Half-Offs

Describe it...  

J-term trip for Applebee's half-offs!
 

Location Location Location... 

Jackson Applebee's

Number that Attended: 
7

Publicity: 

posters, email, word of mouth (I had like 12 girls for jterm)

Set-Up:

-

Clean-Up: 

-

$ (insert event cost here)

20

Positive Outcomes: 

it was nice. quick, but relaxing and fun

What would you have done differently? 

hmmm, asked what days worked best?

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

Yes!

Homemade Pizza

Describe it...  

 This event is really simple and a great way to spend good social time together with the your girls on the floor. Bascially I had a sign up sheet for what kind of pizza the girls wanted and went out a bought all the ingredients for the pizza. We made a pepperonni, cheese and basial pizza. Then to top it all of we watch Ratatouille.

Location Location Location... 

The location was in the Gainey kitchen then in one of the girl's rooms.

Number that Attended: 

11 attended

Publicity: 

 I made posters and put them on random doors and on the main doors as well.

Set-Up:

 The only set up that was needed was making the pizza dough. Each girl had an ingrediant so it made the process of making the pizza faster.

Clean-Up: 

 Clean up was simple for the most part, everyone helped out in cleaning dishes and the mess that was left behind.

$ (insert event cost here)

 The cost was $20

Positive Outcomes: 

 It was a good event overall, a lot the girls had a really good time making the pizza and taking a break from homework.

What would you have done differently? 

 Publized more for the event.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

I would indeed.

Welcome Back Party - Movie + Sundae Ice Cream

Describe it...  

It was an event at the end of January to welcome back as a floor all those who were not with us over J-term. We watched the movie LEAP YEAR and ate sundae ice creams! :) 

Location Location Location... 

Gainey 2nd Floor TV Lounge 

Number that Attended: 

11

Publicity: 

Email, facebook, posters in bathroom and on hallway door   

Set-Up:

I did all the set-up (i.e. put out the ice cream and topping) about 30min before the event start time 

Clean-Up: 

Some girls stayed and helped clean up at the end of the movie 

$ (insert event cost here)

 $22.58

Positive Outcomes: 

It was nice to just sit down, relax, and have a nice get-together with all the girls. The girls loved the movie, and of course, the ice cream (Yum! :)  

What would you have done differently? 

 Nothing really! 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

For sure! :) 

Princess Party

Describe it...  

Basically, the world's coolest slumber party...for college students!  We ate giant cup cakes, watched Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," drank tea, and relaxed in the midst of a very busy J-term!

Location Location Location... Gainey Computer Lab!

Number that Attended: 28

Publicity: Personal invitations, posters, and lots of word of mouth!

Set-Up: Volunteers from Village C!

Clean-Up: Assorted volunteers.

$52.09

Positive Outcomes: It was wonderful for all of my girls to stop by and relax for a few minutes in the midst of a busy schedule.  This was also the third annual Princess Party for me as an RA, so a lot of my alumni came as well. It was a good night all around.

What would you have done differently? I wish that I had asked my SLA to do a short devotional about what it means to be a princess.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, all of my residents came by, and most of them seemed to have a wonderful time! 

Fondue Fun

Describe it...  

We had a chocolate fondue fountain and each set of roommates brought something to dip in the chocolate.

Location Location Location... Gainey upstairs lobby.

Number that Attended: 20, plus other girls who saw us hanging out. 

Publicity: Posters 

Set-Up: I set up with the help of two of the girls.  I needed about 30 minutes to melt all of the chocolate before I put it in the chocolate. 

$25

Positive Outcomes: The girls loved it and we had a great time together. 

What would you have done differently? Nothing

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, the girls had a great time and it was a lot of fun. 

Bride Wars

Describe it...   

A trip to the Movies for a Chick Flick with the girls! 

Location Location Location... Jackson 10 

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Number that Attended: 8

Publicity: Resident (Kayla) took care of the posters. 

Set-Up: Set up a carpooling system. 

$0

Positive Outcomes: Good amount of the floor went, and all enjoyed greatly! 

What would you have done differently? More promo 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yeah, great times, easy planning, no clean up! 

Decorating Vases

Describe it...   

I found directions for making home-made vases in a craft magazine. We used paper mache to cover plastic bottles and then we used craft paint to decorate them.  We also ate brownies! 

Location Location Location... Hall

Number that Attended: 5

Publicity: Posters on the doors. 

Set-Up:  I put out supplies and made brownies. 

Clean-Up: I cleaned up!

$5-10

Positive Outcomes: The girls that came really enjoyed the activity. 

What would you have done differently? I would have made a example  vase so that the girls would have a better idea of what we were making-it would have been good for advertising. 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  No, because not a lot of girls came.