UNILAG MATRIC: KEGITES INDUCTS NEW MEMBERS
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Members of the kegites club of University of Lagos were not left out on Friday last week at the matriculation ceremony of the institution as they use the opportunity to create awareness about the club and recruit new members.
When campus daily spoke with the president of the club, Chibubuzo Okorie Andrew, a final year student of business Administration, he said that it one of their age long practice to come to every occasion in the University to perform their corporate social responsibilities. These responsibilities according to him include, entertainment of the public audience culturally, social interaction and recruitment of new members, usually called 'Induction' in Kegites language.
Speaking on the recruitment exercise, the president said that Kegites recruits at the end of every Keg year (academic session) but there are procedures for the recruitment. These procedures includes; application for kegites club form at at the shrine (kegite office behind Jaja Hall, UNILAG) and training in the cultures of the club to be able to relate with other kegites members outside University of Lagos.
When campus daily asked the president about the benefits of kegites club to student, he said it is first for social interaction among students from one University to another, it also affords student the privilege of meeting with top politicians. He added that Kegites also helps students with their academics by introducing them to members of the kegites club who are lectures and professors to be a role model to them. He went further to say that kegites educational services also include; enlightment of students on the negative effects of cultism, HIV/AIDs, Aristoism, and examination mal-practices.
He however concluded by saying that the Kegites club is not about drinking but about social interaction, according to him, drinking is not compulsory, it is optional for those who are interested. In fact, kegites has a disciplinary measure for members who misbehave or drink themselves to stupor. These disciplinary measures includes fines and in extreme cases, the use of 'Dekegation'(withdrawal of membership).