Professors and student affairs will face off in Family Feud, hosted by the Student Ministry Board Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in Plaster Auditorium. Courtesy | HistoryCommons
The Student Ministries Board will host a night of Family Feud Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in Plaster Auditorium. A team of six professors will face off against six student affairs staff.
“The panels for the two teams are larger than last time, which should make it far more energetic,” College Chaplain and Director of the Student Ministries Board Adam Rick said. “I also really like to see a kind of intramural rivalry between faculty and student affairs staff. Who knows students better? We’re about to find out.”
The professor team includes Assistant Professors of Education David Diener, Jonathan Gregg, and Joshua Patch; Assistant Professor in Medieval History Charles Yost; Assistant Professor of Theology Cody Strecker; and Assistant Professor of History Miles Smith.
The student affairs team features Associate Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers, Director of Student Programming Rachel Marinko, Director of Academic Services Christy Maier, Dean of Women Rebekah Bollen, Director of Campus Recreation Ryan Perkins, and Director of Health Services Brock Lutz.
Students can participate in Family Feud ahead of time by scanning the posters’ QR codes around campus and filling out the survey of 11 questions related to religion and faith life. Questions include, “Which Old Testament story would make the best reality TV show?”
On competition day, each team will be posed with these 11 questions related to the religious preferences of the student body. The team that guesses the most popular answers and amasses the most points will win a prize.
“I do not have sufficient data to calculate my chances of winning or losing,” Diener said. “However, I can predict that my chances of having fun and enjoying the evening are high.”
Lutz said he feels more confident about his team’s chances of securing a victory.
“Honestly, I think it will be a slaughter,” Lutz said. “When you have people on your team like Miles Smith and Jon Gregg, that is clearly a disadvantage. Their heads are so high in the clouds that they can’t even imagine how normal human beings will answer everyday questions. I mean, have you ever tried to have a normal conversation with those guys? Impossible.”
Senior and Student Ministries Board member Alex Schrauben said there are three reasons students should attend Family Feud.
“The teams are absolutely iconic,” Schrauben said. “Our questions are hilarious and really tap into campus culture, and Nathan Stanish as our Steve Harvey will be wearing a bald cap and mustache while he hosts. It’s going to be a blast.”
