MINORITY GROUPS | Penn offers resource centers for every faction

Penn prides itself on being a culturally diverse school, with an accepting campus climate. And with the following cultural and minority support groups, you're sure to find somewhere you can fit in.

There are five main coalitions for minority groups on campus: the United Minorities Council, the Latino Coalition, the Asian Pacific Student Coalition, UMOJA and the Lambda Alliance, each with its own campus resource center.

The UMC encompasses Caribbean, black, Asian, Arab, Latino and Native American student groups. Check One, a group concerning multi-ethnic and multi-racial experiences, is also part of the UMC.

The Asian Pacific Student Coalition is the umbrella group for Penn's Asian and Asian American student groups. There are also many Asian-interest extracurriculars on campus including sororities and fraternities, the world's first Hindi a cappella group Penn Masala and the Pan-Asian Dance Troupe.

The Latino Coalition is the overarching organization for Penn's Latino groups. These groups also span a wide variety of interests on campus from the Wharton Latino Undergraduate Association to the Onda Latina dance troupe.

UMOJA is the umbrella organization that works to unite students of the African diaspora. Its member organizations include the Black Student League, Onyx Senior Honor Society and African Rhythms dance and drumming group.

n Penn's gay interest and support groups are united under the Lambda Alliance. Groups under the Lambda Alliance include the Queer Student Alliance and a Jewish-interest group called J-BaGeL. If you think you might be interested in one of these organizations, you should pay a visit to the associated resource center, where many of the groups hold their meetings and events.

The ARCH building at 3601 Locust Walk is home to the Pan-Asian American Community House, La Casa Latina and Makuu, the black student cultural center.

The Greenfield Intercultural Center is located at 3708 Chestnut St., and is the main hub for minority and intercultural events and student groups.

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center is located in the Carriage House at 3907 Spruce St.

The Penn Women's Center is at 3643 Locust Walk.

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