The Society of Non-Theists at Purdue University is gearing up for an exciting year!  The group has already held discussion meetings and had a presentation about the Creation Museum.
But perhaps the most notable event this year so far was the day before "Talk Like A Pirate Day" in September when members spread out on the campus preaching the word of His Noodliness, the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Members' antics have caught the attention of their local media.  Their Pastafarian Preaching scored a mention in one article in their campus paper, and another article focused on them exclusively:

A band of swashbuckling pirates occupied campus on Friday, but not to loot and pillage.

The Society of Non-Theists at Purdue University gathered to voice their opinions on religion. Members chose to dress as pirates to satirize religious teachings that certain followers are better than everyone else by sarcastically saying that pirates are the chosen people.

Read the full article at The Exponent. This story originally appeared in The Exponent (Purdue's Independent Daily Student Newspaper) on 9/12/2009, and is used by permission. Article by Bridget Johnston, Staff Reporter for The Exponent.

Plus, the group's president Jennifer McCreight wrote a letter to the editor protesting the use of university funds for the  "Porn and Popcorn" event at the start of the semester, due to the event providing inaccurate information about safe sex and promoting false conceptions of nontheists.  The letter was published on Tuesday, September 22.

We're excited to see what members of the Society of Non-Theists will do next! Could the group be in the running for the Secular Student Alliance's 2010 Best Media Coverage award? 

Check out the group and get in touch at the group's webpage or on Facebook!