School Name: Benedict College
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Year Founded: 1873
Number of Students: 3,137 undergraduate students
Specialty Programs: Child and Family Development
Greek Life:
• Sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Inc.
• Fraternities: Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., Omega Psi Phi Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Inc., Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity
Alumni: Dr. LeRoy Walker ( president emeritus of the US Olympic Committee), I.S. Leevy Johnson Esq. (the first African-American President of the SC Bar Association)
What You May Not Know About Benedict College: The Benedict College Debate Team won 1st Place at the National Association of African-Americans Honors Program Conference, October 2005, 2007 and 2009.
