Hello all! So after a crazy amount of work and
meetings and talking about it, Hawaii Pacific University officially has a
Gay-Straight Alliance again. I am so
pumped to be able to be the president of this RSO (Registered-Student
Organization). Even though we haven’t even had our first meeting yet, I have
already talked and met people I never would have otherwise, which is amazing.
I'm so thankful to everyone who
helped me, and I'm sure will help me, make this a reality. HPU was supportive,
helpful, and most of all—understanding. I can only hope that I can be as great
as the staff have been to me these past few weeks. Being in charge of this club is such an honour to me already, and a lot of responsibility. The fact so many faculty and staff have encouraged and helped me in so many ways is so edifying.
I know it’s going to be even more
hard work, but this RSO will strive to create an even more open and accepting
community. As someone who really needed this kind of space in high school, I am
over the moon at the fact that I can be a leader on-campus of a group that aims
not only to educate, but create a more aware and proactive student body. As I
am sure any poor soul who asked me about this project heard, we here at HPU
have this great advantage of being one of the most diverse schools, in one of
the most LGBTQ+ friendly states, and because of this we should be utilizing
that platform.
