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What color crayon in a box of 64 would you most like to eat? New Member Brunch

November 6th, 2006 beatrice.pulliam

The attendance at the New Member & First-Time Attendees Brunch had to be the largest group ever…117! I still can’t believe it has been three years since I was a new student member. I was one of the ASIS&T ‘celebs’ (Caryn and Elise the organizers are too kind) which included real notables like outgoing ASIST prez Michael Leach, Past Prez’ Sam Hastings and Candy Schwartz, Incoming Prez Edie Rasmussen, ASIST Membership Chair Kris Liberman (and founding chair of SIG-KNIT), KT Vaughn, (Constitution and Bylaws Committee (a rockin’ committee) chair and hilarious dining companion, Nadia Caidi, SIG III Chair, and Andrew Dillon, Dean of the I School at UT-Austin. Our duties included a short intro and raffling off information science books. There were also representatives from the various ASIST SIGs. After making it through the snaking food line and enjoying brunch we did something really fun to break the ice. After lining up along the walls of the room, we formed an inner and outside circle. We then took turns asking the person behind us several questions to be answered within 3 minutes. The person I queried about the historical figure she most identified with claimed Ranganathan. The response to most favorite crayon to eat was purple. I was stumped when asked to declare my favorite word, because, how could I possibly have just one favorite? The only crayon I’d even consider eating is a burnt orange one…why? Because most orange things usually taste good.

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