N00b Weekly: 16 May 2022
- nubetafraternity
- May 16, 2022
- 3 min read
Meeting Minutes: Weekly Recap of our Weekly Meetings
Our fifth meeting of the semester was all about the concept of loyalty. The meeting began with a video on how our brains make quick judgements on conforming in society- which will be provided below. Members Eric, William, and Tomoya let me know ahead of time they had scheduling conflicts and would not be able to attend the meeting. (But that's what these are for! So no sweat!)
After a recap of last week's meeting which covered the topic of trust, the meeting's agenda then turned to how to develop loyalty without developing blind conformity. This included questions about loyalty to one's self, loyalty to other people, and loyalty to our communities. This also included the topic of loyalty to the university (aka school spirit) and what responsibilities a university has in being loyal to its students. That developed into breakout sessions about how students can help foster school spirit and create a campus culture in which students can be proud to be students at their university.
The agenda then shifted to discussing upcoming events including the campus clean-up event on Saturday, Diversity Week events, and a potential summer trip. Members not in attendance suggested a Diversity Week event of a 3-v-3 basketball shooting competition in which teams must consist of at least two nationalities and at least two gender identities. The potential summer trip I suggested was a surf-themed trip to Hossegor, France to learn more about the sport of surfing, the impact of it has on local communities, and about the World Surf League's efforts in promoting gender equity and combating climate change and ocean pollution. To close the meeting out, the agenda included a video on how Queer Surf Clubs are creating spaces for LGBTQ+ surfers to express themselves openly while being a part of a sporting community- which is included below.
The Hall Pass: Fraternity Events outside of Meetings
Members Tomoya and I got out hands dirty over the weekend on our Campus Cleanup event. The two of us spent about an hour walking around campus picking up trash along the sidewalks of the campus. While there was a surprisingly small amount of garbage (so good job student body for keeping the campus clean!), there was a surprising amount of cigarette butts. (For a university that makes students take a physical health exam, there are a surprisingly high number of smokers on campus.)
I also heard back from the international officer last week about my idea for a surf camp in France. The response- while not definitive- essentially stated that any potential summer scholastic trip would need an intensively educational agenda and could not be "too leisurely" as my proposed schedule had seemed. I will be contacting Professor Molzberger this week to discuss the idea further and see if there could be the possibility of making this an official event. Otherwise, we could also make this an unofficial trip which would carry with it no school credit, but would still be educational (and leisurely).
Obscure Sports Weekly: Obscure Sports from Around the World
In South Africa, the sport of Nguni stick fighting is a form of cultural identity. In a country once dominated by Dutch and English colonialism as well as Apartheid politics and a contemporary South Africa dominated by European sports; Nguni stick fighting is one of the few indigenous sports still practiced in the country. The sport is far from safe though, as fighters can- on rare occasion- die during competition. Check out this great video below about the sport and its dangerous level of intensity.
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