Spring 2017 Event Guide

Contact Us:
Center for Student Activities
662.325.2930
union.msstate.edu/activities
Lyceum Series
662.325.2930
lyceum.msstate.edu
Fraternity & Sorority Life
662.325.3917
greeks.msstate.edu
Miss MSU & Miss Maroon & White
662.325.2930
[email protected]
Student Association
662.325.2930
sa.msstate.edu
Involvement Ambassadors
662.325.2930
[email protected]
Music Maker Productions
662.325.2930
msuconcerts.com
Dance Marathon
662.325.2930
statedm.weebly.com
Spring 2017
Event Guide
January
9th-13th - Poster Sale - 9am-5pm
Dawg House (Union)
An assortment of posters and decorations to jazz up your room!
11th - Sorority Life Interest Meeting - 5pm
Fowlkes Auditorium (Union)
Come learn about Sorority Life membership opportunities with our 3 councils: Panhellenic, NPHC & MGC.
12th - Miss Maroon and White Interest Meeting - 5:30pm
Fowlkes Auditorium (Union)
You could be crowned Miss Maroon and White, come learn about the pageant.
12th-31st - Races United: Standing for the Dream
Union Art Gallery
View this impactful gallery presented by the Holmes Cultural Diversity
13th - Laser Tag - 6pm-10pm
Sanderson Center
Get a group of friends together and come play lasertag!
16th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast/Day of Service - 8am
The Mill Conference Center
It’s a day on, not a day off! Come enjoy a great breakfast, then fasten your
working boots to volunteer in the Starkville community
17th - SA Exec Postions and Senate Forms of Intent Available
OrgSync.com
Those interested in SA Exective positions or Senate can get intent forms
online at OrgSync.com
18th-19th - Panhellenic Sorority Spring Recruitment - 6pm-9pm
Old Main Lounge (Union)/Sorority Row
Register for sorority recuritment and get more info www.greeks.msstate.edu
20th - Panhellenic Sorority Spring Bid Day - 6:30pm
Old Main Lounge (Union)
Sorority Bids will be distributed.
22nd - Committed Prospective Meeting - 3pm
Bettersworth Auditorium (Lee Hall)
Interest meeting for the nine historically black fraternities and sororities also
known as the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
More info at: www.greeks.msstate.edu
24th - Involvment Ambassador Organization Fair - 11am-1pm
Foster Ballroom (Union)
Find your ONE by visitng with many of MSU’s 380 student organizations
24th - Lyceum Series - Ritz Chamber Players - 7pm
Bettersworth Auditorium (Lee Hall)
Come enjoy the instrumental music of the Ritz Chamber Players!
27th - Extreme Juggler Nick Pike - 7pm
Bettersworth Auditorium (Lee Hall)
Watch the extremely dangerous juggling of Nick Pike.
February
1st - SA Executive Candidate Debate - 6pm
Foster Ballroom (Union)
Hear where the SA Executive Candidates stand on the issues facing MSU
students.
3rd - State Dance Marathon - 5pm-12am
Foster Ballroom (Union)
A year long fundrasier culminates in an all night Dance Marathon. Register
today at http://statedmweebly.com
7th - Global Lecture Series - Robert Ballard - 7pm
Bettersworth Auditorium (Lee Hall)
Oceanographer and Explorer Robert Ballard will speak about his hisotrical
finds including the Titanic and JFK’s PT-109!
7th - Student Association Executive and Senate Elections - 7am-5pm
OrgSync.com
Vote for your SA Exec. and Senate Candidate via OrgSync.
8th-28th - Salvaged Splendor Art Gallery Display
Union Art Gallery
Who says art can’t be made out of anything! Come see this amazing art made
from salvaged materials!
9th - Salvaged Splendor Art Gallery Reception - 5pm
Union Art Gallery
Enjoy the art and bid for your favorite piece, proceeds benefit Habitat for
Humanity of Starkville.
12th-14th - IFC Spring Recruitment
Foster Ballroom (Union)/Fraternity and Sorority Row
Register for fraternity recruitment and get more info at greeks.msstate.edu
14th - Valentines Day Movie - 7pm
Foster Ballroom (Union)
Bring your valentine to the movies! It’s the right price! (Free)
15th - IFC Spring Bid Day - 5:30pm
Fraternity/Sorority Life Office (Union)
Fraternity Bids will be distributed.
17th - Miss Maroon and White Pageant - 7pm
Bettersworth Auditorium (Lee Hall)
See who is crowned most beautiful at MSU!
22nd - MSU’s Got Talent - 7pm
Bettersworth Auditorium (Lee Hall)
See the amazing talent MSU has to offer, all proceeds benefit the class gift!
24th - Mentalist Paul Ramsay - 7pm
Foster Ballroom (Union)
Help control the show in hypnotist Paul Ramsay’s game show Mind Games.
March
5th-April 6th - Pohl Family Art Gallery Display
Union Art Gallery
View an art exhibit presented by the Pohl Family.
7th - Lyceum Series - Montana Repertory Theater: Barefoot in the Park
Bettersworth Auditorium
Enjoy the popular play, Barefoot in the Park hosted by the Lyceum Series.
24th-25th - Leadership Conference
McCool Hall
The Future is Now: Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders for Today’s Change, a
leadership conference for college students.
April
1st - Old Main Music Festival - 3pm-10pm
Amphitheater
Enjoy live music and a local art market by starkville area vendors.
3rd - NPHC Week Event: Capture the Flag - 7pm
Drill Field
Competition meets Greek rivalry. Come join your favorite NPHC organization and compete in this classic game. More info at: www.greeks.msstate.edu
4th - NPHC Week Event: Volunteer Day - 4pm
Boys and Girls Club of Starkville
Volunteer with NPHC during the afterschool program
5th - NPHC Week Event: Cook Off - 11am-1pm
The Junction
NPHC invites the MSU community to come try a few of our best dishes in
this friendly fundraising competition.
5th - Music Maker Productions Concert - 7pm
Bettersworth Auditorium (Lee Hall)
Log onto msuconcerts.com for more details!
6th - NPHC Week Event: Unplugged - 8pm
The Junction
Ju Ju on the beat. Line dancing. Strolling. Sounds like the best block party
ever. Come hang out with NPHC as the hottest DJ plays the livest tunes.
7th - NPHC Week Event: Step Show - 7pm
Bettersworth Auditorium (Lee Hall)
Culminating the greatest week ever is the NPHC step show. Come enjoy the
in sync steps and shows of the NPHC organizations.
12th - May 6th - Thesis Art Gallery Show
Union Art Gallery
Support the senior Art students in their Senior Thesis Show.
17th - MSU Jazz Band Outdoor Concert - 1pm
Moe’s Pavilion (in front of Moe’s Southwest Grill)
Enjoy some soothing jazz music during lunch!
FOR MORE EVENTS VISIT:
union.msstate.edu/events