The night was young, and the air was electric with the atmosphere of competition permeating through the Mav Pav. On Friday night the International Student Alliance ran a glow in the dark volleyball tournament with an elimination style bracket leaving the top three teams with prizes to take home in victorious fashion.

Teams of four people minimum paid a dollar per person and competed in the tournament for the top prizes. First place got CMU t-shirts, second got Hydroflasks and third received CMU socks. There were 12 teams and a healthy amount of people that donned glowsticks and participated in the event thrown on by ISA.

“It turned out to be a very successful event,” ISA president, Megan Sakata, said. “It had somewhat of a rough start with making the brackets, but after we figured that out, the even was great and I think everyone had fun.”

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The money raised during the event will be put back into the club so that they can support future events that the small alliance will put on. On November second, ISA will be having a fundraiser while March is their busy month for events in the future. The turnout for the event gave the club experience and showed them just what CMU students can do.

“This event was pretty big for ISA since we are a small club,” Sakata said. “Our alliance’s significant month is in March, so look out for more events next semester.”

The spin on a traditional volleyball bracket, along with the prizes, provided CMU students with a fun and competitive outlet to participate in for a Friday evening. Rather than putting on another run of the mill event, the alliance took it up a notch and put on quite the show.

Small alliances, organizations and clubs are constantly putting on events and running fundraisers around the school, and they need students’ participation to function. Being a part of the campus and partaking in the local fun not only gives a great outlet for students to find, but supports the work and effort these groups put into their school and community. Play some glow volleyball and keep your eyes open for the next opportunity to support the Mavily.