Eve of Nations is the special festival for international students. The 39th Annual Eve of Nations was on April 3 at the Lloyd Noble Center. Many international students who are from various countries went to enjoy the party. The dinner table was prepared for invited international students. For the night, most of the students attended to this festival in a suit and dress.
International Advisory Committee (IAC) holds Eve of Nations. This year’s theme of Eve of Nations is Footprints: A Walk Around the World. This theme was selected with the hope that this program would give audiences a new and profound impression in their hearts. IAC hoped that audiences would break stereotypes, and get a new perspective. This festival was the product of the hard work of the twenty-seven international student organizations. Twenty-seven international student organizations showed their traditional dance. However, all performances reinterpreted their traditional culture with modern perspective. In addition, there was the international fashion showcase, so audiences could see various traditional clothes of many countries about fifty countries.
Eve of Nations started thirty-nine years ago. At first, IAC did not think about festivals for connecting with many international students. However, after they felt that there were a lot of international students in OU, they recognized they needed a special festival to make a bond with each other. This festival was not big, but IAC made this festival organized, and more splendid. Currently, they are trying to find many sponsors for this festival.
Sarah Shutts, President of International Advisory Committee said “Eve of Nations is one of the most elegant and spectacular events celebrating the rich cultures of the world that can be found in the state of Oklahoma. If is a reflection of the cooperation of our international students and our American students at OU.” She also added that many different perspectives, thoughts, and ideas went into the creation of the magical evening.
IAC hosts Eve of Nations every spring semester. Even Though Eve of Nations has ended, IAC hosts other events like International Awareness, and International Bazaar. So if you want to join other events, you can do without any complicated progress. You can get more information about other international events on the IAC website.
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