As they grew in character, form, togetherness and learning they decided to formally protect their relationship and pursue a greater level of commitment to each other. This was the official birth of "The Human Race Foundation" (HRF), aka "The Race". Members were fondly called "Racers". The first executive was elected and the organisation was registered with the students affairs department. The rules and regulations, which we referred to as our “norms” became the guiding principles of our lives and it was not long before the way of life we nurtured and propagated became enshrined in a culture that was to grow from strength to strength.

As the HRF established itself powerfully on Enugu Campus, a desire to wield this tremendous influence on the Nsukka Campus arose. Following discussion on a merger, the most solid members of a new, promising but still un-established fraternity on Nsukka Campus -Lloyds - were formally admitted into the HRF to form the Nsukka branch. Other developments included the selection of the first academic advisor as well as patrons from amongst prominent Enugu businessmen.

In February 1984, the 17 members of the HRF committed themselves to the fraternity for life at the 1st oath-taking ceremony. The strength of the fraternal bond was borne from our mission to make a difference, love for each other and desire to affect humanity in a positive and significant way. Racers went on to build strong bonds between themselves and instil discipline in each other. This was done through a defined set of norms/values and by encouraging each other in the pursuit of their short and long-term goals. They also envisioned growing collectively into a group that would contribute significantly to the development and progress of our local community, country, continent and world.

An ever-increasing number of students on campus wished to associate with HRF and it became necessary to carefully choose students that shared our dream through an interview process. This process has since grown into an annual event through which the HRF has grown from vastly as new members with fresh ideas, and shared ambitions have been embraced yearly.

The initial years were turbulent, as is to be expected with any new organisation, but not even the foundation members were quite aware of the momentum that they had set rolling and the legacy that they had just built.

The administrative structure was rapidly established with a leadership structure rotating between the Nsukka and Enugu branches. Elections held seamlessly every year and this great tradition of democracy has lived on ever since. The lessons learnt in leadership, discipline, civility, punctuality, as an undergraduate has contributed in no small measure to shaping our lives. Certainly, this is not the stage in a young man’s life where one is not necessarily willing to be subversive to the authority of communal goals, yet our love and respect for the values that brought us together superseded any youthful exuberance that might have fractured our existence. However, a few members have lost out along the way for failing to conform to the very high standards by which we choose to judge ourselves.