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PITTSBURG —
Pittsburg State University’s Student Government Association is letting student groups show their holiday sentiment around campus this year.
For the first time, at least in recent memory, student organizations are being allowed to decorate a tree on campus.
SGA president Lara Ismert said the project began about two months ago when another SGA member who had been a prominent member of her campaign came up with the idea.
“He said ‘We have so many cute trees on campus, why not decorate them?’” Ismert said. “Part of our campaign was to make the vibe on campus better, so we decided to do it.”
Ismert said only about seven groups registered during the first outing, and took the blame for not getting the word out sooner. But she hopes to harness some momentum from the project into a campaign for environmental sustainability during Earth Week next April.
“We hope to get a lot of donations next year toward sustainability efforts across campus,” Ismert said. “One idea is to use donations to help buy recycling receptacles, which are $40!”
The student groups that are decorating trees this week have to use items that won’t damage bark or damage break limbs, and they can’t use extension cords that would cross sidewalks.
Ismert said she plans to get the word out much sooner next year, and that hopefully students can use LED lights, or lights that are solar-powered.
“I think campus would be so beautiful to have all those trees with lights on them,” Ismert said.
On Monday evening, Alpha Gamma Delta sorority sisters Ashly Erickson, a sophomore in marketing from Wamego; Rylie Miller, a freshman in graphic design from Overland Park; and Catherine Duncan, a freshman in early childhood education from Kansas City, Mo. decided to show their Christmas Spirit by hanging bulbs on a tree in Cleveland Plaza outside the Glass Point entrance to the Overman Student Center. They’re not required to, but it sounded like a good idea.
“We don’t have to do it, but we like to do it,” said Duncan, a freshman in early childhood education from Kansas City, Mo., as she pinned up a bulb.
Erickson said their mission was two-fold.
“We want to get the word out about our sorority, but we also want to bring a bit of holiday festivity to our campus,” Erickson said, searching for one of the last bulbs.
Elsewhere on campus, Overman Student Center employees are also hosting tree decorations, though none were available for comment as of press time.
Pittsburg State University’s Student Government Association is letting student groups show their holiday sentiment around campus this year.
For the first time, at least in recent memory, student organizations are being allowed to decorate a tree on campus.
SGA president Lara Ismert said the project began about two months ago when another SGA member who had been a prominent member of her campaign came up with the idea.
“He said ‘We have so many cute trees on campus, why not decorate them?’” Ismert said. “Part of our campaign was to make the vibe on campus better, so we decided to do it.”
Ismert said only about seven groups registered during the first outing, and took the blame for not getting the word out sooner. But she hopes to harness some momentum from the project into a campaign for environmental sustainability during Earth Week next April.
“We hope to get a lot of donations next year toward sustainability efforts across campus,” Ismert said. “One idea is to use donations to help buy recycling receptacles, which are $40!”
The student groups that are decorating trees this week have to use items that won’t damage bark or damage break limbs, and they can’t use extension cords that would cross sidewalks.
Ismert said she plans to get the word out much sooner next year, and that hopefully students can use LED lights, or lights that are solar-powered.
“I think campus would be so beautiful to have all those trees with lights on them,” Ismert said.
On Monday evening, Alpha Gamma Delta sorority sisters Ashly Erickson, a sophomore in marketing from Wamego; Rylie Miller, a freshman in graphic design from Overland Park; and Catherine Duncan, a freshman in early childhood education from Kansas City, Mo. decided to show their Christmas Spirit by hanging bulbs on a tree in Cleveland Plaza outside the Glass Point entrance to the Overman Student Center. They’re not required to, but it sounded like a good idea.
“We don’t have to do it, but we like to do it,” said Duncan, a freshman in early childhood education from Kansas City, Mo., as she pinned up a bulb.
Erickson said their mission was two-fold.
“We want to get the word out about our sorority, but we also want to bring a bit of holiday festivity to our campus,” Erickson said, searching for one of the last bulbs.
Elsewhere on campus, Overman Student Center employees are also hosting tree decorations, though none were available for comment as of press time.
