ITS: The Gathering fosters an inclusive environment where Staff and Student Workers come together monthly in a supportive atmosphere. Through engaging activities and shared experiences, we cultivate lasting connections, promote teamwork, and enhance personal and professional development.
May 13
Upcoming Gathering: May 30th, 2025
Join us on Friday, May 30th for another exciting night of ITS: The Gathering!
We’ll have our usual slate of board, card, party, and video games!
WHEN: Friday, May 30 @ 5-9pm
WHERE: JRH 260
Mar 31
The 3rd Anniversary Gathering – March 28th, 2025
Attendance: 19
Activities
- Pop-Tart Taste Test Challenge!
For the 3rd Anniversary of ITS: The Gathering we decided to host yet another Taste Test Challenge: this time with Pop-Tarts! Participants were tasked with sampling and guessing the flavors of 14 unique and seasonal Pop-Tart flavors. In addition to scoring points for correct guesses, players also answered Pop-Tart-themed trivia questions and wagered their scores in a game of Tarts & Wagers (a modification of the board game Wits & Wagers.)
The Pop-Tart Flavor Hierarchy
Participants were also asked to rate their gut reaction to each flavor on a scale on 1-10. Those scores were compiled to create the Pop-Tart Flavor Hierarchy!
- List is still being compiled
The Official Pop-Tart Tier List
In addition to providing personal ratings (averaged above), participants passionately argued their positions regarding where exactly each flavor belonged on a tier list…
S-Tier
Hot Fudge Sundae
Cookies & Creme
A-Tier
Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Cinnamon Roll
B-Tier
Strawberry
Confetti Cupcake
Boston Creme Donut
Strawberry Milkshake
C-Tier
Marshmallow Hot Cocoa
Lemon Blueberry Crumble
Snickerdoodle
Sugar Cookie
D-Tier
Banana Bread
Chocolatey Chip Pancake
Apple Jacks
F-Tier
Pumpkin Pie
Mar 03
The Push Your Luck Gathering – February 28th, 2025
Attendance: 11
Board Games Played
Video Games Played
Feb 06
The Camel Betting Gathering – January 31st, 2025
Attendance: 11
Board Games Played
Video Games Played
Oct 26
The DREADful Gathering – October 25th, 2024
Attendance: 15
Activities
- Costume Contest
- Dread, the RPG
- The League of Extraordinary Zeroes
- Return to the Cabin in the Woods
- A Nightmare at Black Hollow
- The League of Extraordinary Zeroes
In celebration of Halloween this year, Charles Plemons and Josh Jenkins hosted two concurrent games of Dread, the horror RPG. Players took on the roles of various “losers” from popular fiction and fought for their lives in two unique and bloody horror scenarios!
Costume Contest
A huge thank you to everyone who wore costumes this year! The turnout was impressive!
Winners:
- Most Elaborate Costume
- Logan Stanfield as a Helldiver
- Funniest Costume
- Kayla Stout-Harmon as Jacob Harmon
- Best Budget Costume
- Trey Hunt as Elite eSports Gamer Trey
- Most Creative Costume
- Matt Colter as Comrade Revan
Sep 30
The Bean Farmer Gathering – September 27th, 2024
Attendance: 11
Party/Board Games Played
Video Games Played
Sep 01
The Kit-Kat Gathering – August 30th, 2024
Attendance: 15
Party/Board Games Played
Video Games Played
Activities
- The Kit-Kat Taste Test Challenge!
In celebration of the beginning of Fall ’24 and the new academic year, we decided to host yet another Taste Test Challenge – this time with Kit-Kats! Contestants were tasked with sampling and guessing the flavor profiles of 15 unique Kit-Kats, many from Japan (thanks, Masako!) In addition to scoring points for guessing (or nearly guessing) the correct flavors, players also participated in Kit-Kat themed trivia for bonus points, assigned individual rankings (see averages below!), and collaborated to generate the Official ITS Kit-Kit Flavor Tier List.
The Kit-Kat Flavor Hierarchy
- Strawberry – 7.08/10
- Dark Chocolate – 6.97/10
- Baskin Robbins “Love Potion” Ice Cream – 6.91/10
- Chestnut – 6.58/10
- Red & White (Milk & White Chocolate) – 5.91/10
- Chocolate Frosted Donut – 5.91/10
- Caramel – 5.7/10
- Matcha – 5.5/10
- Ghost Toast (Cinnamon Toast) – 5.16/10
- Birthday Cake – 5.12/10
- Milk Tea – 4.91/10
- Whole Wheat – 4.45/10
- Azuki Sandwich (Red Bean Paste) – 4.37/10
- Pink Lemonade – 3.9/10
- Chocolate Orange – 3.29/10
The Official Kit-Kat Tier List
In addition to providing personal ratings (averaged above), participants passionately argued their positions regarding where exactly each flavor belonged on a tier list…
The Winners!
Kayla took First Place with a score of 18!
Ronnie finished Second Place with a score of 16!
Dakota and Gabriella tied for Third Place with a score of 14!
Kayla received the coveted Kit-Kat Taste Test Champion Trophy along with two boxes of snacks and goodies from Japan. Ronnie received a single box of snacks and goodies from Japan, along with dinosaur cupcakes (Happy Birthday!) Dakota and Gabriella split a small container of 15-Flavor Crumbs gathered while dividing up and packaging over 300 Kit-Kats for the event!
Jul 30
The New Games Gathering – July 26th, 2024
Attendance: 14
Party/Board Games Played
Video Games Played
