SOC’s fiesta showcases organizations

Photo by Andres Bedoya

Nadra Mabrouk/Staff Writer

As students filter out in the late afternoons on Biscayne Bay Campus, there will usually be a still silence present in the air.

Passing by the Wolfe University Center ballrooms on the afternoon of Sept. 27, however, the string instruments of a mariachi band could be heard through the corridors of WUC.

Students received a taste of a Mexican fiesta with the Student Organization Council’s annual Mixer. The event was held from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the WUC ballrooms with this year’s theme of a Mexican Fiesta.

The event is designed for clubs on campus to network with each other and gain students’ interest and to familiarize them with the clubs and organizations and their goals.

Students gathered around the outside of the ballroom 30 minutes before. Among these students were two seniors, Delano Muthra, economics major, and Vivian Braun, biology major. Previously involved in clubs, they hoped that the event would introduce them to something new. Others were part of SPC and Stonewall Pride Alliance.

“I want something internationally oriented.  I like learning about different cultures and customs,” Braun said.

The event is not only designed as a recruitment opportunity but also serves students who are interested in creating their own club.

Around 3:40, students were set in line to sign in and Michael Aquino, sophomore Business Administration major and vice president of SOC,  asked students if they would like to donate for the All-Nighter for the Poor fundraising event.

A Mariachi band, El Mariachis, from Penn House provided entertainment for those in attendance.

Clubs present with information boards promoting their organization included the Muslim Student Association, Millimeters to Megapixels, Impact, and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.

Students from the Science Club, the International Scholars Club and the Graduate Student Association were there to mingle with the other clubs as well.

Different activities included a limbo with the students’ loud yells of “ole!” and “fiesta!”

“I know how it feels to be a part of something for the school, so I am here to support my fellow students and my organization,” said Yuyang Hou sophomore Accounting Major and SPC Comedy Director.