A newspaper donation drive was organised in the Arugul campus of IIT Bhubaneswar from 10th to 18th April 2016 with the aim of reusing them to make paper bags. The motive of the programme was to eliminate the use of polythene bags in the shopping complex. The event was conducted in association with SGR Pvt Ltd Bhubaneswar. A whopping 428 kg of paper was collected from the rooms in Mahanadi Hall Of Residence and donated for further processing.

In June, around 600 strong paper bags were obtained and given to the shops in the shopping complex for their use thus fulfilling the goal of the event.

Overall, the first event of Souls for Solace after elections was a massive success owing to the commendable support from the students, Warden and the Students Gymkhana of IIT Bhubaneswar.

A tree plantation drive was organised at the institute on the occasion of 70th Independence Day. The plantation was done in the presence of honourable Director, Prof. RV Raja Kumar and Dean of Student Affairs, Dr VR Pedireddi. The plantation drive saw the enthusiastic participation of the freshers. The society will continue its small initiatives towards making our Arugul campus a clean and green eco-friendly campus.

Fun and Study
One of the best things about life here is that every student is free to choose how to divide their time between studies and other activities. So you have those who follow tough study routines, those who thrive on endless fun, and others trying to strike a balance somewhere in between. At the end of the day, you get to take away more than just academics from all your experiences on campus, which is the whole point of education. People here balance their time with all the activities available and yet perform to their level best in their academics. With lecture hours being only 28 hours in a week, one gets ample time to pursue their interests either through research and projects or personal hobbies or participate in student societies and clubs. The routine is not at all as people speculate and one can easily balance time Our campus is aesthetically pleasing with its vast area and surrounding hills and trees. Combined with the peace and quiet, it's like nothing I've ever seen or imagined before. Also, in the absence of overwhelming numbers, each student has a greater opportunity to actively participate not only in the classroom but also in fests, societies and sports, which beats being just another face in a sea of people.

Participation in societies/conferences and events
The balance between the two is entirely upto the student. Paying attention in class and adopting a smart study strategy is what many try their best to do (at least in the start!). At any rate, it is not very hard to stay on track with the syllabus while also finding enough time to participate in societies and fests, play a sport, hang out with friends etc. The societies encompass diverse fields in the cultural, social and technical domains (like dance, drama, robotics, coding etc.), and encourage participation and learning among all students. Many enthusiasts participate in the inter-IIT Sports and Tech meets. Our campus newsletter 'Wistaz', compiled by the Literary Society, includes lots of interesting stories and articles. With a facebook page, a website and a blog, the society reports on campus happenings and also provides a great platform for budding writers, whether members or not.

Lingo
Peace hai : It means OK! ; Fachas and Fachis: Freshers( male and female respectively) ; Maggu: Self explanatory ; Stud ; Enthu: Enthusiastic ; Dhor : Un-expected Stud .

The Gossip
Students use social media to gossip and share. Most of the people use the Flutter app to communicate and leak secrets anonymously. All Work and No Play, Makes Jack a Dull Boy
Many people prefer to spend their time on maintaining their personal health by playing sports, spending their time in gym. People also spend time on playing multiplayer games, watching cinemas, sitcoms, tv series etc. They also try to bond with each other by spending time in the rooms of others. Many of those also prefer to enhance their knowledge and experience by spending time in societies and fests.

Hostel Life
There are several fun activities which takes place, especially during the night time:
a. Favourite event that adds colours to our hostel life is the hostel week. The hostel committee come up with cool games and competitions during this week which ends with the much awaited hostel day. The food served on this day is worth the long wait.
b. The Birthday Bash: Lovingly known as 'GPL', the birthday boy gets a lot of kicks on his posteriors by his dear friends as a symbol of celebration. Often this gets added by the face being decorated using the birthday cake and post GPL treats.
c. CoD/CS/FIFA: usually people spend their night time playing multiplayer pc games with their friends.
d. Midnight Assignments: People usually spend their time running around the geeks or the maggus for the assignments, copying them and trying to finish them before the submission deadline.
e. Spending time by roaming around the hostel at their favourite places.

Inter-engineering college Events
There are inter-engineering college competitions and we even successfully host them as part of our Techno-management and Socio-Cultural fests. Inter-college sports competitions are also there. Apart from being a stage to prove you are better than the other guy, these competitions are remembered thanks to their electric atmosphere and the fun we have in them.
On Social Media
We have plenty of facebook pages in the campus, usually made to serve a special purpose. Maintaining a facebook page just to make fun of our friends is totally worth it. Facebook pages for sharing ideas on academic matters, or facebook pages for different clubs etc are common. Many of the students are active in online Social platforms like Quora where they have online discussions in their fields of interest.