Two score years ago was born the most famous of the fests here in
BITS-Pilani. The eldest of the three sister fests, Oasis was born to allow us to
unleash our inner wild child and to prove to society that we do in fact socialize
with other members of the homo sapien family besides the sunburned lunatics
that call Pilani their home. The middle sister, APOGEE, was our BITSian
forefathers asking us to do something academic during our brief stay in the
desert. The youngest of the trio was BOSM, the sports fest. Over the years, the
three kindly ones have grown to be three of the most prominent fests in all of
India and this would have only been possible if the reins of power were with
the right people which is where departments come in. The guardians of the
fests come in all shapes and sizes like the students here at BITS.
Activities, Dance, Music, Debating Society (DebSoc), English Drama Club
(EDC), Hindi Drama Club (HDC), English Language Activities Society
(ELAS), Hindi Activities Society (HAS), Pool, Poetry, Mime, Photography and
Consulting. The clubs with the non-self-explanatory names are Matrix, the
book and movie reviewers, and Ragamalika, the classical music and dance club.
Clubs and departments are an integral part of your lives here on
campus as the people you meet here are the ones who you will call a family for
the next four, five, six (if you’re unlucky) years of your stay here. Choose wisely
and may the odds be skewed in your favor.
The Department of Sponsorship and Marketing lures in the sustenance
for the fests in the form of sponsors and donations. Controls dictates the order
of things and draws in the crowds. Firewallz guards our gates, Audi Force
guards and manages the entrance to the auditorium, which is decorated by Art
Design and Publicity (ADP). The Departments of Sounds, Lights and
Backstage handle the Lights, Sounds and the work Backstage respectively.
Reception and Accommodation provide our guests with safe quarters for the
nights. The Department of Photography gives them evidence of their stay.
Publications and Correspondence, Department of Visual Media, Paper
Evaluation and Presentations all put in their two cents. The Department of
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