Cindy Smock, known as Sister Cindy online, stood outside of Cooper Hall on Tuesday telling students to skip class and join her for the “Ho No Mo” Revolution.

Smock, a 66-year-old Christian evangelist preacher, returned to USF this week a year after her last visit as part of her college campus tour throughout the country. 

Her “Ho No Mo” Revolution promotes the end of premarital sex and modern-day feminism, Smock said.

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But Smock wasn’t always a devout Christian. Before meeting a preacher at the University of Florida, she said she kissed a lot of boys. 

“In my mind, I was a skeptic,” Smock said in an interview. “I always thought Christians were hypocrites.” 

Despite the fact that Smock drew a large crowd of students, her “revolution” was not interrupted by USF administration or campus police.

Since the last time Smock visited campus, USF changed its “Activities, Signage, and Use of Public Space” policy, requiring pre-approval for events that would use amplified sound, such as a megaphone, or that uses structures such as tables or tents.

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Some USF administration members and community service officers from University Police stood by on Tuesday as Smock continued.

When approached by an Oracle reporter, the USF administration member refused to participate in an interview.

Smock, a former journalism student at UF, said she met traveling preacher George “Jed” Smock during her junior year in 1977 while he was preaching on campus. 

She said he said he had not kissed a girl since converting to Christianity six years prior. Smock said she decided she was going to get him to kiss her.

“So, I invited him out to dinner,” she said. “And I tried to get him to kiss me. He said, ‘No, I’m not kissing a girl until my wedding day.’” 

Hearing that, Smock said she realized how deeply he truly believed in Jesus. His deep-rooted belief inspired her to repent and “open her heart to the Lord.”

A few months later, Smock became a devout Christian and dropped out of university to travel with George, preaching to college campuses nationwide. 

One year later, she returned to the University of Florida—not as a student, but as a newfound Christian preaching the “Ho No Mo” message. 

The two got married in 1983 and traveled together to spread their message.

George Smock died on June 6, 2022. Smock continued to preach without him. 

Smock’s approach to promoting this message revolves around calling out women on campus, mainly as she targets students’ sexual behaviors, she said.

“You are here to get an education here, ladies, not get laid,” Smock said.  

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Cindy Perkins, a freshman majoring in criminology, decided to skip her 12:30 p.m. astronomy class to watch Smock preach. However, instead of attending to hear her message, Perkins said she went for humor and entertainment. 

Perkins had watched Smock gain popularity when she was in high school through her viral “Ho No Mo” videos, so attending the event at USF felt like a full-circle moment. 

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Sister Cindy,” Perkins said. “When’s the next time she’s going to come here? It was between this and astronomy.” 

Perkins wasn’t the only one who attended for entertainment. Many students in the crowd responded with laughter and feeding into her preaching style.  

Jonathan Salazar, a freshman studying health sciences, attended the event with his friends, all wearing fursuit headpieces and custom-made “Ho No Mo” shirts.

The group designed the shirts as a fun way to engage with the event, Salazar said. Smock even noticed the shirts and gifted them all “Ho No Mo” buttons in appreciation. 

While Perkins came for a good laugh and entertainment, she said the way Smock preaches is wrong. 

As a Christian, Perkins said she believes the stickers, signs, chants and buttons Smock uses to spread her message are hateful. Smock is weaponizing the Bible, Perkins said.

“It’s really disappointing,” Perkins said. “This is just giving a negative view of Christians. True Christians are loving. They do not care what you do.” 

Despite the mixed reactions to her message, Smock said she plans to spread her “Ho No Mo” message until she dies or until she physically can’t. 

“Gen Z’ers have such a sense of humor,” Smock said. “God has a sense of humor, so if people want to laugh, let them laugh. At least I’ve blessed them with an afternoon of laughs.