Hello Honors students,
I hope your first week back to classes has been exciting and productive.
I wanted to take a moment and invite you all to attend our 3rd annual Mentoring/Commuter Game Night, also called Pizza, Cards & Games.
This year the event will be on Thursday, January 26th from 5-7 pm here at The Honors College!
This is one of my favorite events that we hold at The Honors College (partially because I love playing Euchre). It is also very special because it is when we get to give away some cool prizes and our Mentoring Program t-shirts!
If you are in the program this year, please fill out this survey for your t-shirt: https://goo.gl/forms/sSEJVWBVf4lUcibw2
In terms of Euchre, we have held a tournament style type of game during previous years. It's a lot of fun, as we have people on all levels of playing Euchre.
If you are unfamiliar with the game or want to know more about it's history, here are a few facts:
- It is highly debated where the game originated from, some say German settlers - others say settlers from France or the U.K.
- It is played differently from region to region.
- It was once considered the national card game in the U.S. (during the 19th century) but has declined in popularity overall
- However, it has a strong following in the Midwest aka (Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin and our very own Michigan!)
- The average play time is 25 minutes and according to Wikipedia the skills required include: memory, tactics and communication.
- Only the A,K,Q,J,10, & 9 are used during game play (unless you use 5's or 6/4's for counting points!)
If you are interested in learning how to play, showing off your skills or just coming to hang out and enjoy pizza - please RSVP by clicking here to this super fun event!
Look forward to seeing you all there!
Kaylee
