“iHeart WSU” Kickoff, Student Union SP 2019. | Photograph: Michael Krieger | The Guardian.
With the start of the new semester, events are lined up and ready for students to come and enjoy and celebrate the fun of the annual spirit week at Wright State University. Throughout the week, University Activities Board (UAB) is hosting an event every day with coordinating organizations and departments.
Spirit Week Kickoff, Tuesday 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
In collaboration with Student Involvement and Leadership (SIL) and the ‘67 Society, the first event is the Spirit Week Kickoff on Tuesday, which will include a giveaway of Raider socks, canvas painting, LEGOs, board games, popcorn, snow cones, a caricature artist and more.
Chew On This, Tuesday 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
SIL is also hosting a new leadership program initiative called “Chew On This.”
“Chew on This is a once a month leadership lunch discussion. Each month will focus on the different leadership topic or category style that you could incorporate into your personal life or into your organization,” said Jeremy Keller, program manager of leadership.
The first of the leadership series is “True Colors” on Jan. 21. Everyone who participates will be able to complete a survey based on how you feel as a leader and is broken down into one of four colors.
Future events in the leadership series will include a guest speaker. Participants are also entered into a raffle.
“[This leadership series] gets students outside of their close-knit bubble of friends and work with other organizations,” said Keller.
House Party, Wednesday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Wednesday is the Student Government Association (SGA) House of Representatives’ House Party, a huge tabling fair for student organizations to recruit and reach out to students to try and get them involved on campus.
Spirit Kahoot, Thursday 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday is Spirit Kahoot. In collaboration with the Residential Community Association (RCA), SGA, ‘67 Society and The Wright State Guardian, all organizations will have a series of questions that students will answer with the chance of winning a prize.
Raider Round Up, Friday 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Hosted by ‘67 Society and the collaborating organizations, Raider Round Up is on Friday. This pep rally will hype everyone up before the basketball game with free food and shirts and possible performances from the dance team, Surround Sound or the pep band.
“The best part about this year’s spirit week is that we’ve opened it up to a lot more collaborations. We’ve collaborated with a lot more student organizations this year than we have in [the] past,” said Jeffrey Shehee, UAB’s director of excursions.
