Students flocked to the Pit Friday for a second chance at experiencing FallFest — which continued despite another round of ominously cloudy skies.
The original FallFest was cancelled last week due to inclement weather. This smaller gathering hosted some of FallFest’s largest sponsors, such as Campus Recreation, Career Services and the General Alumni Association.
Don Luse, director of the Carolina Union, said he considered the 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. make-up event a success given the circumstances.
“As far as I can tell, we have lots of students, lots of activity,” he said. “It’s as good as we can make it at this point.”
Luse said the size of the annual FallFest event makes moving it inside impossible.
“It’s grown to the point where we can’t just bring it inside. We looked into Woollen Gym or Carmichael, but with logistics and fire codes it didn’t make any sense,” he said.
But he said that the Pit and the Great Hall will be reserved next year the day after FallFest just in case. This was the second time in 16 years of the event’s history that it was canceled.
In addition to sponsors, some student organizations also crowded the Pit in an effort to attract new students.
Freshman Hilda Santiago said she was disappointed that FallFest was canceled but is glad it was rescheduled, even if on a smaller scale.
