Drury’s Think Green organization held its first event of the semester on the 14^th and the turnout for pot painting was much better than expected. This is not the first time that the organization has held an event like this. They have held this event in past semesters, however none of them have had quite the outcome that this one did. Seats were filled during the first three minutes of the painting party, and the number of pots to decorate were dwindling by the second.  

Members of Think Green rejoiced in the unexpected boom in student participation as people lined up at the door, waiting for their turn to collect a pot and their choice of paints, realizing that they were going to need to find a way to get more materials. However, just as quickly as the seats filled, the pots ran out.  

Newcomers stood in confusion as others settled into their seats to begin their projects. Seating along with supplies became unavailable quickly. Think Green President Garrett Weber apologized to people as they filed into the entry, stating that there were no pots left, and that they were unable to obtain more as they had reached the extent of the organization’s budget.  

Despite this setback, people who had seated themselves early filled the room with laughter and delighted chatter. They sat shoulder to shoulder, talking about their classes and their days, while composing sketches onto ceramic; some taking their time while others hurry their designs onto their canvas.  

This unexpected surge of student involvement brought up a slight issue, however, some might say it was a positive issue to have. Alongside Weber’s apologies, he states that they had not planned for this many people to attend. Though everything did not go exactly how they wanted, members of Think Green were very happy with the turnout for this event and thought it was very successful, members are hopeful for the same outcome for their next activity. 

Article written by Casey Jones & Sophia Meek

Photo by Sophia Meek