The Fall 2020 semester at K-State has been anything but normal. But here at Smurthwaite, there is one thing that hasn’t changed: we start off strong with Fall Retreat!
As soon as our 14 new members moved in to Smurthwaite, the activities began! The week’s agenda included contests, getting to know campus, and activities for new members to get to know old members of the house.
This year’s theme for the house is (a bit ironically) travel, so our Fall Retreat contest consisted of each team creating a fictional city complete with a flag and a tourist attraction.
One of our other Retreat activities was a scavenger hunt where teams found different buildings on campus and places to go in town. Our list included the City Park, Varsity Donuts, the Student Union, Lafene Health Center, and multiple other places on and off campus.
We closed out Retreat Week with a Konza hike on Saturday and Convocation on Sunday. The Fall 2020 semester may not be what we expected, but it’s off to a great start!