The Student Leadership Association is hosting two events at the end of this month for students.
The first is Harvest Day, on Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 12-2 p.m. in the basement of Building 8’s stage area.
The event will feature free pizza, apple cider, candy corn, caramel apples and a corn hole game, according to SLA student workers Angel Jackson and Kolita Hollins.
“There will be a food table and a SLA table,” Jackson said. “We’re having drawings for students to win candy jars. Everything’s going to be free.”
Jackson said that the only thing students need to bring is themselves.
The following day SLA is hosting the Celebrate the 70’s event, from 11-2 p.m., also in the basement of Building 8’s stage area. The event will feature music, a slideshow and a soul train line. Jackson said people will be dancing.
“Harvest Day is more about fall and eating food,” Jackson said. “Celebrate the 70’s is more about getting into the whole dressing up thing.”
Students are encouraged to dress up for the event. Prizes will be given out for the three best dressed. Hollins said she wants to keep the prizes a surprise until the event.
“We want students to show their 70’s spirit,” Jackson said. “Get a little crazy. Be as 70’s as you can with what you wear.”
In the past, SLA hasn’t had events on back-to-back days, but Jackson said in an effort to have more events for students, they started having them that way. Although some weeks might not have any events, others could have two.
Both events will have decorations, even though Jackson and Hollins said they don’t always have things completely planned out.
“We just kind of go with the flow,” Jackson said. “But we’re decorating for both.”
Students can expect to see a lot of orange and yellow decorations at Harvest Day, according to Hollins.
SLA decided to use a harvest theme as opposed to Halloween because of religious concerns. Hollins said they didn’t want to offend anyone, and that Harvest Day was timely as well.
Jackson said the events are for everyone, and anyone can be involved.
“We’re going to have fun,” she said.