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By Anna Kasianides<\/a> · Copy Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Participants
Participants of Faculty Follies line up for bows at the conclusion of an evening of easy laughter. \u2014 MICHAEL BOCK<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Follies, a longstanding Grove City College tradition, was held in Crawford Auditorium on Jan. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year, this local\/college staple provides the perfect opportunity to see professors in a different light \u2014 literally. The show is a collaboration between many of the professors and includes everything from funny skits to parodies of rock music played by Crimson Floyd \u2014 an all-professor band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not just all about grades and rigorous academics,\u201d Dr. Timothy Sweet said. Sweet organized Crimson Floyd, contributing slideshows and his drumming expertise to this year\u2019s event. \u201cWe\u2019re real people who love to have fun and find joy in poking fun at ourselves, not taking ourselves too seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event kicked off with \u201cold guys playing old tunes for a new generation of Grovers,\u201d Dr. Donald Shepson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crimson Floyd made its debut as Undirection in the fall of 2014, resulting from a student\u2019s idea of creating an all-professor band for the beloved annual event. Their first year performing, they parodied a song by the famous One Direction, changing their name the following year to Crimson Floyd after parodying \u201cAnother Brick in the Wall.\u201d While the faces of the band may swap from year to year, the name stuck since this monumental moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omicron Delta Kappa, one of the college\u2019s honorary societies, sponsored Faculty Follies and contributed a student committee that directed, recruited, advertised and wrote most of the skits for the event. Faculty Follies was also the result of a lot of work and coordination on the part of the professors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a chance for students to see us as people first,\u201d Dr. Richard Sabousky said. \u201cThey realize we care about them, not just their grades.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweet organized the slides, contributed to the parodies and took silly photos of faculty members to ensure the event was a hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want the people to have fun. That\u2019s really my goal \u2014 to make the audience smile, laugh and just enjoy themselves while we do our thing up here,\u201d Sweet explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole point of Faculty Follies is to foster an environment of connection and relationship building between the faculty and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is more than a performance,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cIt\u2019s a way to bring people together and strengthen relationships that go beyond the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that respect, Faculty Follies was a hit. The appearance of the Grove City College President Lingo and first lady Lingo featured as the DuoLingos caused the crowd to go wild with laughter. The students chuckled throughout the comedic skits and Dr. James Bibza\u2019s Snapple facts sequence. They roared with laughter when Mr. Toad from the fall semester\u2019s musical \u201cThe Wind in the Willows\u201d performed a parody with the professors. The event as a whole served to break down barriers for both students and faculty, allowing for room to build lasting relationships and cultivate a strong campus community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudents forget faculty are people too,\u201d Sabousky said. \u201cThere\u2019s things we like to do that we don\u2019t do in a classroom \u2026 we have the same needs, wants, desires, injuries as anyone else does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked what Faculty Follies provides for the faculty, Sabousky said, \u201cIt makes us more human. We forget that sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Professors
Professors Susan Dreves, Peter Foster and Tricia Shultz perform \u2014 MICHAEL BOCK<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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