There were 50 members for the 1997-98 school year, the most members it has ever had. The choir typically practices every Saturday from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the Monroe Recital Hall, in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. However, the choir does not just practice. Bible studies occur Thursday nights at 9 p.m. in the Black Cultural Center, and many members attend church on a weekly basis together. Many members view the singing of the choir as a ministry, which uses songs to reach out to people, even other members.
Many members also see the choir as a family and support system.
It's a place where I can get strength, support, encouragement and motivation. You laugh, you sing, and on top of that, you are singing the word of God. The choir must fund itself through membership fees, donations and fund raisers because the choir is not helped financially by the University. Raffle tickets will be sold by choir members starting on Oct. 18 and will run through Oct. 26. The drawing will be Oct. 27 at noon in Olmsted.