May Daze was officially put to rest and in its place stands April Craze. This year the University Activities Board (UAB) introduced April Craze as a test run for the semester transition.
The event was held on April 27 on the North Lawn from 11-3. Some local vendors and campus organizations including clubs, fraternities and sororities had booths set up with information, freebies and games.
At the Chemistry Club table, students could make bracelets. The Physical Plant had a contest where students guessed how many keys were in a jar for a $25 Red Lobster gift card. The Student Legal Services handed out green apple fortune cookies with legal fortunes inside.
April Craze was created because of the semester school year. Originally, Wright State celebrated the end of the year with May Daze. However, during semesters, the school year ends in April.
“It has the same energy as it did,” said Jessi Sparks, web designer for the Office of Communications and Marketing. “It’s more about the spirit and less about the time frame.”
According to Emily Sexton, vice president of the UAB, the theme for this year’s April Craze was Coco Loco Luau. Some booths handed out leis, there was a Reggae band called Seefari and a Polynesian dance group called Spirit of the Pacific Islands.
“The weather’s nice, there’s a lot of clubs you can join, free stuff, music and you can meet new people,” said Chelsea Cramer, senior.
Other students used April Craze to support their major.
“We like the charities. We’re medical students, so it relates to what we’re going into,” said Meghan Bauer, senior.
April Craze will be back next year as an annual end of the year celebration. Students who missed out this year will have a chance to see what it is all about next year.
“We’re excited to make it a new event,” Sexton said. “It’s going great and we’re really proud of it.”
