By Jon Mark Beilue
The 10 members of Beta Sigma Phi call it “Yarn Bombing.” This bombing is quiet, almost undetectable and done with little to no fanfare or publicity. And that’s just the way they want it.
“It’s totally anonymous,” said Dr. Darlene Pulliam, McCray Professor of Business and Regents Professor. “Sometimes a few students will wander around while we’re out there. We’ll say, ‘Here, take one.’ Other than that, I don’t think anyone knows how this happens.”
Beta Sigma Phi is a non-academic sorority that has more than 200,000 members and 12,500 chapters around the world. At West Texas A&M University, it’s 10 current or retired professors, librarians and staff who spread a truly random act of kindness actually about 150 of them on the day before the start of the spring semester.