A candlelight vigil was held by Alpha Phi Delta for the victims of 9/11 in the Kessel Student Center on Sunday in order to honor those who passed and to empathize with those who were impacted by the historical tragedy.

Alpha Phi Delta’s Christian Vergnes opened the event with a recapitulation video of what occurred that day because many students were too young to have fully remembered it or understand the severity of the attack. Vergnes then introduced a university counselor who spoke about dealing with loss and sadness surrounding the event.

While some students listened, other students shared their emotional experiences in an open-microphone session.

“Some people think that ‘Oh, we shouldn’t remember forever.’ But we have to. Because it’s just not okay. We have the right and the obligation to keep with us the people who gave their lives to protect us,” sophomore Maxwell Coleman said.

The theme of the night was to “never forget” what occurred on 9/11. However, the event was only said to have an “average turnout” by Phi Sigma Sigma, the event’s co-sponsor, member—Jennifer Appel.

Events like the candlelight vigil reminded the few who attended of the severity of 9/11. However, some students feel that more Pace organizations and the university should be more involved in honoring those who passed on the day. Most elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools ask students to join in moments of silence to honor and remember these victims. Although 9/11 fell on a Sunday this year, most Pace professors who held classes on this day in years prior did not mention the attacks nor offer to pay any respects of silence.

Appel, who is now a senior, said that only during her freshman year did one of her professors take five minutes out of her class time to talk about the events of 9/11 and have a moment of silence.

“Pace could do more to remember the day,” Appel said.

Despite the fact that Pace does have a memorial statue of those who passed on the day near Choate Pond, many students at the event agreed that more should be done by the university to honor victims.