The ETSU Tradition Keepers held their first event of the year on Sept. 22 in the Culp Center Cave. The Tradition Keepers decided to host a video game night in collaboration with the ETSU Esports team.
“It feels good to be back,” said President Dana Weckel. “We are excited to have in-person events without restrictions and to get more people interested and just have more fun with their semester without having to stress about homework.”
The collaboration held a night of entertainment for students who participated. The Esports team set up a variety of games including the Nintendo Wii’s “Wii Sports Resort,” “Mario Kart” and the Nintendo Switch’s “Nintendo Switch Sports.”
“We have done video game nights before, but we haven’t had the opportunity to partner with the Esports team and their state-of-the-art facilities,” said Weckel, “and now that we’re able to partner with them, it’s a way to bring light to the fact that we have an esports team, but also having access to different facilities to have fun!”
The Tradition Keepers wanted to bring light to the Esports team as they compete competitively with teams across the nation. Weckel also mentioned that they quite frequently compete in the Culp Center Cave for students to spectate.
“I never knew where Esports was located until now,” said senior Brooke Hornberger. “This event was a great way to help get my mind off of homework.”
The Tradition Keepers have a variety of events that are being held as the semester progresses. On Oct. 27, they are holding an annual pumpkin carving event. On Nov. 17, they are hosting a Friendsgiving celebration in collaboration with the Mary V. Jordan Multicultural Center. The communications chair for the Tradition Keepers, Cooper Reaves, said that they plan on hosting an event in the fourth Thursday of every month if there are no scheduling conflicts.
“We have partnered with groups before, as for tonight we’re partnering with Esports, we hope to partner with the Multicultural Center for Friendsgiving, we have also partnered with Buctainment, Econuts, just ways that we can not only help grow our member base, but help other organizations grow as well,” said Reaves.
“Tradition Keepers’ main goal is ETSU Pride 365, our organization is under the alumni association, but what we want people to know is that though it is under the alumni association, it is not for alumni, your alumni journey starts with your first day on campus,” said Reaves. “We just want to be an outlet for students and allow the opportunity to be there for them.”
The best way to stay connected with Tradition Keepers is through their social media accounts. Tradition Keepers’ up-to-date events can be found on Instagram, @etsutraditionkeepers. They also advertise their events on the TVs found throughout campus.
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