High Rise RLA staff flip flapjacks during House of Pancakes event

By Olivia Bryant

Students were greeted with the smell of cooking pancakes and throwback music 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday in The Hub during the High Rise House of Pancakes event.

High Rise RLA staff teamed up to feed roughly 80 students during the one-hour event. The pancake making party included multiple pancake-making stations and a separate gluten free waffle making station to accommodate students with allergies. 

“RLA programs, like High Rise House of Pancakes, help students feel a little closer to home and help to increase student engagement on campus,” Siddhant Shelke, 22, senior of Pune, India said. “This event was a great way for students to interact with one another and destress as we start to approach Thanksgiving break and the final weeks of the semester. Also, who doesn’t love to eat pancakes for supper.”

Students were able to customize their flapjacks with syrup, whipped cream, candy toppings and fresh fruit like strawberries, blueberries and bananas. Students were able to pair their made-to-order pancakes with apple and orange juice.

Participating students were also entered into a random prize drawing for two Belgium waffle makers.

“When RLA hosts events, it helps me as a first-time college student not feel as homesick,” Aubree Quast, 19, freshman of Clarks, said. “Going to these student activities helps gets me out of my room and is a great excuse to take a study break. My favorite part of the event was the fresh strawberries and getting to each some delicious pancakes with my friends.”