User:EagleSmith/The Collegiate 100

The Collegiate 100 is an auxiliary organization existing on college campuses nationwide and is directly related to, and in turn shares the ideas and views of, the 100 Black Men of America. It was birthed from a program the 100 Black Men started called Program Success. The goal of this organization is to assist 100 Black Men with its education, empowerment, and enrichment mission.

Chapter Formation and Membership

Every collegiate chapter must have a faculty or staff member on staff at the university to head the chapter. That person must also be an active member of 100 Black Men to ensure the chapter runs efficiently and effectively. Also the chapter must present all of the following:

1. A minimum of 10 men is needed to form a Collegiate 100 Chapter.
   
2. Each Collegiate 100 Chapter will hold a Spring induction ceremony for new members. A second induction is optional, with a minimum of two (2) new members.
   
3. A first semester freshmen is not eligible for induction.
   
4. All officers of the chapter must attend induction ceremonies.
   
5. At least one (1) member of from 100 Black Men of America, Inc. must attend the induction ceremony to serve as a speaker.
   
6. Collegiate 100 members should remove any image of secrecy of induction ceremonies and invite all constituents of the campus community to attend this event, thus creating an environment to broaden support and recruit quality members.
   
   

Saint Augustine’s College, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, inducted 23 young men in October 2006 after a semester long screening process that looked at each aspirant’s community service, campus involvement and academic standing. The campus advisor of the new chapter is 100 Black Men member Stanley Elliott. Speakers of the event included Attorney James Rogers, President of Triangle East chapter Anthony Jefferies, and National Chief Operating Officer Dwayne Crawford.

Mentoring the 100 Way

Mentoring the 100 Way is a major program of 100 Black Men and one of the primary programs Collegiate 100 participates in. The program deals with the social, emotional, and cultural needs of African American men ages 8-18. Using three different mentoring techniques, mentors hold workshops to improve life skill and general awareness among this targeted group of young men.

Three mentoring techniques used:

• 1:1 Mentoring
  
• Group Mentoring
  
• Tag Team Mentoring
  
  

All of these techniques focus on being SMART:

• Specific: Specific and clearly defined mentoring population
  
• Measurable: Measure and evaluate effectiveness
  
• Attainable: Setting goals that are attainable for the children and mentors
  
• Realistic: Goals should be realistic (makes sense to the mentee)
  
• Target Driven: The chapter should have a set target of pursuit
  

Chapter Projects

• The Collegiate 100 Chapter of Harris-Stowe State University worked with St. Louis License Collector Mike McMillan and his office to raise $10,000 of scholarship money available to students of that university. The money was donated by Harris-Stowe alumni and local corporations.
  
• The Collegiate 100 of Tennessee State University provided members of the chapter to another local organization, All the King’s Men, as mentors to AKM’s members. The two organizations have similar goals in the upbringing of young African-Americans.