ISABELLA INZINNA
Special to The Leader
Everyone has been in at least one all-out Nerf war in their lifetime. Chasing your friends or siblings around the house with Nerf guns while strategically planning each move. Most people hung up their blasters back in elementary or middle school. Nerf Club is here to change that.
Nerf Club President Mark Hoffman explains how he runs club meetings and how you could join in on the fun.
During colder months, Nerf Club meets on Sundays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Steele Hall Fieldhouse. When the weather warms up, they meet on the field between the quads and the Williams Center. Regardless of meeting location, here’s the rundown of how a typical Nerf Club meeting would go:
Hoffman explains that to start, the e-board grabs all necessary supplies and heads to the fieldhouse. There, they lay out their assortment of blasters for members to pick which one they’d like to use. The first game of each meeting begins with a free-for-all. In this game, members try to tag each other out using their blasters until one person remains. In between each game, all darts are picked up in preparation for a new round. Then the club is pulled in order to decide what game they’d like to play next.
If you decide to attend a meeting and are not on the email list, here’s how you can stay up to date. Simply just ask an e-board member to add you to the list and you’re in, or you can look at their instagram @fredonianerfclub.
Nerf Club is really just about having fun. Hoffman said he hopes attendees “ have a good time and get some light exercise in, as well as just being able to run around and have fun with [their] friends.”
From its creation almost fifteen years ago, to its rebranding in 2018, Nerf Club has been a way for students to let out their energy and act like kids again for a few hours. Students can get so stressed with the pressures of college and becoming a part of adult society. This club is a nostalgic way to remind yourself that even though you’re an adult, you can still have fun.