Gliding the Night Away with AWS

The Association for Women Students (AWS) went Down in the Valley for their Pynk themed week. Ending things at the Pynk with a glow in the dark skate party.
Students had a fun night of roller-skating in the Event Center. AWS Activities Coordinator Faith Woods a sophomore agriculture business major from Baton Rouge, LA explained her inspiration for this event. “AWS had a skate party two years ago, but I wanted to give a chance for other students to experience it. I found a vendor worked the kinks out and the skate party came to life,” stated Woods. The portable skate floor undoubtedly made students feel as if they were at a skating rink.
Though it was an AWS event the men of SU were still able to come live their ‘Roll Bounce’ dreams. After students entered, waivers where signed, and pink wristbands were given out in exchange for glow in the dark skates. Students filled the roller rink for the night and rolled away. As music played students glowed in the dark skating laps trying not to fall. Even so, there were some pro skaters on the floor dancing as they glided pass the beginner skaters.
Tiannah Taylor, a sophomore nursing major from Mobile, Alabama has been skating for almost a year and half. Taylor explained how the event could’ve been better. “I feel like it went well but it would’ve been better in the mini dome where more people could’ve been on the floor. I enjoyed seeing some of my skater friends from home and also meeting new ones.”
Though students had an allotted time to actually skate on the rink students waited for their chance to hit the floor. AWS had a quantity of skates for students to use sanitizing them after each use. The skate party granted students the ability to interact with their peers in an entertaining way. Every now and then someone would fall with a huge grin filling their face. Then quickly getting back up to try it again!
“I’ve been skating since I was really young but in the last year or two, I started skating more often to learn more tricks. I enjoyed how organized it was and how it allowed time for everyone to skate. I also really enjoyed that if you had your own skates, you were able to skate as long as you wanted. I feel the event went well,” shared Asjia Brock-Johnson a junior nursing major from Atlanta, Georgia.
AWS ended Pynk Week gliding the night away. The skate party was an exciting way to finish off the week. Leaving students anxious to know what they’ll plan next.