ACM, engraving its roots deep inside NUST, hosted yet another
splendid event on 12th October 2015. The only SEECS society to hold
an orientation for its general members. The best part? There were fun filled
activities and food!
The orientation started with the recitation of Holy Quran at
1:00 PM in SEECS Seminar Hall where all the general members were seated. The
host, Mana Tariq welcomed the members and started the not-so-formal ceremony. Faiza
Faheem, General Secretary ACM Women Chapter was invited on stage and she
explained the purpose of creation of the distinguished Women Chapter of ACM.
She spoke freely about the need of women empowerment in our country.
Next up was the General Secretary Khawaja Usama Pervaiz.
Welcomed by a round of applause, he gave a brief introduction of ACM and ASWAN.
ASWAN is the part of ACM that works tirelessly towards social welfare and
community service. ASWAN initiated the NUST Book Bank project which has helped
hundreds of students get access to free books for a semester. In fact, this
project is gaining momentum as more students are donating their old books
increasing the circulation potential.
Umer Ahmed Mehtab, Vice President was next on stage called out
by the crowd as the fun guy. He told the audience about many past events hosted
by ACM such as the workshop seminar under the mighty Dr. Bebo White, the CS-Ed
Week and the E-Gaming week. He livened up the situation showing photo collages
of ACM activities and ACM team.
President ACM was invited on stage and he talked frankly,
getting through to the general members. He encouraged participation in all
rounds of events. He also appreciated the efforts of all general and executive
members. He explained the working and hierarchy of the society while encouraging
maximum people to take advantage of the opportunities that are laid ahead of
them.
The fun part of the event began just after this, As Noor
Nawab, Maryam Mehreen, Abeera Nazeer and Abdullah Afzal conducted some exciting
games which included Act & React and People Bingo.
The games were a sure fast way to liven up the event, encourage
the new members to participate and to help them feel comfortable in
the new environment.
The audience was anxiously waiting for the promised food and
refreshments for which proper arrangements were made. There was Pizza and an
ACM customized cake. After the brunch, a photograph session of the new council
was held which concluded the event.
Report By:
Saad Rafiq
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