By Maria Pappas
At the homecoming game on Saturday, Sept. 13, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) introduced their newest event, Awkward RAMily photos. The idea for this event came from CAB’s comedy co-chairs Anisha Mirchandani and Loretta Malloy, both FCRH ’16. The comedy co-chairs are in charge of booking the Spring Weekend comedian, as well as other comedy events on campus. In the past, this has included trips to comedy shows at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the campus-wide Last Comic Standing that took place close to Spring Weekend last year.
The newly instated comedy co-chairs started the year on a successful note with their first event, Sweet Test of Fate, in which students threw pies in their friends’ faces. Awkward Ramily Photos provided another success for the year.
When coming up with the idea for this event, Mirchandani and Malloy were inspired by Awkward Family Photos, a popular series of photos in which people are posed or dressed awkwardly. Mirchandani was most excited for the first event in this recurring series to take place during the homecoming game against the University of Rhode Island.
She said, “Everyone is with their friends, decked out in Fordham gear, and ready to show some insane school spirit. Awkward Ramily photos just adds to the fun!”
From noon to 2:45 p.m., students had the opportunity to recreate their favorite Awkward Ramily Photo, or try out a new awkward pose. Along with props such as wigs, crowns, feather boas, tutus, hats and oversize sunglasses, CAB also surprised students with a life-sized dancing panda. The panda stole the show, and many students opted to take selfies with him.
This event will be returning for Fordham’s next two home games. The first of these will take place on Oct. 3 when Fordham plays Lafayette College, the second will be on Oct. 11 against the University of Pennsylvania. All of the pictures that were taken will be posted to CAB’s Facebook page, where students will be able to access them. Mirchandani said, “CAB Comedy just wants to find more ways for students to laugh at whatever event they are at, and hopefully Awkward Ramily Photos is doing just that!”
