Affinity/Spirit Week

Gear up for a brand-new Spirit Week tradition! Join us for Sports Game Hopping, a high-energy night of school spirit, swag, and nonstop action as we cheer on multiple Yale teams ahead of the Harvard–Yale Game. Make sure to bundle up!

We’re pairing affinity groups with sports teams to create themed booths filled with snacks, giveaways, and chances to bond with classmates while supporting our athletes. Swing by one game—or hop between all three!

Your Hopping Route:
🥅 SOM United — 5:30–6:45 PM @ Albertus Magnus
🏒 Ice Hockey — 6:30 PM @ Ingalls Rink ($5) (Doors open at 6:00 PM)
🏉 Yale Grad Rugby — 6:30 PM (Women’s) & 7:30 PM (Men’s) @ Winslow Field

A candid conversation with 1Y and 2Y members of the SOM community about men's mental health, vulnerability, and breaking stigma. Lunch provided!

Join MENA for a special Affinity Week gathering. Enjoy Turkish tea and pastries as we screen the short film Misafir (30 minutes), followed by a Q and A with the filmmaker, Yale World Fellow Mariam El Marakeshy.

Synopsis
Misafir (“A Guest”) is an award-winning documentary that follows the stories of three teen immigrants who fled war and found refuge in Istanbul. The film highlights their backgrounds, their integration into a multicultural city, their contributions, and the way Istanbul received them as “guests” rather than “refugees.”

About the Filmmaker
Mariam El Marakeshy is an award-winning film director, producer, writer, multimedia storyteller, educator, and cultural specialist who works globally to bring powerful stories exploring themes of migration, culture, social justice, education, museums, environment, and media ethics, and has worked with National Geographic, ITN UK, the UN, and many NGOs. She is a former United Nations staff member.

Her films won numerous awards including the USA Social Impact Media Award, the UN IOM Global Migration Film Award in Switzerland, the London City Film Award, The Environmental Media Award in Canada, and Romania Cultural Media Award. She is a recognized fellow of Columbia University, New America, and other prestigious programs. She teaches students and professionals and her works are included in global education programs.

Mariam authored the EU ethical media guidelines "Report Diversity!" and developed the "SuperDiverse Gamekit" for migrant children and multicultural classrooms.

Working with museums, she designs immersive storytelling and education experiences for community participation and authored publications on multiculturalism in museum spaces.

Her academic background includes a Master's in World Cultures in Germany, and she is a UN-accredited intercultural facilitator working on global cultural understanding programs

Join us in the Student Commons for delicious bites and a vibrant celebration of the many cultures that make SOM extraordinary.

Show up in your own cultural attire: traditional, modern, or anything that reflects who you are.

Then gather around Evans for a joyful cultural parade, where members of our community will share the heritage, dress, and stories that make SOMers so special. Come celebrate what connects us and what makes us beautifully different!

Join students from the South Asian Club for a small group dinner celebrating Affinity/Spirit Week!

Join members of the BBA community for a small group dinner to celebrate Affinity/Spirit Week!

Join members of the EuroSOM community for a small group dinner celebrating Affinity/Spirit Week.

Join students from the Africa Business & Society community for a small group dinner celebrating Affinity/Spirit Week.

Join students from the First-Generation and American Latine Busisness Association for a small group dinner celebrating Affinity/Spirit Week.

Join us for a fun and creative evening as we gear up for the annual Harvard vs. Yale Game! Show your team spirit and connect with fellow Yale SOM partners and students at our Gameday Craft & Board Game Night.

We’ll have plenty of crafts and board games to choose from! Whether you’re a DIY pro or here for the food and fun games, this is the perfect way to relax, get crafty, and build excitement for the big game!

To kick off our Affinity/Spirit Week, the Student Government will host a panel on Belonging at SOM. We will be hosting discussions with fellow 1Y and 2Y students. The idea of the event is to open the floor for more vulnerable discussions on a peer-to-peer basis around the challenges of finding a community and feeling a sense of belonging.