The Hunt, the schoolwide school spirit initiative partnered with LEAD for the Fall Festival Friday, Oct., 22, in its fourth event of the semester. The Hunt pits Rho, Sigma, Quads and Commuters against each other in a year-long battle for community bragging rights.

Alexis Borland, who oversees The Hunt, appreciated the way that The Hunt has “involved students in... campus wide events, school spirit, community pride, pride for where they live and its involved them in supporting athletics and their peers.”

Miles Gunnett, sophomore and Hunt Committee member said, “It gives the students a release from their busy schedule to go have fun and win points for their dorm and has a good competition aspect that keeps them engaged in their school and where they live.” Jo Shaw, sophomore, said, “It encourages students to be involved and grow as individuals as well as learn to take leadership in group settings.”

The Hunt has seen great participation. One initiative is credit for attending athletics events, resulting in prizes for students who turn in full stamp cards. Over 25 stamp cards have been turned in.

Prey Days, held on Fridays on the days of events and sporting games, include wearing the team shirts for each residency. In the previous three Prey Days, 697 students have dressed up in their Hunt shirts.

The competition has been tight. Each team has won an event. Sigma won the field day, Rho won the Spikeball tournament at Beach Bash, Quads won Family Feud night and the Commuters won Food Olympics at the Fall Festival. Gunnett stated, “I enjoy the team aspect of being able to work together for a common goal.”

Another exciting feature of The Hunt is the Golden Egg, hidden around campus by each competing group to be found by another. Borland reported “Rho, Sigma and Quads have all found the egg, Quads have found it twice.” Commuters also found the egg. Borland added, “We will be releasing new rules for the egg. If a team has hidden the egg for over a week, we will start to release a riddle to help other students find it. For every riddle released, the team that hid the egg will receive more points.”

The Hunt has many exciting events upcoming. Borland said, “Another new thing has been students naming the Flight Club, the new student section for games and hopefully by basketball season, this will be kicked off.” Borland added, “We are excited about students rallying together, defining where the student section is and defining their identity is awesome. We had 325 students vote on renaming the student section. Flight Club won by a landslide.”

The next Prey Day is Nov. 12. It is the home opener of men’s basketball. Borland stated, “There will be a tailgate with face painting and poster making. We will have halftime games for Hunt points. This will also coincide with launching the Flight Club.”

“Be on the lookout for the November and December athletic schedule rolling out in the next week. Midnight Madness is also an opportunity to gain points for The Hunt by wearing your t-shirt and participating in the games” Borland said, “As always, turn in your Hunt cards!”

Gunnett added, “We’re always looking for students' input and how we can grow and make it better so that it lasts as a Concordia tradition.”

For more updates on The Hunt, follow them on Instagram @cui_thehunt

 

Tags: event, sports, The Hunt

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