAFRO House encouraged us all,” says Lee Annetta Davis ’80. (AAFRO stands for Afro-Americans Forming Rightful Objectives.)
Reuniting Alumni of Color plan to gather for a photo at the original AAFRO House, launched in 1970 to meet the social needs of ethnic minority students. During the day, they’ll also tour the current Intercultural Center across from the Administration Building, where the spirit and library of the original AAFRO House endures.
AAFRO House continues to symbolize Manchester College’s commitment to diversity, support for international and students of color, and a multicultural perspective on education.
To connect before the reunion or for more information about the Alumni of Color (AOC) scholarship, contact Lisa Gregory, assistant director of alumni relations at 888-257-2586 or alumnioffice@manchester.edu.
Alumni of Color Homecoming Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 3
9 a.m. Registration, Haist Commons, College Union
9-11 a.m. Residence hall open houses
9:30-10:15 a.m. President’s reception, tent next to Union
10:30 a.m. AOC/AAFRO House Reunion, The Café, Union
11:10 a.m. Reunion class photos, Haist Commons
11:20 a.m. AAFRO House reunion photo, Haist Commons
11:30 a.m. AAFRO House reunion luncheon, The Café
1:30 p.m. Football vs. Rose Hulman
Alumni of Color meet and greet, Alumni Tent
2:30 p.m. Retirement reception for Prof. Gary Zimmerman, upper Union
3:30 p.m. AAFRO House reunion tour, Intercultural Center
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