Upon arriving at AU stokes was discouraged by her interactions with the African American student community. I earned my undergraduate degree from Troy State University, where the minority enrollment is higher than Auburn. I expected to find a more supportive, tight-knit black student community at Auburn because we have fewer black students. In the Company of My Sistas grew out of Madden and Stokes desire to build networks of support within the minority student community. Sistas members are a mix of undergraduate and graduate women.
Membership is open to all women at the university and in the surrounding communities.
The group s guiding themes are cultural awareness, unity and diversity. The group has also discussed society s perception of African American women s assertiveness. Future meetings will focus on men s perception of women of color, sex, spirituality, cross-cultural dating on campus and campus involvement. In the Company of My Sistas will meet regularly during Spring Quarter. Back to Top Diversity All Around Us.