#Back2Back: A day of Celebration

from Joshua Balinas '14A, Herald

This is the season of giving and celebration and the UP Beta Sigma Fraternity gave the UP community more reasons to celebrate this wonderful time of the year as the residents hosted a string of events last December 15, 2014 in line with UP’s Lantern Parade celebrations.

#Back2Back: a day of celebration kicked off with Operation Big Brother, a feeding and outreach program for young children coming from UP’s Pook Palaris. Together with the Beta Sigma Ladies Corps, the resident brods hosted a mini-Christmas party for the children to impart Christmas cheers to hearts of the children in line with the goal of the Fraternity to give back to the UP community. The hour long program was filled with fun and entertainment as the children get to participate in the games prepared. Prizes were given, much to the delight of the young visitors. A face painting session with the resident brods from the College of Fine Arts also brought joy to the young participants. A meal from sponsor Chef’s Grille was shared by the children during the program. And to cap off Operation Big Brother, loot bags, school supplies (courtesy of sponsor Nation Paper Products & Printing Corporation (NAPPCO)) and toys were given as gifts to the children who participated in the event. It was good and fulfilling for the residents to see smiles in the faces of the children as they prepared to go home after a fun-filled program.
 

After Operation Big Brother, the residents prepared for the Betan Rose Giving and Harana. Accompanied with a violin and guitar playing acoustic melody at the the CASAA Food Center, the resident brods distributed roses to the lovely ladies present at the said venue. The roses came along with invites for Folkways 2014: Rock4Relief, the free benefit concert for Typhoon Ruby survivors.

The festivities of the day continued as the annual Lantern Parade in UP Diliman started. Colorful lanterns of different colleges graced the parade much to the enjoyment of the spectators of the annual event in UPD.

And once the dust settled after UP’s annual lantern parade, the music from Folkways 2014: Rock4Relief3 started kicking in. Featuring several local bands like Join the Club, Give Chance To Run, bands from UP organizations UP Music Circle (Oh, Flamingo and Aimless) and UP Underground. Music Community (Shirebound and Busking) and bands formed by resident brods from UP Diliman (Asparagus) and UPLB (Anunsyo), Rock4Relief3 aimed at giving support to the IskoOps, the UP University Student Council relief efforts for the survivors of Typhoon Ruby.
 

Attendees rocked to the various genre of the bands playing for the concert. Generous audience members also contributed to the relief efforts while enjoying the show.

The fun never stopped that night, though. Right after the concert, the residents and alumni shared a couple of drinks in the tambayan to cap the night of celebration. The tambayan was filled with Beta Sigmans eager to share the holiday cheers with one another. Indeed, that day was a day of celebration.

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