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Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. Founded in 1876, Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest institution of higher education in Texas. With an established reputation for producing engineers, nurses and educators, PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools. PVAMU is dedicated to fulfilling its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service. It is also a school with a long and proud military tradition, producing some of the foremost minority Generals in both the Army and Navy. Prairie View A&M University prides itself on its core values of:
Presidents of Prairie View A&M University Organization The University offers a broad range of academic programs through the following administrative units: Athletics Prairie View A&M University offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs. Prairie View A&M University plays it archrival the Texas Southern University Tigers in the annual Labor Day Classic in Houston at Reliant Stadium. Students, alumni, and friends of the annual Labor Day Classic also enjoy the battle of the bands between the Texas Southern University Ocean of Soul and the Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm, two of the country's premier bands. Prairie View A&M University's colors are purple and gold. Varsity Sports Men's and women's athletics teams at the University are nicknamed the Panthers. Prairie View A&M is a charter member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Prairie View competes in the West division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference in Division I-AA (football), and Division I-A in all other varsity sports. The women's basketball team received national attention in 2005 with the naming of Cynthia Cooper as the women's head basketball coach. Cooper is a two time WNBA MVP. Cooper brings a wealth of knowledge, connections and expertise to the women's basketball program. Men's varsity sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and track and field. Women's varsity sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The Band-Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm The Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm is the university's official marching band. The marching band is under the direction of Prof. George W. Edwards. The Marching Storm is governed by the Delta Psi chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity Inc. (est.1919-chapter 1966) along with the Epsilon Psi chapter of Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority Inc. (est. 1946-chapter 1976). Known as the chapter who originated the "Step-Slide" style and the "Throwing K's" Delta Psi is an innovator as a chapter, a step group, and as band leaders which can be seen in the creative shows of the Marching Storm itself. The Marching Storm has earned a reputation as one of the best bands in the land, and has received many accolades for its outstanding performances and showmanship. The Marching Storm is joined by the renowned Black Foxxes, the university majorettes. The Black Foxxes are known for their energetic, yet classy and elegant performance style. The band has performed at such high-profile events as President George W. Bush’s 2001 Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., and the Dallas Cowboys' 2004 Thanksgiving Day game. The band has been selected as one of the top 10 marching bands in the country by the Historically Black Colleges and Universities to participate in the Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase in Atlanta, Georgia. Student Life The university enrolls 6,324 undergraduate students and 1,758 graduate students who come from all 50 U.S. states and several countries throughout the world. Currently 56% of the students are female, and 44% are male. The university sits on a beautiful 1440-acre campus in Prairie View, TX. The university is only a short drive from Houston, the country's fourth largest city. Prairie View's campus is considered one of the finest of member institutions in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Prairie View A&M University has some of the best on campus housing communities of any historically black colleges and universities. Students at Prairie View A&M University live in on campus housing owned by American Campus Communities. Freshmen students live in the University College community on campus. Upper classmen live in all apartment style living. They can either live in University Village Phase I, II, or III. The first of these apartment buildings was built in 1998. Greek Life The university welcomes a very rich Greek life. All nine members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council are represented at PVAMU. Though not a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity Inc., National Honorary Band Fraternity, was the first greek organization to have a chapter on the campus of Prairie View A&M University. Greek Life at Prairie View A&M University is a very well-respected and notable entity. Sororities, notably, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Delta Sigma Theta generally have over 300 young ladies interested in joining each year. PVAMU's chapter of Zeta phi Beta is considered to be the largest undergraduate Zeta Phi Beta Chapter in Texas, and maybe the United States. This large interest often creates large lines and very well-respected chapters. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., the nations premier black fraternity is also highly respected on campus. Omega chapter members generally have the highest GPA's of any chapter in Texas. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. is also a well respected fraternity on campus. PVAMU also has a chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fratrenity, Inc.(1906) on its campus. The University Alma Mater "Dear Prairie View" Dear Prairie View, our song to thee we raise in gratitude, we sing our hymn of praise, For mem'ries dear, for friends and recollections, For lessons learned while here we've lived with thee, For these we pledge our hearts full of devotion, To serve thee now, and through eternity. As days go by, our hearts will not grow cold, We'll love thy purple royal and they gold, We'll through our lives exemplify they teachings, We'll always strive a blessing be. Thy children we our love and pride confessing, We'll love thee now, and through eternity. Words by O. Anderson Fuller, Music from "Finlandia" by Silbelius Notable graduates For more visit: http://www.pvamu.edu/alumnihub/one/index.php?topic=distalum&page=1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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