Believe it or not, there's no catch. You will be on the receiving end of a Random Act of Kindness, perpetrated by a member of the student group of the same name. About once a month, says publicity chair Betsy Massopust '03, members of the Random Acts group appear at various spots on campus unannounced and offer passersby a little goodie.
Human nature being what it is, people are occasionally suspicious.
While the acts of kindness appear random to recipients, they are, in fact, planned by Fahim along with other officers and implemented by them and any of the 400 students on their e-mail list. For example, Dining Services contributed the hot chocolate served one cold day in February. Einstein Bros. contributed bagels for another random act, and the Office of the Dean of Student Life contributed the accompanying cream cheese. We encourage donations.