By Alana Hu
Staff Writer
It all began a few weeks ago with a simple love letter to the members of the Student Government Association from the Student Activities Council asking, “Do you love me? Check yes or no.”
SGA responded to this note by covering SAC’s office with newspaper and leaving a poster that said, “Breaking news! SGA says yes!”
“They totally newspapered our entire office,” said Rusty Tuders, SAC secretary. “Everything from the walls, ceiling, tape dispensers, desk, computer, aerosol can and its lid and whatever else in the office was covered.”
Since then, the SGA and SAC – the two largest student organizations on campus — have exchanged pranks.
Although both play a significant role in student life, some students are unable to differentiate between the two or understand their roles on campus.
“SGA and SAC complement each other really well on Union’s campus and are officially part of the same branch of organizations,” said Kylie McDonald, SGA president and senior international relations major. “SGA provides leadership to all campus organizations and serves as the student body’s official voice to the university.”
SAC creates a campus-wide environment in which the community necessary for SGA to lead and serve is fostered, McDonald said.
“They are very dependent on each other, and it’s encouraging to see how we are both working toward the same goals.”
SAC is led by an executive council and hosts many student events, from a game show presented during new student orientation to midnight movies, Movie on the Lawn, the homecoming concert, the Carl Perkins Christmas Party and Variety Show.
SGA also hosts events, such as the Howdy Party and Holla Back parties at the beginning of each semester.
Its officers focus more on fostering unity between the students and university through Student Senate meetings and maintaining class officer positions for each class.
“I think that during this semester, both organizations have started to recognize that we are both trying to accomplish the same things on campus,” McDonald said. “We’ve both made efforts to reach out to other organizations and create a community of encouragement and support for students to excel in.”
The prank initiated by SAC was a creative means of encouragement to SGA.
The heart shaped “love letter” asked SGA for a relationship with SAC, a prank that created an avenue for the two organizations to come alongside one another.
“We love SAC and love this fun relationship we have with them,” McDonald said.
