Each fall the College of Humanities and Social Sciences puts out a call for volunteers to assist with a Bearkat Tailgating. Eager for the opportunity to work with Deanna Briones and Brittany Johnson, the LEAP Ambassadors “leapt” at the opportunity, volunteering for the Homecoming Game.
For some of us, it was our first time at a tailgating or game, and our task was pretty simple. Greet people and offer some of the hundreds of cookies provided by CHSS to tailgaters old and young.
It also offered us a wonderful opportunity for people-watching!
We worked a bit in shifts, with a couple of us occasionally shuffling off to take photos of goings-on in the tailgating universe…
…while others manned the table.
For those manning the table, there was plenty of “work,” with tailgaters stopping by frequently for free cookies or a stab at Jenga.
And on the few occasions when times were slow, we had our own spirited Jenga matches, with one particularly intense game between Olivia and Cinthia…
We won’t say who won, but Cinthia’s back is probably sore today after having to pick up so many Jenga tiles.
We ran into old friends, seeing Angel Montoya (who transferred to University of Houston) and Jessica Cuevas (who is at SMU law); we saw some of our PLS friends such as Angelina Martinez and Lillie Bourgeios; and we even saw some of the friendly staff members at SHSU, such as Jennifer Alexander and Heather Caudle!
And we had plenty of time to have our own fun.
After a few hours, much people watching, many friendly hellos, and a lot of sweat, people began making their ways to the stadium gates…
…and we began taking down and turning over to the great staff in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The Bearkats would go on to win the game and improve their record to 3-1, and the day capped a great weekend that also allowed us to see one of our friends, Chris Tritico, be named Distinguished Alumni at SHSU–which you can read about tomorrow!
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