Table II

Student Organization Membership by Institutional Type

                                                                                                                                                        

%  Indicating membership

TOTAL                 HBCU                PWI

                                                                                                                                                       

Student government                                    18.0                 32.4                   8.4*

Academic clubs/Honor societies                 52.8                 69.2                 48.6        

Resident Hall assistants                                18.6                14.3                 21.5

Residence Hall government                          11.8                12.7                 11.2

Black student groups                                  64.6                43.7                 75.8*

Orientation leaders/Ambassadors                19.1                 31.0                11.2

                                                                                                                           
* Statistically significant at the .01 level

Note:  HCBU = Historically Black college or university; PWI = Predominately White institution

          TOTAL = percentage of all respondents per category.

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