Chrysalis Konnect - Pristine

If you’re an SFITian, Iris requires no introduction. The tradition of Iris has risen to become the epitomical expression of the culture, diversity, and values exemplified by the college’s students.

For this year’s Pre-Iris week, students followed up in college according to the scheme given below.

Theme	Date
• MERCH MONDAY✨	21 March
• GINGHAM TUESDAY 🏁	22 March
• HAWAII WEDNESDAY 🌸	23 March
• DEPARTMENT THURSDAY 🔴🟣	24 March
• IRIS DAY✨✨✨	25 March
• TRADITIONAL DAY 🥻👕	26 March

The first day saw students don their favourite merchandise from the iconic Marvel and DC to the comedy series F.R.I.E.N.D.S. In the basket ball area, students contested one another in Wordle game, Arm Wrestling, and the Dog and the Bone.

Tuesday, Day 2 saw folks in black/white checks and stripes flash mob the basketball court for Mandala art and Lagori. Wednesday, Day 3 was the most floral and Hawaiian of all days starring the Saath Sur band performance, Bingo, and guess-the-one-liner game. Kudos to all of you who knew that the departments CMPN, INFT, EXTC, MECH, ELEC & FE are coloured, which became the basis of dressing for day 4 that was packed with a host of games & challenges of Chinese Whispers, Skipping, Push-ups, and Confession Counter. And of course, each day in the series entailed the remarkable fourth year, third year and second year tug of wars.

The Megafest ‘Iris’ was inaugurated by former Director Bro. Jose Thuruthiyil and Principal Dr. Sincy George followed by the final Tug of War between the winners of the first four days and a dance and singing competition. Stars Nushrratt Bharuccha and Sunny Kaushal made a celebrity appearance and promoted their song #KyaYehiPyaarHai after which the Voyagers took over with their band performance.

Later, contestants dressed into the outfit of their favourite Bollywood star for the next phase, Mr. and Ms. Iris. The day was not done until the evening’s DJ that rocked all the night and the traditional day’s dhol tasha that followed next day.

If you were a sports enthusiast in your college days, then you may be very familiar with Ignitra, the sports fest of SFIT. Michael Jordan had once quoted, “Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”, the SFIT sports fest is all about it. Ignitra 2022, went on for four days, that is, from 14th March to 17th March, commencing with an inauguration ceremony followed by a welcoming speech from the President and NSS Representative. The revered Bro. Jose Thuruthiyil commenced the inter-branch sports fest with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, encouraging young and ambitious student-athletes to partake in vying, competitive tournaments and simultaneously enjoy themselves.

The inter-department football tournament was the prime attraction, as eager participants and their friends flocked to the SFIT ground to witness candour and competitive play. The box-cricket tournaments went on for a span of 5 days due to the registrations of a myriad of cricket enthusiasts, with captivating performances from every team. Basketball matches were just as intriguing and had quite the audience with a nail-biting finale that consisted of 3 pointers and slam dunks. The Badminton matches held at the YMCA ground received outright feedback from numerous contestants, where the audience witnessed incredible performances from both singles and doubles players. Volleyball games made an impact on the spectators as they witnessed phenomenal setter-spiker combinations and strong teams with long played-out rallies and numerous deuces. Along with the outdoor games, numerous indoor sports were beautifully organised as well, which encompassed chess, carrom and table tennis.

Ignitra 2022 was sponsored and supported by the sporting goods retailer, Decathlon.

H.M. Forester once said, "Smoking is suicide by instalments". To create an awareness among students to quit smoking, SFITAA collaborated with NSS to organise a webinar titled “Commit to Quit!” on 5th February 2022 at 5:30pm. Our speaker for the webinar was Mr. George Trelawney. Mr. George comes from a very humble background. He started working at the age of 13 and today is a President at AGS Transact Technologies Ltd., which is trained in steering complex worldwide projects. He believes that anybody can succeed and be outstanding, with 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration; there are no shortcuts, but being motivated makes all the difference. He, with a US patent in his name, has his own motivational blog and is passionate about helping tobacco smokers to quit smoking. The session began with Mr. George explaining why people smoke and how alcohol abuse, cigarette smoking and tobacco causes cancer. He then described how his technique to quit smoking has no side effects and is more effective. He also shared his experience with smoking and how he quit smoking. Furthermore, he emphasised on the advantages of quitting smoking and talked about the possible options. He spoke about some common myths related to smoking and shared the roadmap on how to quit smoking. The webinar concluded with a Q&A session. The attendees had a good learning experience, and they were motivated to spread more awareness about the side effects of smoking.

The event to bid adieu to our dear seniors started at 4pm on 11th May 2022. All bright and anticipating faces waiting for what the day had to offer. Everyone had gathered at the Quadrangle, department wise and segregated into different divisions for the photoshoot which made sure the day is seized and captured forever. After that, everyone headed to the auditorium as the second year and the third year students had a line-up of singing and dance performances. Sath Sur, the college band, had a surreal performance with multiple songs, each song was dedicated to each year. Thereafter, Cliff Machado, a BE student, sang a really melodious song. After this, there was a Student Council Award Ceremony followed by fun award titles such as Best Couple, Who never shows himself/herself in class, Late Latif, and more. The main highlight of the program was the DJ, all those present were there were swimming in the waves of music and dance. After the crazy dance and music, it was time to call it a day but before that, there was a dinner organised. Farewell has the significance of good wishes and a parting. So it had to be a good one. Everyone relished the whole event as moment after moment the energy scale didn’t go down but only rose higher. With the enthusiasm and the energy showcased by the students, it was clear the Farewell went smoothly.