Spring Break
Students carry on king and queen tradition
Ashley Abernathy
Issue date: 9/17/08 Section: Features
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Almost 21 years ago, the ECU Student Recreation Center and Campus Living decided to establish an event early in the semester to "help students feel more connected to ECU," according to Steve Myszak, assistant director for residence life.
The purpose of the King and Queen event is to get students out of the residence halls and involved on campus.
ECU Student Recreation and Campus Living staff started planning this year's event in late summer.
"Since King and Queen is a student affairs tradition, we do not want to change the format too much," said Myszak. "The goal is always to offer fun activities for students to interact while having a good time in a friendly but competitive way."
Residence halls have been gearing up this past week in an effort to win the title. Aycock Hall held a pep rally Monday night for its residents.
"I want the students to have fun and build relationships and I want them to take pride in the residence hall they live in and hopefully we can pull out a victory," said Marcus Silver, the Aycock Hall coordinator.
Residents of Aycock created banners and capes to go along with their "superhero" theme.
Rachael Willits, Garrett Hall coordinator, said her goal as a coordinator is to get as many people as possible to come out and play. The theme for her hall is "Gladiators."
Garrett Hall took home king last year along with Clement Hall as queen, where Willits was a previous coordinator.
"Clement has had the crown for five straight years, so it will be good competition," said Willits.
Some of the events include slip-n-slide, putt-putt, horseshoes and mini-basketball.
The competition is based on the percentage of students from each residence hall that show up to the event. However, once residents come to the event, they must participate in as many activities as possible and win those activities to gain points for their hall.
"It builds relationships amongst the residents and the resident advisors and it builds healthy and friendly competition amongst all of the residents in the residence halls," Silver said.
The top four female groups and the top four male groups will come together and compete in a tug-o-war challenge to secure the win of one king and one queen.
A residence hall is allowed to claim both king and queen titles.
"It would be awesome to take home both," Silver said.
The event starts at 4 p.m. on the College Hill field with the spirit competition and will go until 6 p.m. when the final tug-o-war competition occurs.
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