STRESS RELIEF ACTIVITIES FOR STAFF MEMBERS OF SACAS
Under the guidance of the President, Dr. Malathi selvakumar and Treasurer Dr. sayi Satyavathi, the members of Inner Wheel Club of Chennai coral conducted stress relieving activities for the house keeping staff Members of SA college of arts and science on 12.01.2022. Four seasons was the game conducted first which was modified into four flowers with the flower’s names in tamil like mullai, saamandhi, roja and malli. It is similar to a musical chair and first all the people started moving in the boxes with the four flowers when the music started and when the music stopped, they stood in any one of the boxes and the person who stood with their back facing the group called out one flower and the people who stood in that specific box got eliminated. The game continued till the last person standing who was announced as the winner. The winner of the game was Mrs. Lakshmi. This game made them feel relaxed since it was a diversion from their daily work.
Another activity conducted was the truth or dare for the house keeping staff members of the college. The questions were written in chits and each one picked up one chit and did the dare given in it or tell the truth for the question in it. There were fourteen of them for whom fourteen questions were present.
QUESTIONS
- Share one unforgettable incident in your life
- Whom do you love the most and why?
- If you had the capacity to change something in the world, what would you change?
- If you are your husband one day and your husband, is you, describe that day?
- One incident that you always laugh about
- To whom would you like to say sorry and why?
- To whom would you like to say sorry and why?
- Who is your favorite film star and why?
- What is your favorite song? Sing a few lines.
- Share one unrealized dream of yours
- Do you like pets? Why?
- Who is your role model? Why?
- What will you do if you become the chief minister for a day?
- What will you do if you become the principal of SACAS for a day?
The questions were framed by the Club President in a psychological way to make them open up and pour out their problems and difficulties which they had been suppressing for a very long time. This event was like a catharsis for them in bringing out their deepest turmoil of life. Many reported that they felt relieved after this activity. The club President and Director distributed a kit to each person consisting of provisions and hygiene products and showed their support by encouraging and motivating the participants.
In the afternoon a stress buster session was conducted for the male teaching staff. A set of questions were framed in a way to get to know each other and to create understanding among them. Each person was asked to come forward and the principal of SACAS and president of IWC Chennai coral personally chose the questions for each person and asked them to answer it as truthfully as possible. Every male teaching staff answered the questions very sportively without any reluctance. Everyone enjoyed the session thoroughly and got to know about each other more. The understanding among the staff members also improved a lot. The day ended with a lot of positive vibes among the members of SACAS and everyone had a gala time.
PONGAL CELEBRATION
“Thamizhar Thirunaal- Pongal was celebrated by the members of IWC Chennai Coral along with the faculty members of the SACAS on 11.02.2022. In the morning, the members were grouped into three teams.
Every team had enthusiastically participated in making the pongal in a traditional way. All the teams made the pongal in an earthenware pot and decorated it with manjal, kumkumam and flowers. The teams cooked the pongal in firewood. All the three teams coordinated well and completed the pongal celebration with full of joy. Though each one of them was from various religion and different culture, this celebration made everyone feel as a family proving and created a sense of belonging.
In the afternoon, paattumanram was conducted with the topic Old Songs Vs New Songs. Four people represented in each side represented old songs and new songs respectively. Mr. Vijayakumar from the Department of Tamil was the judge. The members from old cinema songs group argued hilariously how only old songs will be easily remembered by everyone, and these old songs do not have abusive words or words with double entendre which are quite common in the new songs. And also old songs are unique as they elevate women but new songs only criticize women and objectify them. The team members also sang many old songs which were very meaningful and philosophical about life. The members from the new song group gave opposing points that only new songs are energetic and enjoyable, and many female songwriters are present in the current era when compared to the last century writers. The judge after considering the points given by both the teams carefully, gave his view about both the old and new songs and announced old songs group as the winner based on one important point that the new songs had more abusive content and vulgarity which were not seen in the old songs. The paatumandram brought the participants out of their comfort zone and for many it was their first time speaking in a paatumandram. The team members encouraged and supported each other which brought a sense of ease among them. The day ended with a lot of memories that will be cherished forever by SACAS family.
INSTALLATION CEREMONY OF IWC CHENNAI CORAL
The installation ceremony of Inner Wheel Club of Chennai Coral took place on 10.01.2022 at SACAS Theatre. The members of the International Inner Wheel Club joined the new club members in a virtual meeting due to the prevailing pandemic restrictions. The ceremony commenced with an invocation followed by the lighting of kuthuvillaku by the new club president and Principal of SACAS, Dr. Malathi Selvakkumar with the presence of the new club members. Ms. Sudha Murali President of the Parent Club (Thiruvanmiyur IWC), introduced the new club & its members to the virtual gathering, the global members of IWC.
After the installation ceremony, the members of IWC of Chennai coral, under the guidance of Dr. Malathi selvakumar, Principal of SACAS and President of IWC Chennai Coral and Dr. Sayi Sathyavathi, Director of SACAS and Treasurer of IWC Chennai Coral conducted fun activities for the male staffs in the college to create a sense of oneness among them.
The first activity conducted was Mr. SACAS in which all the male teaching faculty were divided into five groups with 4 members in each group. Each team was given a limited number of newspaper and a stapler. The second activity conducted was ‘ACT IT OUT’ in which the same 5 teams participated and each team was asked to pick a chit in which a dare was given. The third activity conducted was four seasons for both the teaching and non-teaching male staffs. This activity is like a musical chair in which four seasons were there and the members were asked to start walking in circle in the seasons when the music starts and when it stops, they will stand in anyone of the seasons. A person with their back facing the members calls out anyone season and the people standing in that season will be eliminated from the game. This goes on till the last person stands.
PERSONAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HYGIENE FOR WOMEN STUDENTS
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
A meeting regarding the installation of a new Inner Wheel Club in S.A. College of Arts & Science happened on 03.01.2022. Ms. Aarthi Narayan (Chennai District ESO), Ms. Niranjani (Thiruvanmiyur Inner Wheel in-charge), Ms. Kamala Selvam (District Chairman) and Ms. Sudha Murali, President of the Thiruvanmiyur Inner Wheel Club took part in the meeting which happened in the Principal’s Cabin. Principal, Dr. Malathi Selvakkumar, Director, Dr. Sayi Satyavathy and new members of the college IWC introduced themselves. The meeting was followed by a session on the Personal, Physical and Mental hygiene for Women Students. Prior to the session, Ms. Sudha Murali, gave a short introduction about the International Inner Wheel Club and shared that they were pleased to be the parent club of the new IWC of the college. She introduced Ms. Kamala Selvam, the Chennai District Chairman to all the members. Ms. Kamala Selvam greeted everyone and spoke about her records and participations in the club. She was delighted to share that she had been part of the Inner Wheel for 17 years. She gave a detailed introduction about the club and its activities.
