Lately, in order to pad my r??sum??, or should I say, to get the most out of my college experience, I've been looking into a lot of student organizations. I want something fun, but not too much work. I'm not too much of an athlete, and my convictions about any one topic in particular aren't strong enough to be involved in a political campaign or social action group. (Unless of course there is a group that is wholly against socks and sandals.) Maybe it's because I'm tired of free pizza, or maybe it's because in my heart, I don't really want to do anything very taxing, but I have yet to find an organization that really piques my interest. So I am starting my own. Here's the pitch:
Are you tired of reading advertisements for student organizations, random facts about what George W. did wrong and who is waxing intellectual in Library Mall that day on your way to class? Do you like getting dusty? Do you have the artistic abilities of a five-year-old, or better? Can you work under the cloak of darkness? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if you answered no to all of them but are feeling dangerous, then S.N.O.T.S. is the right student organization for you!
S.N.O.T.S. is an acronym for Something Nice On The Sidewalk. As a group, we travel around campus, drawing pictures, the occasional hopscotch board and writing other enjoyable things on the sidewalk with chalk. We are harnessing our youth and creativity, (while we still have some left) and using them for the greater good of this university.
We will work in the dead of night, so not to interrupt the flow of traffic in your favorite campus thoroughfares. You'll find us drawing smiley faces, writing scenes from your favorite movies or scrawling music trivia all over Bascom Hill and across the bridge to Humanities. Wouldn't it be nice if people could get to class without reading advertisements but instead laughing at scenes from \Office Space""? Everyone will arrive to class in a great mood, and they will have S.N.O.T.S. to thank for it. But the fun doesn't stop there!
We'll also go on service trips to other neighborhoods and draw on their sidewalks, providing fun and chalk dust for people the world over. If this takes off, we'll branch out to billboards and put up pictures of baby animals or knock-knock jokes. Stuck in a traffic jam? Just look upwards for some hilarity and a kind word or two. ""Optimism Fever""-let's make it an outbreak!
S.N.O.T.S. will have open tryouts for everyone that is interested. The audition process will consist of three rigorous parts: penmanship, artistic skills and the ability to be extremely stealth and quiet while you work. This may seem like a demanding screening process, but it is essential if we are to truly find the best of the best.
Now I know many of you are riveted by this idea and can't wait to get started. We'll have an informational meeting about tryouts soon, so keep checking TITU. There will be free food, but instead of pizza, we'll have egg rolls or maybe pie. There may even be door prizes. Come one, come all! S.N.O.T.S: You've picked the right organization!
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