By: Chynna-Rose Foulkes
On Oct. 13, The Campus Activities Board presented “The Family Feud Event.” The free event was held in the SCC Boardrooms at 7:30 p.m. The Family Feud Event kicked off the Fall Family Festival weekend, a fun-filled three-day celebration that took place from Oct. 13 through Oct. 15.
“This event is being put on by CAB as a kick off to start Fall family festival,” said Morgan Baum, Assistant Director of Student Activities. “The vendor who runs the event will be choosing people to participate in the family feud game.”
The same exact concept as the original Family Feud TV show with Steve Harvey was duplicated at Saint Leo University. Jarred Pernier, a junior communications and CAB special events assistant, said that “groups were chosen at random by the host.” Basically, there were no pre-selection of the teams that participated in the game, it was more anyone who volunteered to play and have fun.
“We wanted a fun and interactive program for students and families to enjoy together,” said Baum.
This is the first time this particular event was held on campus and it intertwined with the Fall Family Festival perfectly. Pernier and one of his colleagues, Mikael Coleman, came up with the idea to bring the Family Feud event to campus. It was then organized by Pernier and Jess Weaver, CAB traditional programming assistant, as well as other members of CAB.
The event consisted of multiple games. Whichever team had the most points at the end of the event won two hundred dollars cash. Team won came out victorious. The team members were Michelle Mariano, Jack Mariano, and Lauren Mariano.
Mariano, a junior marketing major, wanted to participate in the game because her parents wanted to do it as family. The Mariano family recieved the information on the Fall Family Festival 2017 by mail.
Mariano said that the host was a “good comedian.” The most exciting part of the event for Mariano was the last round. She called it “The Win!” and said that it felt good to be a winner.
Lauren Johnson, a freshman phycology major, came to this event because “all her friends were talking about it and thought it would been something fun to do.” For her, the most exciting part of the event was “participating with her friends as a team.”
“CAB should spread the word more when they have events so that more people can attend,” expressed Johnson.
Dolton Scott, a freshman criminal justice major, enjoyed himself to the fullest at this event. Scott was so excited to attend this event, because he “is a big fan of the original Family Feud TV Show.” The most exciting part for Scott was participating in the actual game. Scott also mentioned that some of the questions were hard, but he still had fun.
For those who enjoyed the Family Feud event or are looking for more events to participate in on campus, Bingo is another popular event on campus. An upcoming game will take place in the SCC Boardrooms at 6 p.m. on Oct. 31, followed by an “After Bingo Party” outside of Student Activities Building.
Students should be sure to check www.saintleotickets.com, CAB social medias, the CAB bulletin boards, and emails from Edson O’Neale for more upcoming events on campus.
