The application for Patriot Pitches has been provided in two documents: a written description of what the bench views would look like and a visual design to accompany it. The organization's president who submitted this application is Grace Peng. The bench application was submitted with the following designs: the frontal view is described accordingly as “yellow - a background for a musical composition; black - musical notes and a score; green - the composer and arranger’s names, the words ‘Patriot Pitches,’” the seat view is described accordingly as “black - in bold ‘an a cappella group,’ musical notes, Patriot hat, a treble clef, a bass clef; yellow - half of the Patriot face, the words ‘Patriot Pitches’; green - the background of the bench will be green as well, outline of Patriot Pitches words,” and the back view is described accordingly as “yellow - half of Patriot face, the motto of our organization; black - musical notes, patriot hat; green - outline of Patriot Pitches words, background of the bench will be green as well.” The second part of their application describes the actual design, but it appears different from the written description. The back view appears accordingly to the original front view as described in the original design. However, the frontal view shows the patriot face in the middle with the words underneath it reading “bringing students who love music together.” The seat view was not included in the scanning of this document because it was not being submitted along with the rest of the application. Upon submission, additional notes were added to the application, indicating a crossover between the words “Patriot face” and “Patriot hat.” The annotator also added that the back view of the design was instead the seat view.

The Kappa Phi Lambda sorority submitted this bench application. It was submitted by their organization president, Emily Bui. The designs of the bench were submitted as the following: the frontal view of the bench shows roses and diamonds on the left and write ends of the view with the greek letters of “Kappa,” “Phi,” and “Lambda” in the middle with the spelling of those greek letters written on top of it, the seat view of the bench provides the same floral design surrounding the words “SISTERHOOD; SERVICE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY,” on the back view the organization has included a phoenix across the entire view with diamonds on the left and proper ends and the words “ever since ‘95.”

Alpha Phi submitted this bench application, but there is no indication of who the organization's president is. The views of theis bench were submitted as follows: the front shows in large text “ALPHA PHI” surrounded by a red background with a vine on the right and a bear with the greek letters of “alpha” and “phi” on it’s stomach along with the Ursa Major constellation right next to it, the seat view shows vines along the border of the bench surrounding the words “Envy the Ivy League” and a social media handle “@GMUALPHAPHI” on the bottom right, the back view of the bench shows a cellphone underneath thwords “call me when you go A-Phi” with a contact on the bottom-right reading “1800-AOE.” Upon submission, additional notes were added approving all the designs. It was also noted that the bear on the bench's frontal view was not included in the final product.

This is a bench application submitted by The Aquilas Mentoring Program. Organization president, Andres Curtin-Compas, submitted it. On the application side, a color key is included to indicate which colors they are using and their shades. As submitted, the views of the bench are reflected as the following: frontal view has included an eagle inthe middle with the words “AQUILAS Mentoring Program 2023-2024” in the middle written in yellow surrounded in blue and an unknown text written in yellow on the left side, the seat view shows the words “RELATIONSHIP BULDING; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT” written in yellow, and the back view is shown to be left blank. There is an additional note indicating that the members of the Aquilas Mentoring Program appeared to have switched the seat view and back view designs. In other words, the seat view has now been left blank, and the back view has been decorated with the proposed seat design from the application.

This is a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out by the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club. The document includes drawings and designs for bench painting, and it features sketches of images, words, and symbols that reflect the organization’s mission and values. The top panel is the Back Rest/Front View. It depicts a line of eight light green and yellow fires, each outlined in dark green. Above them are three shapes. On the left and right are two green, yellow, white, and light green polygons; yellow lines radiate out to the left of the left shape, and green lines radiate out to the right of the right shape. In the center is a white, light green, and dark green shape resembling a pile of money laid flat. The middle panel is the Seat View. It depicts a geometric pattern of green interconnected squares They fill the entirety of the panel, which has a white background. The bottom panel is the Back Rest/Back View. In the center spanning the width of the bench is “VCPF organization / leads students ventures / further beyond the classroom,” written in dark green. Around it are yellow squiggles. Note: Uploaded media quality reflects the quality of the physical application; pixelated appearance is present on the original physical application.

This is a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out by the Kurdish Student Organization. The document includes drawings and designs for bench painting, and it features sketches of images, words, and symbols that reflect the organization’s mission and values. The first panel is the Back Rest/Front View. The background of the panel is the Kurdistan flag: red on top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom, with a yellow sun in the middle. Notes on the margins of the panel indicate that red represents “remembrance for the martyrs that fought to free Kurdistan,” yellow represents a “source of light and life,” white represents “equality and peace,” and green represents “vitality, life, and beauty of Kurdish nature.” “Kurdish Student Organization” is painted in black along the white and green sections of the flag. The second panel is the Seat View. It depicts seven gray, snow-topped mountains against a white background. The mountains are outlined in black. At the bottom of the panel is written “No Friends But The Mountains.” On the margins of the panel are notes about the phrase, identified at the top as a “Kurdish saying” and as a “common Kurdish saying to signify desire for united statehood and reliance on nature for comfort and self identity.” The bottom panel is the Back Rest/Back View. The background is white and features the outline of Kurdistan and its borders in the center, both colored red. On top are written twelve words in three rows, identified in the margins as Kurdish cities: Hewlêr, Silêmanî, Dohuk, Zaxo / Akrê, Amêdî, Halabja, Kobanî / Mahabad, Ranya, Soran, Koye.”

This is a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out by the Korean Calligraphy Club student organization. The document includes drawings and designs for bench painting, and it features sketches of images, words, and symbols that reflect the organization’s mission and values. The first panel is the Back Rest/Front View. The name of the student organization, “Korean Calligraphy Club,” is written in English in the center of the panel in black against a white background. In the bottom left and top right corners are two flowers, each with four petals. In the top left are three diagonal lines; at the bottom right are three sets of dashed diagonal lines. The middle panel is the Seat View. In the center are a series of Korean calligraphy characters against a white background. In the top left and bottom right corners are two flowers, each with five petals. In the bottom left corner are three diagonal lines; the center line is dashed. In the top right corner are three diagonal lines; the two outer lines are dashed. The bottom panel is the Back Rest/Back View. On the left spanning the width of the panel are the characters of the Korean alphabet. On the top right is a drawing of Instagram app symbol and “@kcc.gmu.” On the bottom right is “name of painters.” All are set against a white background.

This is a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student organization. The document includes drawings and designs for bench painting, and it features sketches of images and symbols that reflect the organization’s mission and values. The first panel is the Back Rest/Front View. It has a white background on which are a series of geometric designs and the ASME logo: “ASME” written in green lettering with yellow and green Mason feather design above the M and half of a wheel cog, colored yellow. In the left upper corner is an oblong shape with an infinity symbol, dots, and yellow and black lines; to the right is a dashed line. Directly to the left of the logo is another oblong shape with a globe, a division symbol, and a multiplication symbol in the center. Directly to the lower right is a semi circle with an addition symbol in the center. To the upper right is an oblong shape with a lightning bolt, a pound sign, a half charged batter, and an exclamation point in the middle. Below that is another oblong shape with “ME” and a pi symbol in the center. On the far right is the symbol of a plane and a dashed line representing flight trails in the sky. The middle panel is the Seat View. “Engineer” is written on the bottom left in yellow and black lettering. Above it are the drawings of a lightbulb and a screwdriver. A computer chip is surrounded by a black-outlined oblong shape. In the center, “Tech” is written in yellow and black lettering and encircled by an oblong shape; below it is the drawing of a tape measure. An oblong shape to the right has two green cogs in the center, one large and one small. Above it to the right is a drawing of a double sided wrench. Next to it is another oblong shape with an adjustable stanley wrench in the middle. A dashed line is drawn vertically on the right. The bottom panel is the Back Rest/Back View. “American Society of Mechanical Engineers” is written at the top center in black lettering. Below it is “Setting the Standard” in yellow lettering. Both are typeface and set against a white background.

This is a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out by the American Cancer Society student organization. The document includes drawings and designs for bench painting, and it features sketches of images and symbols that reflect the organization’s mission and values. The first panel is the Back Rest/Front View. On the left is a drawing of two orange serpents entwined around the base of a blue sword, representing the logo of the American Cancer Society. On the right is “American Cancer Society” in blue. Both are set against a white background. The middle panel is the Seat View, and it depicts 10 ribbons representing ten forms of cancer and cancer awareness. The drawing is outlined in blue marker intended to represent a blue background. There is a black ribbon representing melanoma, a pink ribbon representing breast cancer, a yellow ribbon for bladder cancer, a brown ribbon for myeloma, a white ribbon for lung cancer, an orange ribbon for leukemia, a purple ribbon for pancreatic cancer, a blue ribbon for ovarian cancer, a green ribbon for kidney cancer, and a gray ribbon for brain cancer. On the bottom left is “@gmu_acs” and a drawing of the Instagram logo, labeled as colored “white.” The bottom panel is the Back Rest/Back View. It reads “Help Us End Cancer As We Know It For Everyone.” The words sit in the center of the panel; notes on the form indicate the words will be painted white and set against a red background that fills the rest of the panel. Below the bottom panel is written “3 main colors: white, blue, red.”

This is a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out by the Alpha Phi Omega student organization. The document includes drawings and designs for bench painting, and it features sketches of images and symbols that reflect the organization’s mission and values. The first panel is the design for the Back Rest/Front View, and it depicts the Greek letters for “Alpha,” “Phi,” and “Omega” along with the top of a blue torch and yellow flame on a white background. The letters are dark blue and outlined in a dark yellow that matches the color of the flame. The second panel is the design for the Seat View. The panel reads “Leadership Friendship Service;” underneath and to the right of this phrase is a drawing of the Instagram app symbol and “@apogmu.” The word are written in black ink outlined by dark yellow, and they are set against a white background. The third panel is the design for the Back Rest/Back View, and its design is similar to the first panel: greek letters for “Alpha,” “Phi,” and “Omega” colored dark blue with a yellow outline. The letters are set against a white background.

This is a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out by the Alpha Kappa Chi student organization. The document includes drawings and designs for bench painting, and it features sketches of images and symbols that reflect the organization’s mission and values. The first panel depicts the Back Rest/Back View, with “front” scribbled out. It has a white background with a sketch of the Earth in the center of the panel. “We Love Each other” is written in the upper left corner, and “And The Earth” is written in the lower right corner. The middle panel depicts the Backrest Front. “Seat View” is scribbled out. This panel has a white background. The letters “A” “K” “X” are written in a line along the center of the panel and painted an orange-yellow with a black outline. Behind each letter are leaf designs featuring two to three leaves per letter. The leaves are light green and outlined in blue. The third panel is labeled “Seat,” with “Back Rest/Back View” scribbled out. It has a white background, and it depicts drawings of six different insect species, recognizable as: an unidentified insect, a red ant, a ladybug, a dragonfly, a bee, and a spider.

This image is of a complete bench application form for the Coptic Orthodox Christian Association, or "Coptic Club". The "Back Rest/Front View" panel depicts this shorthand name for the student organization. "Coptic Club" is centered in the panel and drawn in yellow-gold lettering on a deep red field. A Coptic cross takes the place of the letter "t" in the word "Coptic" in the panel. The "Seat View" panel depicts the rolling of the stone from the sarcophagus scene of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The scene is depicted in the panel by an assortment of grey squares, a grey disc off-center and partially overlapping the squares, streams of yellow light emanating from the scene in the center, and all of this over a black background. The "Back Rest/Back View" panel depicts a quotation from Psalms written in black lettering on the upper and middle beams. A phrase containing the book of the Bible "Psalm", with the corresponding chapter and verse, is centered on the lower beam of the panel and flanked by two red Coptic crosses on both its left and right.

This image depicts an incomplete bench application document for the Central Asian Student Organization. The document includes a series of panels depicting various motifs that represent the organization, with a couple of editions penned in the "Front View" and "Seat View" panels of the form. The first panel, the "Back Rest/Front View", depicts a geographic pattern in red and peach colors on the upper and lower beams of the panel. A band of yellow with the phrase "Central Asain" in red lettering is arranged in the center. An "X" is penned over the letter "n" in the phrase. The "Seat View" panel depicts a scene of two saddled orange camels striding eastward in an arid, sand-colored hilly terrain, with a deep blue sky and wispy white clouds above. The camels are situated on the left side of the panel with a porcelain teapot and steaming tea cup opposite them. A circle is penned over the panel in the space between the two camels. The "Back Rest/Back View" panel depicts a flag: two white six-pointed stars flanking a white, east-facing crescent on a blue field. Much of the rest of the form was left blank.

This is an image of a hand-drawn application for the Lambda Chapter of the Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority. The document includes three illustrations of the "Views" of the proposed painted bench for this student organization. Throughout the various "Views" the colors of Red, Green, and White are used to represent the organization. At the top of the document, the "Back Rest/Front View" panel depicts the name of the broader sorority organization that this chapter belongs to in black lettering, "Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc.", on the upper beam. The phrase "Lambda Chapter" is printed below the greater organization's name. The middle beam of the "Front View" depicts the Greek letters for the sorority in white at the center, flanked by three red flowers on either side. The left side flowers are arranged in a descending slope fashion, with the right side in the opposite, ascending slope fashion. The "Seat View" panel depicts a quote by Pamela Vaull Starr, a poet and writer. The quote is printed over a broad band of white, with thin bands of green and red on the upper and lower portions of the beams in the panel. The "Back Rest/Back View" panel depicts a green surface with the motto of the sorority, "Character, Leadership, Scholarship, Sisterhood, Service, Culture, Womanhood, and Self". In the lower beam of the panel, there is another arrangement of red flowers, with the flowers on the left in an ascending slope and the ones on the right in a descending slope.

This image contains the bench application for the NOBCChE George Mason University chapter. This document includes the three proposed panels for the bench, the abbreviated name of the organization, and the colors to be used to represent the organization. At the top of the document the abbreviated name of the organization and colors that would be used on the bench are written out. The abbreviated name of the organization is written as "NOBCChE". The proposed colors for the bench are "White, Black, and Blue". The "Front" view of the bench contains the organization logo on the left side of the panel (with the word "logo" and an arrow pointing to it in the margin of the application). The logo of the organization is a beaker with an overlapping infinite symbol seated in a white disc, which is itself seated in a white disc that contains the organization motto "Wisdom, Research, Knowledge" that flanks the inner disc to the west, north, and east. In the space to the right of the front view panel is the name of the organization in full. A typo of the organization name can be found at the word "Chemist" in the 4th line on the right side of the panel. The "Seat View" contains the abbreviated name of the organization, "NOBCChE", with the organization's motto beneath it. In the left margin next to this section of the application are the words "Back" and "Ok". The word "Back" is appended to the beginning of the phrase "Seat View". There is an arrow encircling the organization logo in the "Front" view section and pointing to a corresponding place in the "Seat View section". The "Back" view section contains a quote from Paula T. Hammond, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A penned oblong circle encompasses the first line of the quote.

This image displays the proposed "Upper Bench" and "Lower Bench" sections of a partial bench application for the local George Mason University club of Circle K International. Present throughout both proposed sections of the bench are the colors of the organization: Blue and Gold. In the "Upper Bench" panel, the first beam contains a blue disembodied left arm and hand, with the hand reaching downward toward the organization's seal in the middle beam, and the phrase "Circle K" in italicized black lettering filling the right half of the beam. In the middle beam, the seal of Circle K International is situated in the center. The seal is a black K seated in a blue disc wrapped in a white laurel. In the bottom beam of the "Upper Bench" panel is the phrase "International" in italicized black lettering on the left side of the beam, and a disembodied blue right hand and arm reaching out, palm upwards, towards the organization's seal. The "Lower Bench" panel contains a triband of Blue, Gold, and Blue for the three beams. The Phrases "Live to Serve" and "Love to Serve" are lettered in alternating colors of blue and gold, reading vertically, and justified to the left and right ends of the beams.

The image displays a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out for the student organization “Muslim Students’ Association”. This document includes sketches and design details for a bench that showcases the organization’s identity and values: Back Rest/Front View: The background is white. In the center there are the letters “MSA at GMU”. The letters “MSA” are blue and stacked above “at” in yellow, with the “a” stacked above the “t”, and “GMU” is in gold. There is a yellow crescent moon next to the “a” in “MSA”. Across the top of this surface there are the outlines of two blue curtains that frame the letters in the middle. In each curtain there are four blue dots with a blue star in the center. Seat View: The background is white. On the left, all in gold there is a circle with a small triangle pointing towards the letter “N” which depicts a rudimentary compass. In the center there is a yellow outlined prayer rug with yellow fringes on the top and a gold outline decoration in the center. Only half of the prayer rug is showing. On the right there is a necklace with gold beads and a yellow pendant. In the bottom right corner in blue letter the groups Instagram handle appears as “IG: GMUMSA”. Back Rest/Back View: The background is white. In the center there is a stenciling of the crescent moon between two hills. The hills are alternating colors of gold and blue. The moon is yellow.

The image displays a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out for the student organization “Reign Model Troupe”. This document includes sketches and design details for a bench that showcases the organization’s identity and values. This organization produces fashion showcases and theatrical choreographed performances. Back Rest/Front View: The background is white with a hue of lavender shading. On the left side of this surface the left half of a face appears with a full set of lips that cross over to where the right side of the face would be if it were there. There is a stenciled gold crown above the face. This symbol highlights the theatrical performance aspect of this organization. The name of this organization “Regin Model Troupe” appears in purple outlined, gold letters in the middle of this surface. Reign is misspelled as “Regin”. A single, large purple high heel shoe appears on the right side of this surface. Seat View: The same white background with a hue of lavender shading appears on this surface. A single, large purple high heel shoe appears on the left side of this surface. This organization’s logo that resembles the movie rating symbol appears in the middle of this surface. A large “R” on the left of this symbol signifies their “R-rated models” slogan. “Regin Model Troupe” appears next to the large “R” and above “EST. 2015”. Reign is misspelled as “Regin”. A single purple, high top sneaker appears on the right side of this surface. Back Rest/Back View: The background of this surface contains the same white background with a darker purple coloring. On both sides of this surface the same purple high-top sneakers appear with the toes facing towards the middle. Two purple, high heel shoes are heel to heel in the center with the toes facing the sneakers. Above the left high heel shoe, a stenciled gold crown appears.

The image displays a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out for the student organization “Coptic Orthodox Christian Association”. This document includes sketches and design details for a bench that showcases the organization’s identity and values: Back Rest/Front View: The background of this surface is red. In yellow, the word “Coptic” appears above the word “Club” in the center of this surface. The Coptic Orthodox Christian Cross appears instead of the “t” in “Coptic”. This cross has two lines of the same length crossed which makes a “+” symbol. On each end of the symbol there are three points representing the Holy Trinity. These twelve points represent the twelve holy sacraments of this faith. Seat View: This background of this surface is green. A grey cup and wafer appear in the center with a yellow burst emanating from them. Communion, or the Eucharist, is the central sacrament in the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church. Back Rest/Back View: The background is yellow. The words “Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the Lord.” appear on the top two thirds of this surface. On the bottom “Psalm 118:19” appears with two red Coptic crosses on either side of it. This psalm is important for this branch of Christianity as is symbolizes their worship of Jesus Christ.

The image displays a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out for the student organization “Culinary Club”. This document includes sketches and design details for a bench that showcases the organization’s identity and values: Back Rest/Front View: The background is light blue with four puffy white clouds. A black outline of a circle is in the center of this surface. On the outside rim of this circle “Culinary” wraps around the top and “Club” on the bottom. Inside the circle the letters “GMU” arch above a spoon, knife, and fork from left to right. Seat View: The background is green with a white and red checkered square resembling a picnic on a blanket in the grass. There are three white plates from left to right. Avocado toast appears on the left. In the center, ramen with eggs, noodles, and common ingredients are in a black pot. On the right there are three scones with a small pink flower on the plate above them. Back Rest/Back View: The background is light blue. Various generic food symbols appear on this surface: pie, kabob, croissant, cheese, coffee, taco, hotdog, burger, tomato, pizza, and cake. There is a large “X” through the proposed design and “Blank” written next to it.

The image displays a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out for the student organization “Physics and Astronomy Society”. This document includes sketches and design details for a bench that showcases the organization’s identity and values: The application is in black and white with no color indication for illustrations or lettering. Back Rest/Front View: On the right side there is a circle with “Physics & Astronomy Society” around the outline. In the circle there appears to be a black hole pulling in subatomic particles. The letters “SPS” appear in front what looks like a comet with a long tail. The letters “GMU” are where the comet would be. The rest of the surface contains symbols and mathematical formulas related to the two disciples: E=mc2, a magnet, two planets, two stars, a wedge with a block and pulley, and the representation of an atom. Seat View: “PHYSICS” appears in the center of this surface in large block letters. The rest of the surface contains symbols and mathematical formulas related to the two disciples. There is a formula in each corner. Graphed expressions appear in the rest of the space. Back Rest/Back View: This surface depicting our solar system. On the left a small astronaut has a flag in their hand floating in space. Saturn and Jupiter are identifiable with Saturn’s ring, Jupiter’s large red dot, then the asteroid belt. The Sun is in the center of the surface with four small planets orbiting it.

The image displays a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out for the student organization “Club Field Hockey”. This document includes sketches and design details for a bench that showcases the organization’s identity and values: Each of the three surfaces have three solid color horizontal stripes, green, yellow, green, from top to bottom. These are George Mason University’s colors. Back Rest/Front View: The letters “GMU” appear slanting downwards towards the middle in green block letters outlined in yellow on the left side of this surface. Two black field hockey sticks, outlined in yellow appear crossed like an “X” in the middle. The words “Club Field Hockey” appears stacked from top to bottom on the right side. “Club” appears in yellow against the green of the top stripe, “Field” appears in green against the yellow of the middle stripe, and “Hockey” appears in yellow against the bottom green stripe. Seat View: In the middle of this surface the organization’s Instagram handle appears in green with the Instagram icon directly in front of “gmu_fieldhockey.” One either side on the Instagram handle, the letters “PPL” are written. Possibly meaning members of the organization will paint their names in this space. Back Rest/Back View: From left to right, the letters “GMU” appears in large black letters with “Club Field Hockey” written in green through the center of the letters interrupting the black of “GMU”. Between “Club” and “Field” and “Field” and “Hockey” are small single black dots separating the words.

The image displays a “Bench Design & Signature Form” filled out for the student organization “Bengali Students Association”. This document includes sketches and design details for a bench that showcases the organization’s identity and values: Each of the three surfaces have three solid color horizontal stripes, green, red, green, from top to bottom. These are the colors of Bangladesh’s flag. The proposed images are “Calligraphy & Abstract of Bengali artifacts such as national flower, fruit, animal, building, bridge, design”. Back Rest/Front View: The words “Bengali Patriots Association” appear in uppercase, neon yellow letters in the center of the top, green stripe. A black outline of tiger eyes appears in the middle, red stripe. The tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh. The bottom stripe is solid green. The Seat View: A black outline of a water lily, the national flower, appears on the left side of this surface. A black outline of a jackfruit, the national fruit, appears on the right of this surface. The Back Rest/Back View: The words “Bengali Patriots Association” appear in uppercase, neon yellow letters in the center of the middle, red stripe. The top and bottom stripes are solid green.

This is a bench painting application for the Black Student Alliance student organization. Their proposed design is as follows: Front of the back rest: On the left edge are the words “Black Student Alliance.” The first letters, B, S, and A are highlighted in red to form a vertical acronym. The background is black. On the right third of the bench rest, a fist is depicted in white. The fist appears to be a black power fist, used prominently in the George Floyd protest movement and other Black protests. Seat: In very large red text across the panel, “B.S.A.” with the dots replaced with handprints in red, orange, and green. The background is black. Back of the back rest: The words “UNITY”, “Power” and “Diversity” appear in red text in the top left, top center, and bottom right respectively. The rest of the space is taken up by handprints in white, yellow, orange, red, and green. The background is black. The handprints likely symbolize unity and a common humanity.