It's a shame that HBCU's weren't able to keep the top tier athletes at their schools. PWI came in and scooped them up and it's been on a decline ever since.
Being in Tallahassee, it's pretty crazy seeing the difference between FSU and Famu. You got FSU snapping up property for all kinds of apartment complexes. Plus that booster money is crazy, which leads to my second point.
Alumni support for HBCU's isn't all that great, at least not monetary wise.
Not only that, from what I hear a lot of HBCU's aren't that great when it comes to handling business. I can't speak on all of them, but as someone who is familiar with Famu, I know that Fam has had its fair share of problems.
As a FAMU alumni making 6 figues yeah the financial aid department can be annoying like getting net checks late. But HBCUS admit and give a lot a people a chance at college that honestly don't have the discipline and responsibly for school so when they fukk up they want to soley blame the school when they're were just as if not more trifling concerning their finances and grades.
As for FAMU our enrollment this year is around 11,000, were building new dorms and renovating old dorms and just finished our part 2 gym facility.
This is part 1
I've personally worked out many of times in the above gym
This is the new gymnasium/basketball arena
We used to have our graduation at the convention center like FSU but now hosts graduation in this gymnasium. I graduated in this gym.
New FAMU Village student housing (I graduated in 2012 and these weren't built then)
And last but not least going to pool parties with no cacs
So yeah we're not FSU you guys have more money/students/alumni but we're not some raggedy school like the Tallahassee media and other like to pretend. Yeah we got problems but let me tell you step foot on FAMU campus and lack of "spirit" or school "pride" from the student body isn't one of them. HBCUS aren't for everyone but they still have a place. I went to majority White schools my entire life until college and going to an HBCU was like a breath of fresh air for me personally
. Also for an HBCU our alumni associations are pretty good.
that's like 130% increase. I would hate to see what it is now
