When: Thursday, Sept. 3, after the football game concludes
Where: Scheumann Stadium
SGA is hoping to create a new tradition with a photo shoot after the football game Sept. 3.
For the Cardinal Project, students will assemble on the blacktop outside the student section of the stands and then move to the field, making a circle around Ball State's cardinal logo. The photo of the group will be printed onto posters for students to pick up at a future athletic event.
Former SGA Vice President Bryan Kubel said he came up with the idea for Cardinal Project because he wanted something freshmen could look back on.
“This is a chance for a new group of students to be a part of a new, creative tradition,” Kubel said. “I think it would be cool to say, ‘Hey, I was a part of the first Cardinal Project.’”
Kubel started working on Cardinal Project in Spring 2014. He got the idea after seeing his friends at the University of Minnesota do a similar photo. His original idea was to have the event during Welcome Week, but athletics wanted to keep the freshmen's mandatory introduction to Ball State sports in Worthen Arena.
“I would like to see this become a new tradition where the class of whatever takes a picture, so each freshman class can see, ‘Here’s our freshman class in one big picture,'" Kubel said.
Although Kubel wasn't able to implement the Cardinal Project while he was SGA vice president for the 2014-15 year, he continued to work with the current SGA executive slate to move the project forward. SGA Vice President Richu Aby helped Kubel with the project, which is sponsored by SGA, Welcome Week and Ball State athletics.
“I think that students should be involved in creating tradition on their campus and showing pride for their university,” Aby said. “Cardinal Project is a great way to show our support for Ball State. We need to start getting out there and showing our Cardinal pride."
Kubel said he hopes students stay for the entire game so they can take part in the photo shoot.
“In the end, we need bodies there to make it work,” Kubel said. “They’ll get to see a great first home football game and do something unique and cool that’s never been done before.”
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