Brothers on a New Direction concluded their BOND week last week, celebrating their organization with a variety of different events and student activities from live music performances to game shows.
One such event was an original game show “Love or Dub.” The event took place on April 2, from 7 to 9 p.m in Edwards Auditorium. The event began at 7:40 p.m. Despite the delay, BOND was still able to present the complete game show.
The event was planned by Trevor Johnson, a fourth-year psychology student and BOND’s event coordinator, along with the organization’s president, David Osuja, a fourth-year economics major.
The premise of the game was: one woman and one man were preselected to be the participants. Their goal was to eliminate six other blind dates by using their best judgment to choose the best match.
However, not every contestant on stage was looking for love. BOND was giving away two iPads, one for each winner. The stipulation was that if the participant chose someone who was looking for love, they would win the iPad. But if the participant chose someone who was looking for a ‘dub,’ then the blind date would win the iPad.
Each round was divided into five mini-games, and each game was replicated for both the men’s and women’s rounds.
The first game was a fit check. The blind dates’ faces were hidden by a screen, but their outfits were fully visible. No eliminations occurred in this game.
The second game was red flag/green flag, where the blind dates were asked questions, and their responses were deemed either a red flag or a green flag by the participant. Following the game, two eliminations were made.
After the elimination, the contestant would go face-to-face with the blind date, and it would be revealed whether they were looking for love or a ‘dub.’
The third game was another questionnaire, but this one presented relationship situation questions.
One such question asked was: “What if your celebrity crush wanted to go out with you while you were already in a relationship with the participant?”
The participants still gave out red and green flags in this game. After the situational questionnaire, two additional eliminations were made.
Before the final segment, both participants’ blind dates were asked to say what song they would like to play if they were alone and spending time with that person. After the songs were played, each blind date gave a final statement, and a winner was chosen.
In the women’s round, she chose someone who was looking for a ‘dub’ and did not win the iPad. In the men’s round, the participant chose someone who was looking for love and was awarded the iPad.
“I wanted to get everyone on stage and in a good mood and contribute to the enjoyment of the whole show,” Jeffery Douglas, a third-year communications and public relations major and the host of “Love or Dub” said.
BOND is always looking to mentor their younger brothers, especially first and second-year students, according to Johnson.
BOND wants to do more fundraising events to fund more fun events like “Love or Dub” and to work with their counterpart organization, Powerful Independent and Notoriously Knowledgeable Women, according to Osuja.
“Come and support us in any way you can,” Osuja said. “We love the multicultural community and all the support that they give us, and we will always support them.”
