Back-to-back snowstorms won’t cancel Valentine’s Day outings for UNC Greensboro students, though they might delay things a bit.
Now that campus is digging out of what Winter Storms Fern and Gianna left behind, students are itching for activities that promote love, friendship, and self-love, whether they be serious or lighthearted.
UNCG rescheduled its events to celebrate the Season of Love. In keeping with its commitment to a culture of care, some of those activities will follow theme of Spartan Well-Being, reminding students to take the time and make sure they’re looking out for their mental and emotional needs after the bad weather knocked them out of their routine and kept them indoors, separated from friends.
Countdown to Valentine’s Day
Cupid’s Card Service
Monday, Feb. 9, 2–5 p.m.
EUC Alexander Room
Stop by and write a Valentine. It can go to yourself or someone else. Activities and Campus Events (ACE) will provide the cards, pens, stickers, and more to unleash your creativity.
Love is… Alpha Chi Omega Table
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 11 a.m.–Noon
College Avenue
The sorority will have a philanthropy table out along the path. They invite everyone to stop for a few minutes and chat about how healthy relationships are built on respect, support, and empowerment.
Bloom & Be You
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2–5 p.m.
EUC Alexander Room
ACE hosts a warm, creative, and uplifting Valentine’s Day-inspired event focused on self-love, reflection, and empowerment. Students can drop in any time to take part in crafts and activities reminding them of their priorities: flower bouquet making, writing Valentines with positive messages for themselves, bracelet and keychain making, and designing self-love boards to explore strengths and intentions for the new year.
HHSci Valentines Bake Sale
Wednesday, Feb 11, 9 a.m.–Noon
EUC Commons
The Human Health Sciences student group is raising funds for club activities and initiatives. Students can choose from a variety of baked treats and learn more about getting involved in HHSci.
Self-Love Letters Workshop
Thursday, Feb. 12, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Bryan Building 205
The National Alliance on Mental Illness invites everyone to join them in writing postcards for themselves, addressed to the past, present, or future, in honor of Valentine’s Day
Love Gloves & Love Letters
Friday, Feb. 13, 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Fountain View Dining
Spartan Well-Being and the Campus Violence Response Center team up to create a Love Letter and Affirmations Board. On the way to grab lunch, students can take a letter or leave a letter, taking the opportunity to show someone how much they care about them.
LOCKET Valentine Speed Dating
Friday, Feb. 13, 12:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Nursing Instructional Building 101
All afternoon, the Lesbians on Campus Konnection and Engagement Team (LOCKET) are hosting a fun game about making new friends or finding a soulmate. Registration starts at 12:30 p.m.
Alpha Chi Omega Love Letters
Friday, Feb. 13, 5–7 p.m.
School of Education Building 206
Check out the sorority’s recruitment and philanthropy event focused on connection and giving back. Guests can meet the sisters and write a letter to themselves or a message of encouragement for the Clara House, a temporary housing resource for women and child victims of domestic violence.
Love is Blind
Friday, Feb. 20, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
EUC Claxton Room
This game by the student group LegacyCreators is all about fun, mystery, and genuine connection. Contestants will participate in a blindfolded speed-dating experience. Participants use each round to talk, laugh, or connect without seeing each other. At the end of the rounds, each chooses the one with whom they felt the strongest connection, and then the blindfolds come off.
Story by Janet Imrick, University Communications
Photography by Sean Norona, University Communications
