Divergent Party | March 26, 2014
By Allison Moore
On March 19, the ECC gathered at Quinn’s NYC in Midtown for a Divergent-themed game night in celebration of the new movie based on the mega-bestselling YA series. Greeted by life-sized standees of Tris and Four (inspiring many a selfie throughout the evening), players made their way to five faction-themed stations to test their skills — and perhaps uncover where they truly belonged.
The Dauntless among the group skillfully threw darts at a bulls-eye, narrowly missing Tris (or a paper cutout of Tris, at least). Others showed Amity by finding their balance on a tricky game of wire Jenga. Pairs of Abnegations cooperated on a guessing game, attempting to come up with key words at the same time, and the Erudite delved into a brain-bending word puzzle. To test their Candor, players guessed truths and lies from a list of questionable statements.
The Abnegation game was a favorite, noted attendee Kerianne Okie from Scholastic. Would that be her faction of choice? “Actually,” she said, “I would prefer to be factionless.” Several friends and colleagues agreed.
Those Divergent enough to excel at all five challenges entered their test cards in raffle to win movie tickets and other themed prizes. Congratulations to Matt Dinda, Russ Busse, Kara Morrissey, Julie Moody, and Jessica Harriton — let your choices transform you.
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