The Daily Collegian
Bid day brings sisterhood and excitement to HUB
By Vera Greene
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Thursday night, Alyssa Tani got
a few new additions to her family.
And although they aren’t related
by blood, Tani said their sister
hood bond goes just as deep.
The HUB-Alumni Hall was filled
with girls anxiously waiting to find
out which sorority they got a bid
from, hoping to eventually become
an initiated sister at their sorority
of choice Thursday.
And at 6:45 p.m., the room
erupted into shrieks as the girls
ripped open their envelopes and
read their official bid.
Taylor Boucher said it’s been a
long and stressful road, but she’s
happy she rushed. Boucher said
last night she had put down Sigma
Kappa and Zeta Tau Alpha as her
two top choices but before
opening the letter, she was cross
ing her fingers to see Zeta Tau
‘Night Out’
moves in
due to rain
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Campus Night Out became
campus night in when the student
government hosted event was
moved inside Thursday night
because of the weather.
The second annual University
Park Undergraduate Association
(UPUA) Campus Night Out an
event held to promote safety on
campus was forced to relocate
from Old Main patio to the first
floor of the HUB-Robeson Center.
UPUA members said the rain
hindered the event’s success.
“We had to cancel the speakers,
the DJ and the performances,"
said UPUA Student Life and
Diversity Chairwoman Colleen
Cannon.
The Centre County Women's
Resource Center (CCWRC) was
the only organization able to
attend Campus Night Out
because of the last-minute move
to the HUB.
CCWRC Prevention Educator
Lisa Maras attended the event, so
students could find out more
about resources the center offers.
“The response has been good
from the students that are here,”
she said. “I think [UPUA mem-
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Alpha’s bid.
“Everyone has been telling us
that whatever happens, it’s des
tined to be and we should be
happy,” Boucher (freshman-divi
sion of undergraduate studies)
said.
And when Boucher opened her
envelope, she knew that was true.
“I am so happy I got Zeta,”
Boucher said.
While the girls hugged each
other in the Alumni Hall, the sis
ters were waiting right outside the
room with large, decorated letters
for their sorority. In previous
years, the new girls usually ran
down the HUB-Robeson lawn to
their new sisters, but the rain
caused a change of plans.
“It’s currently a slip-and-slide of
mud right now,” Tani (sophomore
biobehavioral health) said.
Tani, a sister of Sigma Kappa,
said she’s excited to get to know,
the “new babies.”
Free Rita’s Water Ice was given out during UPUA’s Campus Night Out.
bers] are wonderfully motivated.
The weather dampened the
evening.”
Amanda Jankowitsch came to
Campus Night Out and said she
thought campus safety was an
important issue to spread aware
ness about.
“It’s good to hear it from people
your own age,” Jankowitsch
(freshman-division of undergrad
uate studies) said.
UPUA Student Life and
Diversity Vice President Mallory
Reed had similar sentiments as
Cannon (sophomore-division of
undergraduate studies).
“The rain really affected the
event,” Reed (junior-political sci
ence) said. “There were supposed
to be a lot more resource tables.
I'm still happy that UPUA can
give some information out about
the women’s resource center.”
Meredith Moore, who attended
Campus Night Out. said she
thought the event was “such a
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“Directly after this, we take
them back to our suite until
around midnight and we all get to
know each other on a deeper
level,” Tani said.
Kate Shelton, a sister of Alpha
Delta Pi, said it’s been a lot of hard
work during recruitment, but
she’s happy to see it pay off.
Shelton ' (senior-journalism),
who went through recruitment as
a sophomore, said it’s fun being on
the “other side of things.”
Mariel Harden said she put
Alpha Delta Pi as her number one
choice and couldn’t be more
thrilled that she received * a bid
from them.
“I wasn’t sure if they liked me or
not but everything worked out in
the end,” Harden (freshman
nutrition) said, “With ADPi I don’t
have to be someone I’m ndt, and
for other sororities I definitely had
to put a facade on and not act like
my true self.”
smart idea.”
“It’s a good way to show that
our university cares about our
safety." Moore (freshman-sci
ence) said.
At the event, UPUA also hand
ed out free Campus Night Out T
shirts and Rita’s water ice.
Tyler Willis, who also attended
the event, said he thought cam
pus safety is important, adding
that he particularly liked the free
T-shirts.
“If you wear this shirt out, yeah
it’s free, but people will see you
wearing it,’’ Willis (sophomore
kinesiology) said. “[The shirts
are] basically marketing for what
their cause is.”
Despite the weather, Cannon
said Campus Night Out had a
good turnout.
“Everybody has been interest
ed in the resource tables that are
here,” she said.
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Women excitedly wait to open an envelope designating their sorority.
And for the girls who had waited “It’s been a huge time commit
all day to find out their new soror- ment, but definitely so worth it,”
ity, Alyssa Goldschneider, a “Pi Goldschneider (senior public rela-
Chi” someone who took groups tions) said. “It’s been really
of girls around to the different rewarding and I’m so excited for
sorority suites— said this is an all the girls.”
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Annual 5K to start
Homecoming week
Homecoming week festivities
will kick off this Sunday with the
second annual Homecoming 5K
race.
Check-in and sign-ups, for
those who wake up that morning
and decide to run will begin at
11 a.m. at the IM Building near
East Halls.
Even though it’s only the sec
ond year this race has been held,
Homecoming Public Relations
Director Caitlin Rush said she’s
already seen it evolve into some
thing more.
“We’ve been planning since
March and we’ve worked on
building it for this year,” Rush
(junior-marketing and public
relations) said. “We want to build
it every year until we get it down
to routine.”
Rush said Homecoming cap
tains have been doing everything
from planning entertainment
acts, to running around and gath
ering donations for the runner
bags at the end of the race.
Becky Murdy, public relations
captain for Homecoming, said
many surrounding businesses
have greatly helped by donating
things like gift cards, T-shirts and
mugs for the runners.
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said.
Members of the Penn State
track team will lead the runners
and walkers at the beginning in
stretches.
And runners can depend on
some talented fans to help cheer
them on.
Members from the Penn State
cheerleading team, Lionettes
and the Blue Band will also be in
attendance.
Christen Morelli, public rela
tions captain for Homecoming,
said that though it hasn’t been
easy, the volunteers’ dedication
and hard work will pay off.
Last year, there were about 250
runners, and Morelli expects
even more this year. Though the
homecoming committee encour
aged people to commit to the
race online by paying the $l5
entry cost beforehand, Morelli
said many people usually sign up
the day of the race. Rush said the
goal this year is to get 400 partic
ipants or more, and she thinks it
will happen.
But if people want to sign-up
the day of the race, they must be
prepared to pay with cash or
check, Rush said.
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