(Top) The windows at Lakeside are decorated for the week. (Bottom) Students make friendship bracelets at the beige desk to celebrate Philia, or friendship love.
It is currently Doane is Love this week. Starting on Feb. 12 through Feb. 16, the week is dedicated to celebrating all kinds of love. Members of People for the Rights of Individuals of Sexual Minorities (PRISM) have been working hard putting this week together in celebration of love.
The theme is focused on different types of love. Specifically, each day of the week focuses on a different Greek word for a type of love. The t-shirts that PRISM is selling this week are also Greek-themed.
“We wanted to do something that highlighted different kinds of love, and so we did a little bit of research and found that the Greeks had many different names for different kinds of love, and it was kind of perfect,” PRISM president and senior Rowan Jolkowski said.
For PRISM vice president and senior Olivia Vore, Doane is Love holds a special place in their heart as it is when they first learned about PRISM. Vore also expresses the importance of celebrating it this year.
“I think it is so important to celebrate love, specifically queer love. After all of the legislation last year that targeted our community, taking this time to celebrate and feel supported by Doane means so much. It is a beautiful reminder of acceptance and love,” Vore said.
Vore said that the goal of Doane is Love is to help establish a sense of community and support. Students should be reminded that they are loved, wanted and supported.
Jolkowski echoes this idea that students can gain a lot from participating in this week. It is not just about romantic or relationship love.
“Love is for everyone and everyone feels it in different capacities and in different places in their life. I hope to bring light to some of those loves for people so that they can see that for themselves,” Jolkowski said.
Both Vore and Jolkowski are looking forward to the upcoming events.
Vore is most excited about Gay Jeopardy which they are hosting. This is a great chance to get more information about queer history. The Gay Jeopardy event will be hosted with cookie decorating on Feb. 15.
Jolkowski is most excited for the chosen family dinner with Alpha Pi Epsilon Fraternity.
This is a great way to get to know “different people and family,” according to Jolkowski. The dinner is in celebration of storge love or family love and will be held on Feb. 13.
The week will conclude with the Drag Show and Boo Bash on Feb. 16. For Jolkowski, this week is about reaching as many people as possible but even if Doane is Love only reaches one person and gives them a new perspective, he will be satisfied.
