GTAA VISIONOn April 4, 1968, GT Afro-American Association (GTAAA) was founded in fulfillment of an unspoken promise to their spiritual ancestors. Although Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination was the catalyst that birthed this organization, its origin was deeply rooted in the struggles and victories of our ancestors. Throughout its almost 51 year history, GTAAA, now known as the African American Student Union (AASU), has provided a social outlet and a means for advocacy for all Black students on Georgia Tech’s campus, the Atlanta community, and the nation.
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AASU: REDEFINING YOUR BLACK EXPERIENCEThe African American Student Union has five fundamental responsibilities: to provide a voice for Black students at the Georgia Institute of Technology, to promote social and cultural awareness in the Georgia Tech community, to improve and maintain relationships between African-American students and students of other ethnic backgrounds, to provide a social and cultural outlet for its members, and to take an active part in the activities of the Institute. We go about attending to these responsibilities within the framework set fourth by our Eight Pillars of Unity: Self Cultural Awareness, Effective Leadership, Community Service, Scholarship, Coalition Building, Social Awareness, Political Awareness, and Economic Empowerment. When we say "Redefining your Black Experience", we intend to set the standard of AASU bringing together all Black students by focusing on two pillars in particular- Coalition Building and Social Awareness. We plan on spreading the joy of AASU by uniting, uplifting, and transforming not just the Georgia Tech community, but the Atlanta community as well.
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