ISO Date Auction Successful

The International Student Organization has found a unique way to get International and American students to get to know each other better. On November 4th, 2011, ISO held their 2nd annual Date Auction.

The event included a silent auction, which included many items from all over the world, a bake sale, and the date auction. Before each person was bided on, they performed some kind of talent. The talents ranged from doing native or freestyle dances to singing, some in their native language.

The Date Auction was hosted by International students Roman Kanbarov from Russia and Elsie Okoye from Nigeria. Kanbarov and Okoye provided the crowd with jokes and other anecdotes throughout the auction to keep spirits high.

"I learned some new things, met some new and interesting people, and really enjoyed the entertainment," Destiny Sprout, sophomore English Education major, says. "What made it even better is that they were raising the money for a great cause," Sprout adds.

According to ISO treasurer and Vice-president Vihara Dharmaratne, ISO raised over $1000 from the bake sale and auctions. Dharmaratne says that 10% of the money raised will be donated to the International Justice Mission with the rest being used to pay for the ISO International Night next semester.

To join the International Student Organization, you can request through their OrgSync or Facebook pages. To learn more about the International Justice Mission you can visit their website here.