Location
Various locations - from lounges to parks
Event Profile
Description
A week of events friendly competition between the actives and the new pledges. The events vary from term to term depending on the Fellowship Vice-Presidents. Fall 2010 term consisted of: eating contest, capture the flag, iron chef, and pumpkin carving.
Objective
The objective is to raise morale of both pledges and actives, and ultimately the chapter, by participating in events that boast friendly competition. Because the week usually happens soon after the pledges initiate, this week allows them to work together with their pledge brothers.
Materials
{{#arraymap:Materials vary from event to event. Fall 2010 term used:
Eating contest - food that the fellowship vice-presidents concocted out of strange ingredients
Capture the flag - lots and lots of glow sticks (for playing in the dark), footballs to act as "flags", and first aid kit
Iron Chef - ingredients for the chefs
Pumpkin carving - knives|;|x|
Procedure
7:00pm
eating contest: prepare gross, challenging, and abundant food before the event. Once the event starts have different rounds with different foods. First pledge(s) or active(s) to finish each rounds wins a point.
7:00pm
Capture the Flag: get to the park early in order to set up cones and glow sticks on the field so that it is somewhat lit up. Once pledges and actives arive, hang everyone a glow stick bracelet to wear in the dark. Three rounds are played, about half an hour each.
7:00pm
Iron Chef: have the chosen chefs meet up at safeway an hour and a half before the event starts. The competing teams have half an hour to shop. Then they get to cook/prepare their dishes for one hour. When the event starts, the chefs bring out the dishes to the six pledge and active judges (3 each). The judges score on a scorecard, while everyone watches and try the food.
7:00pm
Pumpkin carving: Those who brought pumpkins sit and carve. We later took pictures and presented them at the meeting for people to vote.
Potential Execution and Risk Management Issues
Execution Issues
{{#arraymap:There is always something that might go wrong at any fellowship event, such as not enough people showing up or setting up too late.|;|x|
Risk Management Issues
{{#arraymap:Even though it is friendly competition, we've had a few injuries sustained in the past from capture the flag.|;|x|
Started S2k3, Fu Class as a way to build class pride and identity, Pledges vs. Actives week is generally done the first or second week of the term, getting things off to an energetic start. Events have included:
- 5-by-5 Eat Off
- 18 Taco Eat Off
- Capture the Flag
- Karaoke Competition
- Poker
- Quad Games
- Iron Chef
