This week Her Campus chatted to the President of East African Society to find out a bit about what they do and what they have planned for the year ahead!
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How did you get involved in East African Society?
I started as a Freshers volunteer in my first year and I quite enjoyed the activities the society had going on at the time. For this reason I joined the society as social sec last year and took it to the next level this year by nominating myself as president.
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What’s involved in the role of President?
The President’s job is to have overall responsibility for the society and ensure that all the aims and objectives of the society are met.
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What sort of things to you do as a society?
Our society focuses more on socials to bring together East Africans and engage them in fun activities. We wish to give them a little bit of home in Nottingham.
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What have you got planned for this year?
This year we have socials such as Ice skating, Bowling, paint balling and several nights out planned.
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Any fun stories/memories of your time in the society?
This society is full of such wonderful memories that it’s difficult to pick a story to share. The one memory I will always cherish is our meet and greet when I was President. I have never been in such a powerful position before and it definitely felt good to have everyone supporting me.
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What do you enjoy doing when you’re not carrying out your role as President?
I love interacting with people and learning about them and their backgrounds. Not only do I find it interesting to listen to them, but I also find that it increases my knowledge on things I may have never heard of before.