Students had the opportunity to enjoy music, food and information about African American organizations at the annual Back-to-School Jam Thursday hosted by UAB’s Black Students Board. The event drew approximately 1,000 attendees despite being moved to its rain location, Talley Student Center’s third floor ballroom.  Khalia Braswell, BSB chairperson, said the turnout was a success. ”It was a great turnout, even though we had to move to our rain site,” Braswell said.Braswell said it’s difficult to judge how the event compares to previous Back-to-School Jams because of the change in location. ”It’s hard to tell because this is a smaller venue and it makes it seem like there are more people,” Braswell said. Braswell also said the event was aided by UAB’s Friday Fest ticket giveaways and the added entertainment of B-Daht, an on-air personality from 102 JAMZ’s Wild Out Wakeup Show. Greek Life provided another form of entertainment, with an almost constant array of fraternity and sorority step shows to entertain the crowd. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity member Stephen Lilly, a senior in finance, said representing the University’s diverse organizations was a main point of the event. ”A lot of organizations were represented,” Lilly said. “That’s the main thing, being aware of the different organizations.” Whitney Bradley, a sophomore in First Year College, said the event provided a good cultural experience. ”I loved it,” Bradley said. “It was nice to be able to meet everybody and it was a good cultural experience.”