Sound, check. Lighting, check.
Video, check.
That’s how my morning on September
28, 2013 began. It was Enactus SRCC’s Certificate Distribution
Ceremony for the year 2012-13, an occasion I couldn’t really relate
to until I entered the seminar room. There was an air of positivity
around the room, with all the current members working to get things
ready, albeit not looking to mess up their formal attires!
Once we were set, in came our alumni
members who were greeted with warm hugs by the seniors. We were also
fortunate to have amidst us Shuchi ma’am from Enactus India, as
well as Abhay Sir who has always been the backbone of Enactus SRCC.
To kick things off, we had the
presentation given by the presenting members at last year’s
Nationals, which was absolutely awe-inspiring. The meticulous
precision between their delivery of speech and the timing of the
video was simply amazing! It was evident that an enormous amount of
time and dedication had been spent, to reach that level of
perfection.
We then had the distribution of
certificates, starting from our alumni members down to the second
years. Courtesy my role of being the photographer for the day, I was
the lucky one to have all the recipients beam their smiles at me!
Zooming through the lens, I noticed the smiles they wore were clearly
not of happiness for receiving certificates which would decorate
their CVs, but more of a deep fulfillment and satisfaction. Deep
down, they knew their real achievements were the smiles they had
brought to the faces of our communities. Clearly, in the words of one
of our alumni, a certificate is the least that one gets out of
Enactus!
We then had some of our alumni
members share their Enactus experiences, followed by some
refreshments. What unfolded next was an informal and light-hearted
interaction session that turned out to be an ice-breaker - the first
years were spontaneously asked to talk about the person sitting next
to them, and there were some embarrassing discoveries too! But the
real fun was when we got to know some interesting facts about our
current seniors, with the alumni members obviously on our side!
To sum up, this event was a
reflection of the very spirit which unites all members. I am certain
every first year member left that room as a changed and inspired
person, with the fire to continue the great work which our seniors
have been doing till now. On a personal note, I can safely say after
that day, I’d found my extended family for the next four years of
my life.
-Divyat Rungta
0 comments:
Post a Comment