The Collegiate 100 is a campus-based student organization with its programmatic initiatives that support the development of social, emotional, and educational needs of youth who need positive role models in the communities in which they live. The Collegiate 100 had its beginning at Prairie View A&M University in 1993 by Frederick V. Roberts, then director of Student Activities. The original group included male and female students who provided leadership and mentoring for the students at the university.
The Collegiate 100 is an auxiliary program of 100 Black Men of South Florida, Inc. and assists the chapter in its efforts to enhance and mentor and enhance the lives of young Black men. Further, chapter members serve as mentors to Collegiate 100 members. The 100 Black Men of South Florida. is the sponsor of Collegiate 100 chapters at Florida Memorial University and Florida International University. Collegiate 100 members must presently be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing at any of the above universities, or a graduate of the 100 Black Men of South Florida’s Harold Guinyard Leadership Academy of College age.