Fall is upon us.
Well, at least Tallahassee's version of fall is upon us, considering it's mid-October and I have yet to put on a sweater of any sort, and not a leaf has turned color. Nevertheless, fall means many things are starting up: college football, Halloween, pumpkin patches...and POMPING PARTIES! As a pledge, I am all too familiar with this term.
Pomping: the process of folding small pieces of tissue paper into a dime-sized ball. These “pomps” as they are called are then glued onto a frame to create intricate Homecoming float decorations.
Not so bad, right? Wrong.
Pomping involves manysleepless nights, finger paper cuts, and pure boredom. While this process may seem both endless and torturous, we can take comfort in the fact that organizations nationwide are going through this same suffering that we are. In reality, pomping truly does bring organizations together to make something that they will take pride in.
The reward of knowing that you contributed to the creation of a beautiful Homecoming float, and made many new friendships along the way make it all worthwhile in the end.