Memories — The Societies: ASID + IIDA, Auburn University

ASID PIZZA WITH PROFESSIONALS | FALL 2024

OCTOBER 15

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN HEARING FROM EXPERIENCED DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, CYNDY CANTley, Victoria hubert, and taneshia west albert!

FRESHMEN FLORALS | FALL 2024

September 17

WE LOVED getting to know some amazing freshmen indx students and making beautiful bouquets on samford Lawn!

THE BEAN | FALL 2021

NOVEMBER 29

WE LOVE CONNECTING OVER CINNAMON ROLLS AND COFFEE, WHILE CELEBRATING THE END OF FINAL PRESENTATIONS.

LIBBY SIMS PATRICK - SPEAKER EVENT | FALL 2021

OCTOBER 27

LIBBY WAS INCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE AND PERSONAL, AS SHE SHARED ABOUT HER OWN DESIGN EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS WALKED US THROUGH A CASE STUDY OF A PREVIOUS HOSPITALITY PROJECT, THE GLENN IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

SCALE | FALL 2021

SEPTEMBER 9 - 12

SCALE WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE WASHINGTON D.C., VISIT OUR FAVORITE SHOWROOMS, AND HEAR FROM THE LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY.

CHARCUTERIE EVENT | SPRING 2021

APRIL 8

DURING THIS EVENT, WE ENJOYED THE GREAT WEATHER AND SPENT TIME IN COMMUNITY WITH OUR PEERS. WE LEARNED ABOUT WORK PLACE ETIQUETTE AND PROFESSIONAL BRANDING WITH ELOISE DESIGN CO. AS WELL AS THE ART OF CHARCUTERIE WITH THE GRAZER CO.

JOURNEY TO SUCCESS - PANEL OF SPEAKERS | SPRING 2021

MARCH 4

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT OUR FIRST ANNUAL PANEL OF SPEAKERS EVENT. STUDENTS GATHERED IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM TO HEAR CONVERSATIONS FROM SOME OF THE INDUSTRY’S BEST: CINDY ALLEN, ALIYA KHAN, DEBORAH FORREST, GRAY DAVIS, AND WILL MEYER.

HEADSHOT NIGHT | FALL 2020

OCTOBER

WE WERE THRILLED TO HOST OUR FIRST EVENT OF THE SEMESTER, WHERE EVERYONE COULD GATHER, ENJOY SOME POPCORN, AND GET THEIR PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT TAKEN BY COLLYN DAVIS.

HOLIDAY EVENT | FALL 2019

DECEMBER 10

ALL IS MERRY AND BRIGHT (ESPECIALLY AFTER FINALS)! The societies hosted an end of semester holiday event at a local restaurant lucy’s. this was the perfect night for students to celebrate their hard work. we had workshops on how to make the perfect holiday mocktail and how to assemble a charcuterie board.

ROSS HOUSE COFFEE MENTOR NIGHT | FALL 2019

NOVEMBER 7

EVERY SEMESTER, THE SOCIETIES HOSTS A MENTOR NIGHT AT A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP. THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR STUDENTS ACROSS ALL CLASSES TO MEET, MINGLE AND SHARE ADVICE AND IDEAS ABOUT INTERIOR DESIGN. we also had mary glenn draper, a fellow auburn student, playing live music the entire night.

CHERYL DURST, CEO OF IIDA | FALL 2019

OCTOBER 8

THE SOCIETIES HAD THE HONOR OF HOSTING MS. CHERYL DURST THIS SEMESTER. MS. DURST CAME AND SPOKE WITH STUDENTS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY, HER EXPERIENCES AND HER VERY OWN DESIGN MANIFESTO.

HEAD SHOT EVENT | FALL 2019

SEPTEMBER 24

SOCIETIES MEMBERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A HEADSHOT MADE BY THE TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER AND AUBURN GRADUATE, ALEXIS BRUTON.

KICK OFF EVENT | FALL 2019

SEPTEMBER 9

SOCIETIES MEMBERS WERE WELCOMED BACK WITH A Hors d'oeuvres AND A TOUR OF THE NEW BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN AUBURN, THE COLLEGIATE.

JASON BELL | SPRING 2019

APRIL 9

THE SOCIETIES ENDS THE YEAR WITH HEARING FROM JASON BELL, DIRECTOR OF DESIGN AT BLACKBERRY FARM AND FOUNDER OF JD BELL INC. HE TALKED WITH STUDENTS ABOUT HIS CAREER EXPERIENCES, PROJECTs AND HIS ADVICE TO STUDENTS ENTERING THE WORK FORCE.

ALYS BEACH TRIP | SPRING 2019

MARCH 29 - March 31

SOCIETIES MEMBERS GATHERED FOR A WEEKEND TRIP TO ALYS BEACH. TOURS OF NEW PROJECTS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND INCLUDING. THE ALYS BEACH WELLNESS FACILITY DESIGNED BY NEQUETTE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN, SEVERAL PRIVATE HOMES DESIGNED BY DAVID BAKER, AND THE UPCOMING DEVELOPMENT, KAIYA. THIS WAS A REWARDING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS TO SEE UP AND COMING PROJECTS AND GAIN INSIGHT ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

PHOTO CREDITS: https://www.instagram.com/katherinemorrisphotography/?hl=en

SCALE | SPRING 2019

FEBRUARY 28 - March 3

ASID MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION GATHERED IN NEW YORK FOR SCALE 2019. STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS HEARD INFLUENTIAL DESIGNERS IN THE INDUSTRY SPEAK ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS AND EXPERIENCES AND ALSO COLLABORATED AMONGST EACH OTHER BRAINSTORMING IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE LOCAL CHAPTER BETTER. OUR CHAPTER WAS NOMINATED FOR CHAPTER OF THE YEAR, FOR THE 3 YEAR IN A ROW, WHICH WAS SUCH AN HONOR. THIS WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND AUBURN WAS SO THANKFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE ATTEND. OUR OFFICERS (PICTURED BELOW) HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH CINDY ALLEN, EDITOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE ALONG WITH GEORGE YABU AND GLENN PUSHELBERG, FOUNDERS OF YABU PUSHELBERG.

GENSLER SPEAKER MEETING | SPRING 2019

FEBRUARY 20 , 2019

SOCIETIES MEMBERS GATHERED TO HEAR FROM 2 INTERIOR DESIGNERS FROM GENSLER IN ATLANTA. WE ALSO HELD OFFICER ELECTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

KICK OFF EVENT | SPRING 2019

January 25 , 2019

SOCIETIES MEMBERS GATHER FOR A KICK OFF EVENT AT A LOCAL CYCLING STUDIO. A GREAT WAY TO GET ACTIVE AND HANG OUT WITH FELLOW MEMBERS.

The video recap of our 2018 year.

HOLIDAY EVENT

DECEMBER 6 , 2018

STUDENTS GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AND A GREAT END TO THE SEMESTER! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE SOCIETIES!

OCTOBER MENTOR EVENT: COFFEE & CAD

OCTOBER 25 , 2017

STUDENTS GATHER TO WORK ON PROJECTS AND MINGLE AT A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP

OCTOBER MEETING: TARA HEBERT WITH RH CONTRACT

OCTOBER 17, 2017

TARA HEBERT SPEAKS TO STUDENTS ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF HOSPITALITY DESIGN AND A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A REP

SEPTEMBER MEETING: EMI K MASON

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

EMI K MASON SPEAKS TO STUDENTS ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF RESIDENTIAL AND HOSPITALITY DESIGN

LUCY’S!

auburn’s newest restaurant is the place to be! thank you to the owner lisa for giving us a private tour of the restaurant and telling your story behind each of the elements in lucy’s! we will be back!