Though COVID-19 has driven most students away from campus and canceled on-campus activities for the semester, students have not forgotten about their social clubs. Though Monday night meetings in the McInteer, intramural sports and spring formals have been canceled for now, many social clubs have still found ways to interact as groups despite the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several clubs have been more active than ever in their Facebook groups. Senior Laken Reddell, president of women\u2019s social club Delta Gamma Rho (DGR), said they are trying their best to keep in touch with a large number of members. She said members have been posting in their Facebook group asking questions such as, \u201cWhat\u2019s your favorite quarantine snack?\u201d and \u201cWhat are you doing right now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DGR\u2019s athletic directors freshman Aiden Moore, senior Meghan Rydl and junior Jessica Rydl created a bracket for \u201cStarch Madness,\u201d a series of polls between two types of potato snacks such as a waffle fries vs. potato chips or hash browns vs. tater tots, with the winner moving up in the bracket. Reddell said it has encouraged a lot of friendly debates within the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are many different options, and it\u2019s making so much conversation with the girls,\u201d Reddell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Results of the starch champion will be confirmed and announced Saturday, April 4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
DGR isn\u2019t the only club keeping their game on. Senior Luke Humphrey, president of men\u2019s social club Knights, has been in contact with the club\u2019s officers about connecting and competing with each other through online games and GamePigeon, a program on iPhones that allows people to play one-on-one games such as checkers, archery and basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knights member junior Easton Davis posted in the club\u2019s Facebook group last week to facilitate positive communication, Humphrey said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEaston encouraged us to comment how we were feeling,\u201d Humphrey said. \u201cWhether it be praises, laments, frustrations, struggles, prayer requests, whatever \u2014 all comments were welcome. This post opened up the door for us to be open about our feelings, and it\u2019s been so beautiful to see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Humphrey also reached out to the historians about putting together a weekly photo challenge and asked the spiritual life directors to post a weekly devotional thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe used to often boast about how close our club was, so I guess COVID-19 is really putting us up to the test,\u201d Humphrey said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senior Laura Doyle, president of women\u2019s social club Sigma Phi Mu, said their club is also doing as much as they can to ensure their members remain close. They have held Zoom meetings for their members, and their activity directors, juniors Melody Sutton and Emma Rose Hill, are hosting Kahoot games every other week, complete with prizes for the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur devo directors gave a great devo at the meeting about how this is all in God\u2019s control,\u201d Doyle said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sigma Phi Mu\u2019s service directors juniors Analee Reed and Rachel Ledbetter have come up with ways for their members to continue serving even while in quarantine, and historian Madyson Rowland has promised the senior class that they will still be celebrated despite not being together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This spring semester will look much different for social clubs, but many have already gotten creative with ways to stay in contact in the weeks to come. From virtual devotionals to lighthearted \u201cStarch Madness\u201d competitions, club brothers and sisters are keeping up the camaraderie near and far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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