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We have a Harambee celebration every year at Louisiana State University. This year it was Sept. 12th. We always end it off with the greek stepshow.



Swahili for "coming together," Harambeé is an evening extravaganza that celebrates African American student life and fosters connections among African American students. This hallmark event, which occurs every fall semester, provides African American students a chance to become acquainted with culturally relevant opportunities on campus and encourages cross-cultural dialogues about the exciting aspects of Black student life within the larger LSU community.

Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the LSU Union Program Council Black Culture Committee, and the LSU African American Cultural Center, Harambeé has been celebrated at LSU since the early 1990's. It has grown to include a host of festivities. Harambeé features an organizational fair highlighting culturally specific organizations and supportive student services that encourage new and returning students to become more involved at LSU. In addition to the fair, students are given a Harambeé Resource Book, which offers a brief description of these organizations and services. A faculty and staff reception, hosted by the Black Faculty and Staff Caucus, allows students the opportunity to meet supportive African American faculty and staff on campus.

Harambeé also includes a recognized keynote speaker who offers encouraging words and an informative message to initiate a positive start for the fall semester. The Alexander Pierre Tureaud Chapter of the LSU Alumni Association awards a deserving student with a scholarship that is based on academic and social excellence. The wealth of LSU student talent is displayed by powerful musical selections performed by the LSU Gospel Choir, a meaningful routine performed by the MLK Dance Ensemble, and a dynamic oratorical presentation by the NAACP. The finale of Harambeé is the Greek Show where African American fraternities and sororitities are able to showcase their outstanding "steppin" abilities.