The Chipotle on Magnolia is a popular place for students to grab a quick meal off campus, and now, the Mexican food chain is going to have its own club.
“What officially started it was our passion and love for [Chipotle],” said Ashley Johnson, president of the newly formed club. “But when we were thinking more about it, we were like, ‘How can we tie in Chipotle with helping others and encouraging other people to do good?”
The Chipotle Club organized on Jan. 23, and 53 students have already joined. The club will meet at Chipotle biweekly at 6:30 p.m. with its first meeting held on Feb. 22.
“I am a fan of Chipotle,” said Whitney Say, sophomore in biomedical sciences. “It’s definitely one of my favorite places to go eat off campus, and all of my friends were joining.”
Say said she thought Chipotle Club seemed like a fun thing to do.
“Eating Chipotle would be a great way to bring people together,” Johnson said. “I feel like there is a divide in Auburn kind of, but whether we like it or not, there is a divide between Greeks and athletes and a divide between international students, and why not tie them all together through our passion for Chipotle?”
The club also has a philanthropic goal in mind. The club is planning to cater Chipotle to high school and middle school students who qualify for the reduced and free meal program once a semester.
“It’s a really simple kind of project overall, but we think we can really make it work,” said Connor Jones, director of public relations for the club.
Jones said the goal of the club is to promote inclusion and diversity among Auburn students through Chipotle.
“Essentially, we’d like to bring the whole Auburn Family together through just the simple act of eating Chipotle because you know everyone loves Chipotle,” Jones said.
Johnson said if the club becomes big enough, she is hoping to organize food or school-supply drives to help the Auburn community.
“I mean who doesn’t love Chipotle,” Say said. “Any club that celebrates a fabulous restaurant is well worth joining, especially when their goal is to provide Chipotle to middle school students.”
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