Freshman Matt Niehoff, potential inductee, chats with junior Jordan Baskins at the first round Gamma Sigma Phi mixer Sept. 16. Gamma Sigma Phi chose to have an ultimate Frisbee mixer for their first round because of the convenient location on the front lawn. (Photo by Renee Lewis) Senior Brad Poyet listens to a potential inductee at a Knights mixer. Mixers allowed connections to be made on personal levels. (Photo by Russ Phillips) Social clubs vie for new members Themes of socia l club mixers had a little b it of a twist this fall. Clubs tried to display their own un ique personalities during mix– ers, the first opportunity new stu– dents had to meet club members. With three rounds of mixers, rounds one and two were non-invi– tation, meaning all potential induct– ees could attend, while round three was an invitation-only event. As part of the club orientation process, mixers were designed to "educate the new students about clubs and , specifica lly, the induc– tion process," according to the so– cial club h andbook. Choosing unique themes for mi xers seemed to be a common thread among clubs this fall. The women of Omega Lambda Chi hosted a Mardi Gras mi xer. The event included everythi ng from wearing the festive colors to toss– ing beads at p otential inductees. Ko Jo Kai themed the ir second mixer, "Proud t o b e a n American .. Kojies!" "We chose it because of the events of Sept. 11," junior Emi ly Bennett, Ko Jo Kai recruiting direc– tor, said. "We wanted the girls to ga in an appreciation for our cou n– try and its blessings." Freshman Ashley Jamison was o ne of more than 100 women who attended the Sept. 26 Ko )o Kai pa– triotic mixer. She said there was a diffe rent spirit present at the even t than there was at other mixers. "There was a different spirit in– side'that room," Jamison said. "See– ing all that red, whi te and blue...J think they felt it too. It was amaz– ing." Man y men's clubs did not focu s as much energy on unique themes as they did on planning fun and interesting ac tivities. Kappa Sigma Kappa members planned a cookout for their third round mixer. Pi Kappa Ep silon chose to get potential inductees a li ttle dirty wi th a mud-wrestling match. Being a new club, Gamma Sigma Phi chose themes tha t would grab the a tten tion of future inductees. "This is our first p ledge class," senior Jeremy Wallace, Gamma Sigma Phi vice president,said. "We wa nted to grab the guys' attention." Gamma Sigma Phi hosted an ultimate Frisbee tournament for their first round mixer. "We wan ted a relaxed atmo– sphere," Wallace said. "We a lso wanted something on the front lawn where other guys could see us." Even with unique themes, most new stud ents did not overlook the main reason for going to mixers– to get to know club members. No matter wha t the theme, get– ting to know each other wasa must for club members and future in– ductees. " In some clubs the members wan t you to come to them, which makes it harder," freshman An– gela Barnett said. "Then there are the ones where they come up to you and introduce you to other members, which is great. The mix– ers are fun, though, and the girls a re sweet." -Sara Rabon mixers 221 1111m .
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