A week after the South Asian Student Association’s meeting, I went to the Hindu Student Association’s meeting. I am actually not Hindu but I decided to check it out. At their first general interest meeting they were serving samosas. Samosas are made with a wheat flour or maida flour shell stuffed with some filling, generally a mixture of mashed boiled potato, onions, green peas, spices and green chili or fruits. As I was eating the samosas, the executive board was introducing themselves along with telling us what they were planning to do this year. At the end of the meeting, we played jenga and they told us that they still have board positions available. Also, towards the end of the meeting, I realized how SASA did not really have anything interesting events, in my opinion, so I was really glad I went to HSA. Anyway, I decided to apply for the Chair of Events. Two weeks ago, I had an interview with the president, vice president and the treasurer. The interview went pretty well. I thought I had answered their questions to the fullest of my abilities. A day after the interview I got an email saying that I got the position! I was really excited to work with people that are so cooperative and nice. Ever since then, we have been working on a lot of the events. We had the club fair and the fall kick off! The picture below is a picture of me and Irine, another board member, at our Fall Kickoff that happened last Thursday. We were in the lobby of the second floor and had a lot of cool stuff going on. We had last year’s president doing henna, there was mango juice and doughnuts, people were painting canvases and guessing how many M&Ms are in a candy jar. It was so much fun, however, not that many people were around. It was during club hours so other people were busy at their own clubs but toward the end, people started coming to our stand and seeing what HSA was all about. I am really excited for the upcoming events for this club. Diwali, the festival of lights, is in October and HSA has planned two eventsto celebrate. We have the Diwali Kickoff and the Diwali Gala that is going to be awesome! We have dance performances, amazing food, a photobooth and other cool things happening at these two events. I really hope people come through. I really look forward to being a huge part in this club. The executive board is so nice, welcoming and organized. They created a comfortable environment for me from the start. What I really like about this club is that not only do they have these cultural events, but they are always wanting to give back to the community and I am glad that I can contribute.
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