The DKE Fraternity and SDT Sorority Family Potluck. MISHA JABAL-ABADI/THE QUADRANGLE
Misha Jabal-Abadi, Contributor
Manhattan University held its annual Family Weekend on Sept. 27 and 28. Whether students chose to stay on campus or explore the city, there was an agenda full of various activities, ranging from small meetings to professional sports games. Some highlights included Friday night’s Yankees game, Pancakes with the President on the quad, an MU women’s soccer game against Mount St. Mary’s and the Sigma Delta Tau family potluck in Jasper Lounge, among much more.
Nicole Brosnan, the director of Student Engagement and an organizer of Family Weekend, spoke to The Quadrangle in regards to the planning of the event.
“I know it’s mostly freshmen families who come, but it’s always very nice to let people know that their students are being well taken care of here,” Brosnan said. “They’re adjusting, they’re having a good time and they want to share the new life and friends and everything that they built for themselves here.”
The Quadrangle spoke with student attendee Isaiah Merisier, a senior electrical engineering major who mentioned he was excited to spend time with his sister. Merisier spoke about how Family Weekend is a great opportunity for students who are out-of-state.
“I think it’s fun, because for me, sometimes my family will come and they’ll see me, and then they’ll go,” Merisier said. “But I know for people that have out-of-state families, it’s really nice for them to come.”
Family Weekend also allows for prospective students to see and get a feel of what the Jasper community is like. Prospective business freshman, Alexia Merisier, the sister of Isaiah Merisier, spoke to The Quadrangle about her experience during the weekend as well.
“I think Family Weekend allows me to see the school without just coming to an open house or something where I would usually be a little too busy to come to,” [Alexia] Merisier said. So I really enjoy this, to get an opportunity to walk around the school.”
With an agenda full of activities, it may be hard for one to choose which activities to attend. But that was not an issue for [Alexia] Merisier, who was looking forward to attending the sports event listed for that day.
“I’m excited to go to the girls’ and boys’ basketball event that’s at two o’clock,” [Alexia] Merisier said. “I’m excited for that. We’re also going to go to some soccer game. Excited for that too.”
Students took pictures with Brother Jasper at Pancakes with The President on the quad. MISHA JABAL-ABADI/THE QUADRANGLE
Following the women’s soccer game against Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday, during which families were able to get free food from Tacos El Poblanitos and Mr. Softy, many families broke into small group activities. One of which was the Delta Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Delta Tau (SDT) family potluck. Allyson Haskins, a junior double major in marketing and communication as well as a member of SDT, told The Quadrangle why she had looked forward to the event.
“It’s basically a way to bring all our families together,” Haskins said. “It’ll bring the fraternity and the sorority closer, and also bring all the families there too.”
Many students who sat out some of the day’s activities took advantage of the time to show their families around the campus. Freshman mechanical engineering major, Luca Caria, was excited to show his family the O’Malley Library. Like others, Luca had been looking forward to seeing his family.
“I just like to spend time with my family, and show them around the campus,” Caria said.