Family Day was made for students to see their families, who they may not otherwise see until Thanksgiving or Christmas break, but it?s such a waste of time. People spend time decorating beds for the Residence Hall Association?s Bed Race, coming up with strategies for the Greek Canoe race and setting up tables for the Organization Fair just for one day.
What is the point of racing highly decorated beds down the street with some poor soul hanging on for dear life? It?s entertaining when they crash, but after doing all that work what is the point of just destroying the bed in the race. The winning hall gets a trophy. A trophy? Really, SAU?! All we can give them is a trophy, no small scholarship or anything for the people running or even the rider? And not even a trophy for them, the trophy is for the entire residence hall. Shouldn?t the students who end up with a few bumps and bruises that last all weekend and then some get something for their time and effort?
Then we sit around or walk around a dry and stinky organization fair. I don?t know whose idea it was to have an organization fair at the Duck Pond, but I think that they should at least try to re-think that. Who really wants to eat food around smelly ducks? I don?t know about everyone else, but I don?t. So I?m supposed to stand around eating stale popcorn while watching people race around the pond for an engraved oar. Quite frankly I must say that Family Day prizes aren?t worth much.
Later in the day we take our families to the football game where some students pile themselves into the stands to watch the Muleriders lose. I?ve been to a good number of football games here over the past three years and I think that they won maybe four games. We?re expected to have school spirit and show our families a good time, but what?s good about destroyed beds, smelly ducks and a losing football team?
I?m not a big football fan, but I would expect that the team of any type of sport would play like they love it. Well that or at least play like their Mom or someone they care about is watching. So Mulerider Football team if you are playing like someone you care about is watching then I feel so sorry for them.
Sure students get in free to the games, but not even free admission is worth going to watch the team lose especially if you are bringing your family and they have to pay. When my sister visited for one Family Day I was embarrassed that she had to pay to watch the team lose.
I get that Family Day is about spending time with your family and friends, but how about something that is actually enjoyable. Something that provides a good time to all. More than likely less than half of the campus actually participates in Family Day because the other half ditched to go home and do something fun.
I personally think that Family Day is nothing but an epic failure. It?s supposed to be a fun interactive visit with students and their families, but all I see are people walking around at the same events every year for a few hours to watch a notoriously losing team.
Thanks SAU for making Family Day so enjoyable.
In all of my time here at Southern
Arkansas University I have never
seen anything quite as absurd as
?Family Day.? It is apparently
one of SAU?s big events here on
campus which, in all reality, it is big
if you compare it to Homecoming
Day and the Spring Concert.
Family Day was made for students
to see their families, who they may
not otherwise see until Thanksgiving
or Christmas break, but it?s such a
waste of time. People spend time
decorating beds for the Residence
Hall Association?s Bed Race, coming
up with strategies for the Greek
Canoe race and setting up tables for
the Organization Fair just for one day.
What is the point of racing highly
decorated beds down the street with
some poor soul hanging on for dear
life? It?s entertaining when they
crash, but after doing all that work
what is the point of just destroying the
bed in the race. The winning hall gets
a trophy. A trophy? Really, SAU?!
All we can give them is a trophy, no
small scholarship or anything for the
people running or even the rider?
And not even a trophy for them, the
trophy is for the entire residence
hall. Shouldn?t the students who end
up with a few bumps and bruises that
last all weekend and then some get
something for their time and effort?
Then we sit around or walk
around a dry and stinky organization
fair. I don?t know whose idea it was
to have an organization fair at the
Duck Pond, but I think that they
should at least try to
re-think that. Who
really wants to eat food
around smelly ducks?
I don?t know about
everyone else, but I
don?t. So I?m supposed
to stand around eating
stale popcorn while
watching people race
around the pond for
an engraved oar. Quite
frankly I must say that
Family Day prizes
aren?t worth much.
Later in the day we
take our families to
the football game
where some students
pile themselves into
the stands to watch
the Muleriders lose.
I?ve been to a good number of
football games here over the past
three years and I think that they won
maybe four games. We?re expected
to have school spirit and show our
families a good time, but what?s
good about destroyed beds, smelly
ducks and a losing football team?
I?m not a big football fan, but I
would expect that the team of any
type of sport would play like they
love it. Well that or at least play like
their Mom or someone they care
about is watching. So Mulerider
Football team if you are playing like
someone you care about is watching
then I feel so sorry for them.
Sure students get in free to the
games, but not even free admission
is worth going to watch the team lose
especially if you are bringing your
family and they have to pay. When
my sister visited for one Family
Day I was embarrassed that she
had to pay to watch the team lose.
I get that Family Day is about
spending time with your family and
friends, but how about something that
is actually enjoyable. Something that
provides a good time to all. More than
likely less than half of the campus
actually participates in Family Day
because the other half ditched to
go home and do something fun.
I personally think that Family
Day is nothing but an epic failure.
It?s supposed to be a fun interactive
visit with students and their
families, but all I see are people
walking around at the same events
every year for a few hours to
watch a notoriously losing team.
Thanks SAU for making Family
Day so enjoyable and making sure
students can invite their families
without being embarrassed.
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