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School Name: Hampton University

Location: Hampton, Virginia

Year Founded: 1868

Number of Students: 5,402 undergraduate students

Specialty Programs: Public Safety Administration and Pastoral Counseling

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.

Alumni: Kellie Wells (2012 Olympic Medalist), Wanda Sykes (Emmy award-winning comedian), Booker T. Washington (educator, founder of Tuskegee University)

What You May Not Know About Hampton: President Barack Obama gave Hampton’s class of 2010 commencement speech.