Promoting Unity One Durag, Bonnet, and Headscarf at A Time.
Durag Fest Hits Georgia southern's campus, promoting diversity and unity among students.
Students on campus sport various colored durags while participating in Durag Fest.
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Minority organization, Her Campus tables for prospective members at Durag Fest.
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A member of Collegiate 100 grills chicken for donation lunch plates.
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Sept. 5, 2018
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STATESBORO, Ga.—Georgia Southern University’s Collegiate 100 held a Durag Fest at the Russell Union Rotunda to foster unity and celebrate diversity and minorities on campus.
The festival is an initiative of Collegiate 100 to bring the campus together, and foster a community feeling, particularly for the Black student body said Anderson Johnson, the vice president of Collegiate 100.
Students were encouraged to attend the festival wearing their durags, bonnets or head scarfs.
“Durag fest is basically an initiative of Collegiate 100 to bring the campus together and create more of a community feel, for particularly the Black students,” said Johnson.
Anthony Sigee, a member of Collegiate 100 said, over the summer an official Durag Fest was held in Charlotte, N.C. Festival goers competed for the title of best waves and best durag.
“Everyone participates in it,” said Sigee, “It’s really just a way to bring everybody together and the easiest way is you know, hey let’s all wear a durag, pretty much all of us own one already.”
The organization’s focus is to entertain the student body as well as give back to the community said Sigee.
The event also served as a fundraiser to generate donations for their school supply drive. Festival goers donated school supplies or contributed a monetary donation to receive a barbecue chicken plate.
Tyra Price, a member of Collegiate 100 Women, said the donations made at Durag Fest will go to Morris Heights to help kids who need new school supplies and materials.
Both Collegiate 100 and Collegiate 100 Women work year-round to raise funds to create several scholarships for youth in the Statesboro community said Price.
About Collegiate 100:
Collegiate 100 is an on-campus student run organization affiliated with 100 Black Men Incorporated. The organization is committed to upholding the principles of education, social and cultural awareness, community service, and scholarship for the benefit of Georgia Southern University students, faculty, and staff as well as the Statesboro residence and community through programs and events. The organizations website--https://100blackmen.org/collegiate-100/ --features more information for those who want to learn more.
Donations to Georgia Southern University's Collegiate 100 can be made to Thecollegiate100 through cashapp.
Donations to Georgia Southern University's Collegiate 100 women can be made to $C100WomenGSU through cashapp.