and female groups may also be offered. The State Singers consists of eight to ten vocalists and also occasionally perform as the WVSU Vocal Jazz Choir. The State Singers act as ambassadors for the university and frequently perform off campus for important community and cultural events. Every spring, the State Singers go on tour. Recent tours have taken the group to Cleveland, Ohio, Virginia Beach, St. Louis, Missouri, and New York City. On April 13 and 14, 2012, the concert choir had the unique opportunity of singing the music of "Queen" with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The concert choir again sang with the WVSO for the symphony's 2012 holiday concerts, and have continued since. In March 2016, the concert choir again joined the symphony, along with three other West Virginia collegiate choirs, to perform the Brahms Requiem. Dr. Dirk Johnson is the Director of Choral Activities for WVSU and has been at that position since the fall of 2009. He is also the current Chair of the WVSU Department of Music. Student life Many of the students who live in dorms on campus are from large urban areas outside of West Virginia or from the rural counties in the state. Those who stay on campus generally congregate at Wilson Student Union. Fraternities and sororities National Pan-Hellenic Council Alpha Phi Alpha - Alpha Zeta chapter (1921) Alpha Kappa Alpha - Nu chapter (1922) Kappa Alpha Psi - Tau chapter (1923) Omega Psi Phi - Theta Psi chapter (1926) Delta Sigma Theta - Alpha Delta chapter (1926) Phi Beta Sigma - Alpha Theta chapter (1948) Zeta Phi Beta - Iota Beta chapter (1948) Iota Phi Theta - WVSU Colony (2006) Student media The campus radio station at WVSU can be heard locally on 106.7 FM or over the internet. The station has hosted live music and interviews with recording artists. The campus newspaper, The Yellow Jacket, is published and edited by students and can be picked up in major buildings across the campus. Notable alumni Chu Berry, jazz tenor saxophonist Joan Browning, civil rights activist Harriet Elizabeth Byrd, first African-American to serve in the Wyoming Legislature Augusta Clark, librarian, politician, and lawyer; second African-American woman to serve on the Philadelphia City Council (1980–2000). Herbert Fielding, former South Carolina lawmaker Antoine Fuqua, writer and director of various movies, including Training Day (2001), starring Denzel Washington Donald L. Graham, Senior United States district