Currently, I am a part of the Elite Pirates, a social justice cohort whose main focus is on equality and civil discourse around East Carolina University's campus. Being a part of Elite Pirates has given me the opportunity to interact with the Board of Trustees and have discussions with people like Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and Sonia Sanchez. In addition, we also focus on creating leaders within our group and on campus. Our leadership definition is "Leadership is the relation process of inspiring, empowering, and influencing positive change." This definition embodies how I would envision assisting with the Diversity committee because the most important part about diversity is inspiring other to be their authentic selves. Also, empowering them to
