Shepard hosts numerous events (click here for the current calendar) for its residents and community members throughout the academic year!
Here are just a few of our favorites:
Here are just a few of our favorites:
Munchies
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Two words: Free. Food. Can it get any better?
Every Thursday night, Shepard lays out an array of food, either from area restaurants or straight from the South Mid Quad kitchen. Previous examples include Chicago-style deep dish pizza, mac and cheese bar, oven-baked cookies, burritos, and sushi! Sheep tend to arrange their schedules around Munchies, which allows them to take a break from studying to stuff their faces and socialize. Shepard is also known for its phenomenal bakers! |
Firesides
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Firesides are casual presentations hosted by Shepard fellows and Shepard residents. Topics can be related to the speaker's field of study or a totally different subject.
Each month, Shepard has a Fellow of the Month who gives a featured fireside. Afterwards, attendees partake in dinner with the fellow at a local Evanston restaurant. This is a terrific opportunity to meet more amazing Northwestern faculty and staff and see what they're up to (and eat food, of course)! Residents can host firesides for points, but most of them host simply because they have a passion that they want to share with the rest of the Shepard community. |
Woo-Shep Olympics
The 2020 Woo-Shep Olympics Champions!
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This annual competition pits the Sheep of Shepard against our historic rival, the Wolves of Willard Residential College. Shep and the Woo-Shack battle in events like pie-eating, dodge ball, quiz bowl, and three-legged races. The winner receives a trophy resembling the back half of a horse. The Woo-Shep Olympics is a classy affair. Shepard is the reigning Woo-Shep Champion!
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Five Nights Of Halloween
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Because one day just isn't enough to show everyone your creative costumes, Shepard RC extends Halloween into a five night extravaganza of Halloween-themed events. These have included costume parties, pumpkin decorating, movie night, trick-or-treating, and a spooky fireside on haunted Chicago from Malia's partner Josh!
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Secret Sheep
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A Shepard twist on a classic holiday tradition: Secret Sheep!
Members of Shepard prepare a thoughtful gift for one another, and in a anticipation-filled night, unwrap them together! Sheep enjoy snacks and each other's company as they watch a Christmas movie together afterwards. |
Coffeehouse
(Snacks not pictured. We eat good.)
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Every quarter, on the Sunday before finals week, Shepard RC members cozy up in the lounge with some coffee and pastries and enjoy one last night of fun before exams eat everyone's souls. Entertainment is provided by your fellow Sheep, with piano performances, slam poetry, singing, and belly dancing. This happens right after we head outside at precisely 9 p.m. to join in the campus-wide primal scream.
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Lambdroid
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The brainchild of our current Tech Chair, Lambdroid is Shepard's unofficial mascot. Outfitted with a 3-D printed design and parts from the Brother (a retired printer), Lambdroid sometimes takes walks on around first floor lounge.
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Dance Marathon
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Philanthropy is an important part of all things Northwestern, Shepard RC included. Shepard's Philanthropy Chair consistently sends out notices over our Listserv updating Sheep about volunteer projects. One activity close to Shepard's heart is Dance Marathon, where over 1000 Northwestern students raise money throughout the year for charity, then dance for 30 hours straight at the end. Shepard has a DM chair who regulates fundraising and provide care packages for dancing Sheep. Even non-dancing Sheep participate; this year, a huge group of students decorated the dorm to congratulate the dancers, and then greeted them on the steps of Norris to carry dancers' bags.
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Outings
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What is fun without some adventure? Throughout the year, Shepard goes on trips beyond the Northwestern campus! Past trips included Christkindlmarket in the Loop and brunch at the local farmers market. Activities vary year to year, so make suggestions to Exec!
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Other Shepard Traditions: Two Rooms and a Boom, game nights, karaoke nights, movie nights, weekly TV binging (recently The Bachelor), baking and board questions!
