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Guiding God's Property

Guiding God's Property (GGP) continues the legacy of bringing female students from the greater tri-state Philadelphia area to HBCU college campuses to witness campus life, speak with admission officers, and interface with students. During the 2024-2025 school year, GGP offers five tours to 12 HBCU campuses. All tours include 3 meals each day. Due to GGP visiting 12 campuses this year, payment schedules are offered.. Announcing the tours in the spring allows for payments over the summer.

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GGP Tour #1 Delaware State & Cheyney University

Friday September 20 2024
Guiding God’s Property (GGP) begins the 2024-2025 tour calendar with two HBCUs holding an extremely distinctive presence within the HBCU family. Delaware State University & Cheyney University. The first campus visit of the tour year begins with touring the only HBCU in the entire state of Delaware: Delaware State University which was established in 1891 offering associate, undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. The tour continues with the oldest HBCU in the country: Cheyney University which was founded in 1837 and designed to prepare the students as teachers. . Suggested Payment Schedule .................... Regular------Discount June 28------->$25.00------$30.00 Jul 12.............$25.00-------$25.00 Jul 26.............$20.00-------$25.00 August 9----->$20.00-----$25.00 August 23 .....$20.00 Sept 6........... $20.00 Total---------->$130.00---- $105.00 Bus MUST leave 8:00 AM SHARP
Penrose Plaza (2 miles from PHL Septa 36 Trolley and 37 Bus)
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GGP Tour #2 Howard, VA U, Spelman, Clark Atlanta, Voorhees

Wednesday October 2 2024
The second tour is the only overnight tour visiting Washington DC, Virginia, Georgia, and South Carolina. The goal is to simulate college life by studying during the day: listening to the admission team explaining their academic programs and touring elaborating on the highlights of their campus life. The day concludes with lodging for 2 nights to simulate dorm life. Starts at Howard University, Virginia Union, two colleges with the HBCU Atlanta University Center (AUC) Spelman College, Clark-Atlanta University, and Voorhees University. The tour schedule permits time to visit the MLK Jr. Center and free time while in the AUC to informally visit Morehouse/Morris Brown Suggested Payment Schedule .................... Regular------Discount Jun 1----------$50.00------$50.00 Jun 14...........$75.00------$100.00 Jun 26............$75.00------$100.00 Payments every 2 weeks Aug 23 .....$75.00------$50.00 Sept 20......$65.00 Total----------$640.00---- $600.00 Bus MUST leave 8:
Penrose Plaza (2 miles from PHL Septa 36 Trolley and 37 Bus)
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GGP Tour #3 Coppin State & Morgan State

Friday February 7 2025
Tour 3 is the first tour that remains in the same city of Baltimore, Maryland. The first stop is Coppin State University which is one of the HBCUs that can allow their students to continue their educational paths by offering Master’s and Doctoral programs. The founder of Coppin State created a liberal arts university with the main focus of training teachers. Morgan State University is noted as Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment. Morgan State has programs that allow their students to continue their educational paths by offering Master’s and Doctoral programs. Suggested Payment Schedule .................... Regular------Discount May 24-------$25.00---- --$30.00 Jun 21...........$25.00------$30.00 Jul 19............$25.00-------$30.00 Aug 1---------$25.00--------$30.00 Aug 16 .........$25.00 Aug 30......... $20.00 Total---------$150.00---- $120.00 Bus MUST leave 8:00 AM SHARP
Penrose Plaza (2 miles from PHL Septa 36 Trolley and 37 Bus)
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GGP Tour #4 University of DC & Howard University

Tuesday March 4 2025
This is the second tour of the 2024-2025 tour season that remains within the same city: Washington DC. Both HBCUs offer undergraduate and graduate degrees. The campus tour starts at the University of the District of Columbia whose mission is to educate the underserved and disadvantaged students and also grants professional degrees. Howard University prepares diverse, talented, and ambitious students to learn, lead, and embody excellence in truth and services. Howard University is another HBCU that grants doctoral degrees. The university also educated the first African American Vice President of the United States: Kamala Harris. Suggested Payment Schedule .................... Regular------Discount Dec 13-------$25.00-------$30.00 Dec 27.........$25.00-------$30.00 Jan 10..........$20.00--------$30.00 Jan 24--------$25.00--------$25.00 Feb 7 ..........$25.00 Feb 21......... $20.00 Total----------$140.00----$115.00 Bus MUST leave at 7:00 AM SHARP
Penrose Plaza (2 miles from PHL Septa 36 Trolley and 37 Bus)
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GGP Tour #5 Lincoln University & Bowie State

Thursday March 27 2025
The final tour of the 2024-2025 season concludes with the distinction of being the first degree-granting HBCU established in 1854: Lincoln University whose motto is learn, liberate, lead. It was known informally as the Black Princeton due to its founder's relationship with Princeton. Lincoln University is located in Pennsylvania. The 2024-2025 tour season concludes on the campus of Bowie State University which offers undergraduate, masters, specialty certifications, and doctoral programs. . Suggested Payment Schedule .................... Regular------Discount Jan 17-----------$25.00------$30.00 Jan 31----------$25.00-------$30.00 Feb 14............$25.00-------$30.00 Feb 28...........$20.00--------$30.00 Mar 1----------$25.00--------$25.00 Mar 14 ..........$25.00 Total----------$140.00----$115.00 Bus MUST leave 8:45 AM SHARP
Penrose Plaza (2 miles from PHL Septa 36 Trolley and 37 Bus)