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JACOB SANTOS and AMBER MATTICE
Special to The Leader and Managing Editor
On Aug. 30, hundreds of new and returning students attended Activities Night, an event hosted by Spectrum Entertainment every semester.
There are currently over 170 organizations recognized under the Student Association (SA), with each encompassing the varied interests of students at Fredonia. From professional clubs to cultural organizations, as well as interest groups, fraternities and sororities, students are able to see all that the campus has to offer.
Due to this year’s second largest incoming class in Fredonia’s history, the numerous student groups saw this as a great opportunity to recruit a number of new members.
“Even the current students don’t know a lot of SA, so it is nice to be able to introduce it to students of all years at a casual level,” said junior public relations major and chair of SA’s public relations committee, Celina Kryk. “Even for those who didn’t come up to the table, now when they see our name on things, they will know who we are.”
Activities Night illustrated the diversity of Fredonia’s campus as well as all of the opportunities on campus for students to take part in and explore. Dance groups showcased their talent to curious bystanders, and the various a capella and instrumental groups on campus performed to attract onlookers. Even the campus TV station, WNYF, interviewed passing students with their equipment in hand.
“The most important thing about attending Activities Night is for students to interact with one another and see Fredonia’s diverse clubs and students. One of the best parts of being at Fredonia is the massive amount of interests and passions we all have and how those are translated into clubs, societies and groups of friends that make everything run,” said senior English major, Anthony Licata.
The evening hummed with the sounds of excited students and enthusiastic club members encouraging new people to sign up.
“It’s an opportunity for freshmen to see all that Fredonia has to offer and just get the energy on campus to start flowing overall,” said Kryk.
Later in the evening, crowds gathered when Rodrigo Rodriguez, a senior business administration major, proposed to Amanda Nadvornik, a senior childhood inclusive education major, near the Dods Grove pavilion. The pair have been sweethearts since Nadvornik’s junior year and Rodriguez’s senior year of highschool.
“It was overwhelming. I am not a big crowd/center-of-attention kind of person so it was a lot to take in. I couldn’t stop shaking. I was still so overwhelmed [after the proposal] but also immensely happy,” said Nadvornik.
Crowds cheered the couple on as they shared the moment with their peers.
“I decided to propose at Activities Night because I am a huge public display of affection person…. It was a social [but] intimate experience with all of our friends and loved ones present,” said Rodriguez, “The amount of joyous uproar around us and the excitement and love was overwhelming… but amazing and felt like something out of a movie.”