Food and fun for peo­ple of all ages

The day was sunny as stu­dents, fac­ulty, and com­mu­nity mem­bers hit the quad for the Founders’ Day Celebration.

Walking around, one could tell it was going to be a good day with lots of food and fun.

To begin, many peo­ple headed towards the food tent where they ate hot­dogs, ham­burg­ers, or chicken with an assort­ment of sides. Then they pro­ceeded to the ice cream social for some dessert.

Near the back of the food tent, there was an area for peo­ple to get their pic­ture taken with some of the most mem­o­rable events in school his­tory, includ­ing the fire of 1950. There was also a table sell­ing t-shirts and a book about Ferris’ history.

Many stu­dent and community-based orga­ni­za­tions had a table set up with free infor­ma­tion about its group. These ranged from church groups and Relay for Life to mul­ti­ple soror­i­ties and Student Government. Many of these orga­ni­za­tions were giv­ing away free stuff like Frisbees, note­books, and stress balls.

A table run by the FSU Pride Committee was trad­ing Ferris t-shirts for any non-Ferris col­lege t-shirt.

Photo By: Kate Dupon | PhotographerBonzai Bike Ride: Students watch­ing and rid­ing the Bonsai Bike Ride at the Founders’ Day cel­e­bra­tion that took place in the quad on Thursday, Sept. 3.

Ferris stu­dent Katie Simaz said, “I liked see­ing all the dif­fer­ent orga­ni­za­tions come together for this celebration.”

As time went on, lines for the wax hand, car­i­ca­tures, air-brush tat­toos, and air-brush t-shirts became longer and longer. Near the end of the day, the line for a car­i­ca­tures draw­ing was over a half an hour. People also lined up through­out the day to enjoy a Bonzai Bike ride.

For the younger gen­er­a­tions, kids could enjoy the dif­fer­ent nov­el­ties, which included an inflat­able space ship and a small obsta­cle course, along with many of the other activ­i­ties as well.

Overall, the atmos­phere was excit­ing. Between the music and laugh­ter, it sounded as if every­one was hav­ing a good time.

The day ended with booths turn­ing peo­ple away sim­ply because the day had come to a close. People walked away with a smile on their face and mem­o­ries that will last a life time.

Ferris State University was offi­cially another year older.

Ferris stu­dent, Jessica Whitmyer, summed it up by say­ing, “It’s cool to see how far this school has come.”