Clubs: Cultural

African-Caribbean Cultural

President: Jessica Jean, jej310@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Jame'l Hodges, jlh509@lehigh.edu

Asian Cultural Society

The Asian Cultural Society (ACS) is an organization that serves to recognize and celebrate all Asian and Asian-American cultures. Through the sponsoring of cultural festivities, educational programming, and social events the organization also hopes to contribute to the effort of increasing the Lehigh Community's awareness of a diversifying nation.

President: Haruka Morita, ham210@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Constance Cook, cac8@lehigh.edu

Association of International Students

The main purpose of AIS is to create a stronger bond between international students at Lehigh. AIS will also serve as a center for all undergrad international students; a center to meet, discuss, debate, and socialize with fellow international and internationally aware students. AIS will raise awareness of different countries, ideas, events, and have speakers applying to this. We are here to enrich the Lehigh student body and add a different perspective of the world through the eyes of international students.

President: Muna Al-Hadeed, mma311@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Jeanne Tan Ma, jet206@lehigh.edu

Black Students Union (BSU)

The Black Student Union (BSU) is a socially and politically conscious organization that strides to spread awareness of African and African American culture and politics. Every person, regardless of race, is allowed to be in the BSU.

President: Charles Choice, cac410@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Seth Moglen, sema@lehigh.edu

Chinese Cultural

The purpose of the Chinese Cultural Club is to promote a better understanding of and appreciation for Chinese culture within the Lehigh community.

President: Chang Liu, chl212@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Constance Cook, cac8@lehigh.edu

French

The French Club is an organization designed to promote knowledge of France and knowledge of the French language and culture. Many activities are held such as trips to New York and Philadelphia as well as French food cooking nights. It is an excellent club to practice your French speaking skills at weekly meetings. The club also participates in the International Bazaar.

President: Kristina Pino, krp210@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Marie-Sophie Armstrong, ma07@lehigh.edu

Hawaiian Culture Appreciation

This club is open to all students interested in learning more about the Hawaiian Culture. We organize an annual luau in the Spring and hold monthly cultural pai'nas (small get togethers) allowing members to try local foods and snacks.

President: Edward Wong, ehw208@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Noel Perreira, ndp0@lehigh.edu

Hellenic

The Hellenic club's main purpose is to unite the Greek community of Lehigh University and to Promote more involvement in the Greek culture and heritage.

President: Evangelos Brisimitzakis, evb209@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Jacob Kazakia, jyk0@lehigh.edu

Indian Students Association (ISA)

The Indian Student Association strives to promote awareness of South Asian culture and its rich heritage here at Lehigh. We organize several events to further this mission, such as Holi and the annual Diwali Show, which is the largest cultural event on campus!

President: Kush Badshah, kbb211@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Sudhakar Neti, sn01@lehigh.edu

Italian

President: Alyssa Leavy, aal412@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Frank Pazzaglia, fjp3@lehigh.edu

Korean Students

Korean Student Association welcomes anyone who is interested in Korean culture and events. The club promotes interaction among those with Korean background, as well as the student body of Lehigh University.

President: Daniel Lee, del310@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Yong Kim, ywk0@lehigh.edu

Russian

Russian Club is the place where everyone is welcome, where one could learn about the rich legacy of the world cultures, lead intelligent conversations, participate in debates and find dedicated, honest, and faithful friends. Our club is not just about Russian heritage, it also is about getting to know the world you live in, educating ourselves, volunteering and having sheer fun! We are very active, and will meet you with open hands.

President: Yevgeny Kostin, yek211@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Mary Nicholas, man3@lehigh.edu

South American & Latin Students Assoc. (S.A.L.S.A.)

S.A.L.S.A is a social group that gathers students who share a common interest in the South American culture. Our mission is to promote diversity and cultural understanding by increasing interaction between the Latino population and the Lehigh community. Activities we organize include preparation of Latin food, cultural immersion programs, and discussions of global Latin American issues.

President: Diego Giammattei, djg310@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Richard Weisman, rnw1@lehigh.edu

Spanish

President: Yesenia Armendariz, yea212@lehigh.edu
Advisor: Stephanie Katz, stk4@lehigh.edu

Thai Students at Lehigh (TSL)

The purpose of Thai Students at Lehigh (TSL) is to provide extracurricular activities to Thai Students and those interested in Thai culture. We also want to recognize Thai Students at Lehigh University.

President: Pornsak Thasanaraphan, pot206@lehigh.edu
Advisor: John P. Coulter, jc0i@lehigh.edu