Night
Walk is a volunteer organization at the University of Cincinnati that gives UC
Students a safe ride home around the Clifton area after dark. A student calls into dispatch, says
where they are and where they want to go, and then dispatch sends two volunteer
students in a marked Night Walk Safety van to pick the student (or group of
students) up and drives them to their destination. It’s a great way to get volunteer hours for UC students and
help out the safety of our peers!
OH
Kappa Pi Beta Phi has been volunteering at Night Walk since the fall of
2011. Every Thursday night two
members of OH Kappa volunteer their time from 8pm-11pm helping their fellow
students of UC stay safe. I had
the opportunity to volunteer with Jessie King one Thursday and had a ton of fun! We meet at dispatch at 7:30pm, got our
walkie-talkie and Night Walk van keys, and then started on our night of
chauffeuring! Jessie was the
navigator and I got to drive the van.
I’d never driven a mini van before so it took a little getting used to
how big it was. We made a lot of
trips to the College of Engineering and the Library to take studying students
home. Once we stopped for water
but we wouldn’t fit in the tiny drive through space so we had to skip the pit
stop. Jessie and I had a ton of fun
meeting students, listening to music and just hanging out together while we
gave back to our university.
My Night Walk experience was a great one. Not only did I feel good that I had helped make sure
students got home safe, but Night Walk provides pizza to its volunteers after
their shift is done! It was a
great way to spend my Thursday night.
I am so happy OH Kappa has this opportunity for its members to take
advantage of and help their UC community.
Written By: Hannah Jones
