For men\u2019s social club Chi Sigma Alpha, revenge is a dish best served with a rubber band.<\/p>\n
On Feb. 1 at 12 a.m., Chi Sigs began their annual game of Assassins. Nearly 100 members and queens of the club will spend the remainder of the spring semester hunting down their club brothers in hopes of \u201ckilling\u201d them with the shot of a rubber band.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my first year playing Assassins, so the intensity of this whole experience definitely caught me off guard,\u201d junior Chi Sigs queen Mallory Harrison said. \u201cI was walking out of the Reynolds behind one of the guys playing, and when he realized I was behind him, he literally sprinted out the door and down the sidewalk.\u201d<\/p>\n
The game is coordinated by \u201cthe Godfather,\u201d typically the winner of the previous year\u2019s game. The Godfather is responsible for assigning targets, keeping track of kills and judging the legitimacy of contested kills.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe basically runs the entire show,\u201d Harrison said.<\/p>\n
Junior Bowman Johnson is this year\u2019s Godfather. In a break from tradition, Johnson took on the position after the winners of last year\u2019s game declined the role. Johnson has participated in Assassins the past two years and said the game is a valuable way of bringing the club together in the busyness of the spring semester.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe second semester is usually tougher and more stressful, so Assassins is a break,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cYou\u2019re like, \u2018I\u2019ve done work, now I can go find the person I need to kill.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Johnson, Assassins can take several months to complete. The cafeteria, chapel, classes and places of work serve as safe zones where no kills can occur. Through February, a \u201cwitness rule\u201d is in place, meaning that if two or more people witness a kill, it\u2019s void. After March 1, however, the witness rule is taken out of play. Players rely on one another to survive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe build alliances with each other, so you have to trust that the people in your alliance won\u2019t give you away,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s Godfather and current Chi Sigma Alpha president, senior Matthew Sorrell, asked Johnson to serve as his successor this year. Sorrell won in 2016 by strategically staying in safe zones and building alliances as often as he could.<\/p>\n
\u201cI lasted a total of 52 days,\u201d Sorrell said. \u201cBasically, if you\u2019re not in class, chapel or work, you can be killed at any time. That\u2019s why I remember how many days it was, because I was counting down the days until it was over.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though he enjoyed his time as the Godfather, Sorrell said he is glad to return to the game as a participant this year. For more information about Assassins, contact a member of Chi Sigma Alpha. They can likely be found camping out in safe zones or hunting their friends.<\/p>\n
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