As Tunes rehearsals come to a close and the Homecoming festivities be- gin, the Men of Eta Alpha Omega are hard at work preparing for Muggin’ 2015. For the past 15 years, students have gathered in Grant Plaza outside Ev- an’s Student Center for free root beer and a good time following Saturday night’s Tiger Tunes finale.
The tradition of Muggin’ was started by Eta in 2000, as a safe alternative t to off-campus partying. With a live DJ and over 1000 bottles of root beer, Muggin’ provides a unique celebra- tion and a sigh of relief after a long, hard week of Tunes practices.
The Men of Eta Alpha Omega wil host Muggin’, an annual Homecoming event. The club will serve IBC rootbeer in Grant Plaza after the 8:30 Saturday evening Tiger Tunes show.
“Last year we had a really successful Muggin’, and I want this year to be the same, if not better,” said Jacob Moreno, president of Eta.
Through T-shirt sales, posters and a YouTube video posted by the club’s pledge class, Eta has been heavily promoting the event, and is expecting a sizable turnout.
“The freshman class is bigger this year. We’re hoping they all come,” said Moreno. “The T-shirt sales have gone really well, so we’re expecting a lot of people. We’re going to have 1900 bottles so everyone can have as much root beer as they want.”
While it is a fun way to celebrate and hang out with other social clubs after Tiger Tunes, participation in Muggin’ is not limited to those in- volved in Tunes.
“As a freshman, I wasn’t part of Tiger Tunes because I wasn’t sure what it was. But I did go to Muggin’ be- cause I heard everyone was going to it after Tiger Tunes,” said Josh Rubin, senior member of Eta. “Just seeing how excited everyone was, especially if they were in Tunes, kind of showed me more of the campus life here and how everyone interacts together.”
Regardless of one’s class, Tiger Tunes involvement or stance on root beer, the “Come to Muggin’!” invitation shouted at the end of the club’s show is for everyone, and the men of Eta Alpha Omega hope to see you there.
