By SAMANTHA MCGUIRE, Staff Reporter
There are a number of clubs and organizations on campus. Each club is unique and has a different mission. A time for these clubs to generate interest and get their names out there is homecoming week.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s homecoming week is Oct. 29 through Sept. 1. The theme taking over the campus is going to be Rangers: League of Heroes.
Most of the clubs are participating in this year’s homecoming Paint Palooza Contest. The Paint Palooza Contest is sponsored by the Student Government Association. Clubs are asked to paint a board. The boards will display the names of the organization and hung up on campus during homecoming week. Each board is themed with the “League of Heroes” and displays the club’s name.
Some clubs involved in the Paint Palooza Contest and other homecoming week festivities include the Art Society, Aggie Club, Writer’s Roundtable, Psychology Club, Ranger bands, International Student Association, the Student Nurses Association, and many others.
Art Society
The Art Society is a club whose purpose is to encourage, stimulate and maintain an excellence in the field of art. They are participating in the Paint Palooza, and are also creating many decorations that will be displayed on the windows of Jessie Dunn during homecoming week.
Several international students that are helping with the homecoming projects have never painted anything before this. Two of these students are Pema Tashi Rokaya and Sushant Acharya, both freshman.
Aggie Club
The Aggie Club is an agricultural student organization, which is comprised of mainly agriculture majors. Steve Sneary, instructor of agriculture and farm manager, said the Aggie Club does a large float for the parade each year, and that student members of the club are in charge of building it.
Writer’s Roundtable
The Writer’s Roundtable is an organization of students and staff who wish to expand their writing endeavors. For homecoming this club is participating in the Paint Palooza, and is also setting up a booth after the homecoming parade. They are planning on doing a nostalgia lemonade stand.
Psychology Club
Psychology club will also be setting up a stand after the parade. Theirs will be selling custom made NWOSU bracelets and T-shirts. The Psychology Club was organized to foster and encourage interest in psychology, but the psychology club doesn’t only inform and discuss psychology, they also help serve the community in many different ways.
International Student Association
The International Student Association is a club focused on educating the Northwestern campus about all the different cultures represented on campus. They will be participating in the Paint Palooza, and also setting up a booth after the parade to sell international goods.
Student Nurses Association
The Student Nurses Association is a student lead organization that focuses on community service, nursing health and education. This year they are setting up a booth after the parade to have a bake sale. They will also be walking in the parade as well as participating in the Paint Palooza.
Ranger Band
This year the Ranger Band will participate in the Ranger Rally on Sept. 30 at 11:45 a.m. During the parade on Oct. 3 there will be a band competition that will have bands from many local high schools and middle schools.