School spirit could reap rewards of $25 from SGA this week
Thousands of students every day wear Central Michigan University attire to their classes.
But they could be rewarded for their clothing choices at a random time on a random day this week.
The Student Government Association’s Traditions and Spirit Committee is launching School Spirit Days, in which a member of the committee will find a student wearing CMU colors or clothing and give them a $25 gift card to the CMU Bookstore or Down Under Food Court.
“The goal is to promote school spirit,” said Eric Jacovetti, chairman of the Traditions and Spirit Committee. “The premise is to be proud of your school. I think this will help people wear Central gear.”
Jacovetti, a Livonia junior, said he plans to show up on campus later in the week on a random day and preferably between classes to find a larger number of students.
The idea stemmed as the committee’s yearly promotion to increase students’ school spirit across campus. The committee will look at the feedback to the initial Student Spirit Day and decide when the next one will be.
“The idea is that every single student on Central’s campus is in a contest,” he said. “But they don’t know it.”
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The event has other benefits besides fostering student spirit, said SGA vice president and Garden City senior Brittany Mouzourakis.
SGA will use the event to get student opinions on what they can do better from the winners.
“If more people know SGA is out there and can win a small gift card, they might put on a CMU shirt on a nice spring day,” Mouzourakis said.
Students will be asked a few questions on their opinions of the SGA’s effectiveness and what they would like to see out of their student government after they are selected as a gift-card winner.
The hope is the program will reach an untapped group of students, said SGA president Jason Nichol.
“Obviously, the monetary fund is small. We’re not giving them Cadillacs,” the Mount Pleasant senior said. “The spontaneity will help SGA reach an unreached portion of CMU students.”
