The KU π-Ville Student Committee has administered events under the theme of “Scatterbraining” over the past year. The events were designed to encourage students to move away from standard job preparation and resume padding and dive into an exhaustive trial and error period of doing what they like the most and want to do the most. The committee aimed to let many students know that such attempts are not wrong, but things that anybody can try and have a positive influence.
Among these events, π-Ville Day consisted of lectures by scatterbrains, fairs (with teams sharing their experiences in π-Ville), flea markets, eco-bag decoration, and exhibitions. In particular, the exhibition, under the theme of “being scatterbrained anytime, anywhere,” displayed various works by students in π-Ville with their stories. The π-Ville Question Mark Conference was arranged for students to discuss topics of their interest. The first topic was “housing issues in Anam,” and students shared their ideas and engaged in discussions for each topic.

Possibilities found through sharing and opening up

The first semester focused on encouraging students to be scatterbrained when designing events while the second semester was more focused on things that could involve more people under the theme of “Sustainable Scatterbraining.” Students shared films they shot and songs they practiced alone with others at Around the Corner Cinema and π-Ville Live. Things they enjoyed as personal hobbies were reborn as gifts for someone through Gugu Market. When they realized that the things they enjoyed alone gave pleasure to others, this became the driving force for them to continue to be scatterbrains. The committee gathered scatterbrains to deliver lectures and share discussions and recorded all their activities.
Lee Min-hwan (Food Engineering ‘09), who was in charge of planning and design in the Committee’s Fun Team, said that exploring π-Ville’s identity together was the most rewarding part as a member of the first committee.
"I believe that our events with the concept of scatterbraining gave students opportunities to share things together and understand each other. These were moments for them to realize that “I’m not the only one doing these things.” I think such experiences are important as they gain something and develop.”
Why is scatterbraining important? "Our daily lives are falling apart in our society. College students are no exception. Reality is so frustrating with lots of hardships from job seeking and other issues. Under these circumstances, a little happiness or a sense of small accomplishment, I believe, works as the driving force for you to keep going.”
Lowering barriers and enhancing accessibility was another area the committee put as much emphasis on as they did for designing the concept of π-Ville. π-Ville Live gave every applicant opportunities to sing or to hold premieres for films personally produced. Thanks to the heated response from students, tickets for three π-Ville Live sessions sold out on the first days of selling.
“When you think of Korea University, culture must be the last thing you think of. If you take a look at π-Ville, you know that’s not the case any longer,” said Lee Min-hwan.