SU ‘25 host Meet & Paint

On Wednesday September 14, 2022, the SGA sophomore class cabinet hosted a meet and paint event for their class to connect with each other. The cabinet wanted to create an open space for the class of 2025 to come and have fun, create goals, and meet each other. Many students ended up coming out and really enjoyed themselves. Due to last year’s harsh Covid restrictions, students were deprived the opportunity to socialize with each other during their freshman year. This caused more or less of a divide and disconnect between them because of the inability to meet each other outside of class. Events like this one provided them another chance to formally meet and interact amongst themselves.
Students entered the Royal Cotillion Ballroom inside of the Smith Brown Memorial Union and started painting a Southern University logo while engaging in a group facilitated conversation. Class President Kennedy Orr says that, “the purpose of this event was for the class of ‘25 to come and meet the sophomore cabinet, paint with us, and just to get to know about our goals, get to know us on a personal level, and what we plan to do this year.” Kennedy also expresses the want to continue events like these to help connect their class. The cabinet used this space to understand the expectations, needs, and wants that the class has for the cabinet. One of the students present at the event, Amy Temple, says, “I would totally do this again because it was super relaxing, and I just think we all had fun together.” Amy also mentioned that, “ the cabinet really wanted our input, and they were really welcoming to us. So, I would do this again, and I would recommend other students to come to events like this one in the future.”
As Amy said, the class cabinet was really adamant on creating a unified environment for their class to thrive in for the years to come. The students that did come felt seen and heard by their elected officials which was a large part of the event’s purpose. Class of 2025 student Kyla Savone says that, “this experience for me was very calming and relaxing. I enjoyed getting to meet the cabinet of SGA ‘25, and I hope there’s more. I like it.” She then continues to add that this was an, “opportunity to meet more fellow students in my class, and I felt like I didn’t always know a lot of people, especially from my hometown. This kind of feedback is promising to the cabinet because it lets them know the students are interested and engaged with more bonding events for their class.
Looking forward, the future is bright for the class of 2025. It appears that there are plans to have more events to socialize with one another, hear from and see their active cabinet members, and engage in fun activities together.