Waverly Protection Area, a Preservation District within the City of Columbia Urban Design and Historic Preservation District system. This Preservation District is an expansion of Waverly Historic District. Several of the district's buildings were restored, using $2.9 million in funds obtained through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act. Chappelle Auditorium's seating capacity of 700 has made it the site of countless organizations' and community events. The auditorium was the site of the meeting of educators and lawyers to initiate efforts that led to the landmark US Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (1954) on school integration. Nationally known musicians and artists, including Leontyne Price, Brook Benton and Langston Hughes, have performed in the auditorium. Notable speakers include: Mary McCleod Bethune, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Reverend Jesse Jackson, George Elmore, John H. McCray, and Senator Strom Thurmond. The auditorium was named in honor of Bishop William D. Chappelle, an Allen University President. On April 14, 1975, Chappelle Administration Building was recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Chappelle Administration Building was designed by John Anderson Lankford (1874-1946), who is known as the "Dean of Black Architects". It is a National Historic Landmark. Lankford also served as the official architect of the AME Church. Adams Gymnatorium Arnett Hall Cafeteria Chappelle Administration Building (a National Historic Landmark) Coppin Hall Counseling Center Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary House Flipper Library Higgins Hall Mance House Reid Hall Richard Allen Apartments Williams Living and Learning Complex Student life Allen University is the home of more than 15 on-campus student organizations. Academic organizations/honor societies Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society Chi Pi Chapter Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in the Social Sciences South Carolina Nu Chapter Phi Beta Lambda Sigma Phi Omega National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations Allen University has eight of the nine national black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council present on campus. Athletics The Allen athletic teams are called the Yellow Jackets. The university is a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) as a provisional member since the 2020–21 academic year (achieving D-II full member status in 2022–23); which they were a member on a previous stint from 1947–48 to 1968–69. The Yellow Jackets previously competed in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC)