2008 Woodie Awards
Booster club in process of gaining official recognition
Dan Carruthers
Issue date: 12/7/06 Section: News
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The Marist athletic department and the Student Government Association are collaborating to drum up student attendance and participation at Marist College sports events.
Both organizations are working together in an effort to establish an official booster club for the college. The club will be made up of students whose priority is to boost fan involvement at Marist sporting events. The anticipated formation of the club comes during a Marist men's basketball season full of high expectations.
Travis Tellitocci, assistant athletic director for external affairs at Marist said that the club is still in the early stages of development and the process to receive official recognition.
"We're meeting with SGA to make the boosters a club on campus," Tellitocci said.
Despite being in preliminary planning for club status, however, Tellitocci said that they are trying to get students involved at basketball games, especially with the creation of the new Marist fight song which debuted at Red Fox Tip Off back in October.
"What we've done throughout the year is pass out cards with the fight song," he said. "We really want to try and get fans to stand up and clap during the fight song like at other schools and make it a tradition. Really get the fans involved to enhance the atmosphere at the McCann Center."
Kristen Casamento, Marist sophomore and member of the current unofficial booster club attempting to become official, said the fight song will be beneficial to the atmosphere of the McCann Center.
"I think learning the fight song will bring unity to the fans," she said.
Similarly, Marist sophomore Marc Sausa said that the fight song is a good addition and will get better as the season progresses.
"Not everyone seems to know the song yet," he said. "But I think the enthusiasm will improve as people go to the games more and get used to it."
Expectations of the club do not end with merely learning the fight song, however. Tellitocci also said that he wants students to be comparable to such notable college fans as Duke University's Cameron Crazies.
"We really want the group of students to lead the student section," he said.
In addition to leadership, Casamento said she likes the idea because of the energy that could be created.
"It's a really good idea to promote a fan base because the more people at a game the more exciting it is," she said.
Even though the athletic department is in the midst of basketball season, Tellitocci said the booster club will not concentrate solely on basketball.
"It will be applied to every sport," he said.
Tellitocci said he expects to see more from the club such as tailgating for football and baseball games among other things.
"We're still really early in the planning stages," he said.
Both organizations are working together in an effort to establish an official booster club for the college. The club will be made up of students whose priority is to boost fan involvement at Marist sporting events. The anticipated formation of the club comes during a Marist men's basketball season full of high expectations.
Travis Tellitocci, assistant athletic director for external affairs at Marist said that the club is still in the early stages of development and the process to receive official recognition.
"We're meeting with SGA to make the boosters a club on campus," Tellitocci said.
Despite being in preliminary planning for club status, however, Tellitocci said that they are trying to get students involved at basketball games, especially with the creation of the new Marist fight song which debuted at Red Fox Tip Off back in October.
"What we've done throughout the year is pass out cards with the fight song," he said. "We really want to try and get fans to stand up and clap during the fight song like at other schools and make it a tradition. Really get the fans involved to enhance the atmosphere at the McCann Center."
Kristen Casamento, Marist sophomore and member of the current unofficial booster club attempting to become official, said the fight song will be beneficial to the atmosphere of the McCann Center.
"I think learning the fight song will bring unity to the fans," she said.
Similarly, Marist sophomore Marc Sausa said that the fight song is a good addition and will get better as the season progresses.
"Not everyone seems to know the song yet," he said. "But I think the enthusiasm will improve as people go to the games more and get used to it."
Expectations of the club do not end with merely learning the fight song, however. Tellitocci also said that he wants students to be comparable to such notable college fans as Duke University's Cameron Crazies.
"We really want the group of students to lead the student section," he said.
In addition to leadership, Casamento said she likes the idea because of the energy that could be created.
"It's a really good idea to promote a fan base because the more people at a game the more exciting it is," she said.
Even though the athletic department is in the midst of basketball season, Tellitocci said the booster club will not concentrate solely on basketball.
"It will be applied to every sport," he said.
Tellitocci said he expects to see more from the club such as tailgating for football and baseball games among other things.
"We're still really early in the planning stages," he said.
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