Campus Involvement and Homecoming

There were a lot of important things buzzing in and around campus for the past week. On Wednesday we had our Campus Involvement Fair. I got to participate on behalf of multiple clubs on campus. The TOMS Campus Club, that I am the president of, is just one of our service-based clubs on campus. As a service based RSCO (registered student clubs/organization) we take part in something that is bigger than just our own purpose. So, while Mercyhurst's TOMS Club is just a student based organization that spreads the One for One global mission, we also look to help out our own community with the Mercyhurst mission. Plus, Its always exciting to get new members and people interested. 


This week was also another big one for campus involvement in general because it was Homecoming week! Spirit is a big thing for any school, and it is always good to see an increase in support going into Homecoming weekend. As part of MSG (Mercyhurst Student Government) I got to kick of my weekend with a spirit barbecue at the Clash of the Classes. This event was new to students this year, and was pretty successful! It was great to see students taking the initiative and getting together to support our Lakers. It also only made me more excited for our Homecoming football game against Slippery Rock!

The homecoming weekend at Mercyhurst always pairs with Parents and Alumni weekend, so the activity at Mercyhurst is amazing. The atmosphere makes it impossible to not have a good time (even though we were rained on for most of the day!). I had an amazing senior homecoming! My parents were here to visit, I had so much fun with my alumni friends, and I was honored to be a part of our senior homecoming court! It was raining, which made it difficult to watch the football game in a dress... although Mercyhurst made it easy because we won!

Myself and some fellow members of the homecoming court!

Also at the halftime portion of the game, Mercyhurst presented the House the Hurst Built (see last blog post) to its new owner! We did it--- built the house in four weeks and it felt great to be a part of that! 

Richard and I after the obstacle course

After the homecoming football game, there are some annual festivities around campus to be involved in. My personal favorite is always the bounce houses and obstacles at Hurst Fest. This homecoming was not shut down by the rain! I got to challenge Richard, our MSG President and friend, to race me through the course. It was slippery and muddy, but it was still fun! 

In the pictures you can see that we are also sporting the new Spirit shirts! In an effort to unite the student body even more at sporting events and campus events we thought of spirit shirts this year. Piggy-backing off of large University ideas, we want our shirt to be worn all year at multiple events as "The Shirt"! I was excited to see all the green on campus in promotion! GO LAKERS!!

This week its time to focus on school work and graduate school admissions. Back to the grind!

Until next time.
Adrianne