My First Event Back on Campus

Since I've been back in Lexington, I haven't gone to any events on or off campus. I was kind of nervous but also knew things wouldn't be the same so why bother? I've been quite bored until my friend convinced me to attend a probate with her this past weekend. For those of you who don't know what a probate is, a probate is a new member presentation where new members present history of their NPHC organization and reveal who they are to those watching. These are always so fun to watch and it's very exciting for members of that particular organization and other members of greek life. They held the probate outside which was comforting and had cones designating what was 6 feet apart for social distancing measures. They also had designated entrances and exits and had people check in using their link blue at the entrance. Masks were also required the entire time. Everything looked pretty promising until it became crowded. 

Above is a picture I took at the probate. There are clusters of people when they're all supposed to be sitting 6 feet apart by the cones. The young woman in the bottom left corner also has her mask pulled all the way down as well as some others throughout the crowd. Not pictured is more clusters of people throughout the venue. Since it was outside a lot of people came in through the exit, but at the end of the show mostly everyone left at the designated exits after an announcement was made. 

Overall, I think this was managed pretty well other than the many clusters of people. Events on campus will continuously be held with guidelines such as making check in mandatory, having designated entrances and exits, wearing masks, and social distancing. However, I think there needs to be a capacity for those attending events. That's the only way to ensure that people are spread apart enough and to prevent these large clusters seen above. The event itself was still enjoyable even with all the COVID-19 prevention guidelines, but things need to be ran a little more strict if events such as these are to continue throughout the semester.