In response to “No need to hide your NSU pride,” by Kevin Preciado from the February 8th issue
We have spirit, yes we do!
To those looking for NSU spirit, let us introduce you to NSU’s newest spirit group: Finatics.
You may remember us from our Dig Pink Pep Rally for the women’s volleyball team or our very blue presence at most athletic events. Every other Tuesday, we get together and plan events and outings to support Shark athletics and to build NSU community.
Within the last two weeks, we have attended the home openers for baseball and softball. For both games, we made posters like “NSU baseball is a grand slam!” and “We Love NSU Softball,” to show our shark pride and support of the athletes.
Last Tuesday, we also held a school spirit photo shoot where athletes and students took pictures together around campus. We are working closely with athletics. The department supports our effort to instill pride in the NSU community. We are genuinely looking to make the connection between students and student athletes.
We started Finatics because we saw the need and the want for shark pride on campus. We identified student leaders who we knew had shark pride and were making separate efforts towards the cause and decided that it would be much more powerful if all of our efforts were combined.
If you have shark pride and would like to get involved, our next Finatics meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the UC. There will also be huge pep rally for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, on Feb. 23 from 12 p.m. -1 p.m. in the UC pit.
Come out, see what we are all about, and become a FINATIC.
Sincerely,
Brittany Schemtob and Alexis Sands
