Loyola community celebrates grand opening of Ridley Athletic Complex and Spirit Week events
Maureen O'Donoghue
Issue date: 3/16/10 Section: News
School spirit was at an all time high during this year's spirit week as Loyola's SuperFans worked to get students, faculty, and administration excited for the opening of the new Ridley Athletic complex and the men's lacrosse game against Duke on Saturday, March 13, 2010.
The SuperFans, a student run branch of SGA is composed of approximately 20 students who are dedicated to increasing school spirit around campus. The club started three years ago and this year one of the main points of SGA's mission statement was to focus on school spirit. The SuperFans took it upon themselves to carry out this mission with a strong focus on the week prior to the kick-off of the men's lacrosse season. Headed by Keith Masiulis, Ashley Bergmann, and Alyssa DeLisio, the SuperFans began planning spirit week's activities this past November.
"I really just hope that it gets the campus and the students excited about the upcoming athletic events during the lacrosse season and just about the new athletic complex in general," said DeLisio, a current senior. "We really want people to become more involved and get more time together as a community and as a school to kind of share your Loyola pride and what causes you to be here"
Monday, the SuperFans welcomed everyone back from spring break with a pie-throwing contest, free cake, and a t-shirt sale on the quad. The t-shirts, sporting a clever "Duke I am Your Father" logo on the back, were only five dollars and all 200 shirts sold extremely quickly.
The dance team put on a surprise performance in the middle of the quad on Tuesday when students were least expecting it. The performance was followed by a tail gate at the closing of the Diane Geppi-Aikens Field, where about 150 students, parents, friends, and faculty cheered on the women's lacrosse team as they defeated the Blue Hens of Delaware in a 15- 9 victory.
The Ultimate Fan contest, filmed by Greycomm Studios, was held in Boulder Garden Café on Wednesday. Students came decked-out in their Loyola gear and proceeded to express their school spirit and tell why they are Loyola's most die-hard fan on camera. The winner will be announced during a time-out at Saturday's game where the video will be shown on the scoreboard. The winner is also set to receive a 100 dollar gift basket from the Loyola bookstore.
The SuperFans, a student run branch of SGA is composed of approximately 20 students who are dedicated to increasing school spirit around campus. The club started three years ago and this year one of the main points of SGA's mission statement was to focus on school spirit. The SuperFans took it upon themselves to carry out this mission with a strong focus on the week prior to the kick-off of the men's lacrosse season. Headed by Keith Masiulis, Ashley Bergmann, and Alyssa DeLisio, the SuperFans began planning spirit week's activities this past November.
"I really just hope that it gets the campus and the students excited about the upcoming athletic events during the lacrosse season and just about the new athletic complex in general," said DeLisio, a current senior. "We really want people to become more involved and get more time together as a community and as a school to kind of share your Loyola pride and what causes you to be here"
Monday, the SuperFans welcomed everyone back from spring break with a pie-throwing contest, free cake, and a t-shirt sale on the quad. The t-shirts, sporting a clever "Duke I am Your Father" logo on the back, were only five dollars and all 200 shirts sold extremely quickly.
The dance team put on a surprise performance in the middle of the quad on Tuesday when students were least expecting it. The performance was followed by a tail gate at the closing of the Diane Geppi-Aikens Field, where about 150 students, parents, friends, and faculty cheered on the women's lacrosse team as they defeated the Blue Hens of Delaware in a 15- 9 victory.
The Ultimate Fan contest, filmed by Greycomm Studios, was held in Boulder Garden Café on Wednesday. Students came decked-out in their Loyola gear and proceeded to express their school spirit and tell why they are Loyola's most die-hard fan on camera. The winner will be announced during a time-out at Saturday's game where the video will be shown on the scoreboard. The winner is also set to receive a 100 dollar gift basket from the Loyola bookstore.
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