CHAPTER SOCIALS EQUAL A
BY: DANIELLE MEYER
SOCIAL CHAPTER
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism interns with the National Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Couches tour abroad There are plenty of PRSSA chapters that have regularly scheduled meetings where discussions about press releases and social media are brought up. There are plenty of chapters who have meetings and speakers that closely resemble Ohio University’s chapter of PRSSA. However, what some chapters don’t have is the closeness that OU’s does, which is due in part to the multiple social events planned throughout the year. Starting out the 2014-2015 school year, PRSSA members were all invited to a beginning of the semester cookout where there was pizza, snacks, corn hole and music to be enjoyed. It was a great way to start out the semester and the year, and a wonderful opportunity to get to know everyone or catch up with old friends. This was an important first social event because for newcomers and freshman, trying to meet all the faces that belong to Scripps PRSSA can be hard and sometimes intimidating.
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By opening the year with a fun and casual cookout, the pressure to get getting to know all the members to know everyone was lessened. better, newly acquainted mentors and mentees were able to get to know Several months into school and each other better too. The pumpkinmany meetings later, PRSSA put on carving event gave members a time another social event, this time with and place to let loose and just have another organization at OU. Ad fun, which only helped strengthen the Club partnered with PRSSA to have bonds that many have already made. a pumpkin carving contest. This event was accompanied by popcorn, One final event of the semester is the cotton candy and everyone decked Thanksgiving dinner. This dinner out in their Halloween costumes. is the perfect way to end our time Though the result of who won the together as the semester winds to a contest came back a little unclear, close. All the members collaborating there was no mistaking that this was together, bringing different dishes and another successful social event. This enjoying each other’s company made end-of-October event fit in perfectly the dinner possible and successful. with the time of year and was just At the Thanksgiving dinner everyone what everyone needed to get into the was reminded of all the memories and Halloween mindset. Members were friends they have made during fall also able to continue bonding with semester and also left looking forward each other in a less professional and to what’s to come in the spring. serious setting than how the Monday meetings sometimes are. Along with continued on page 5
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