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! 

Describe it...  

My sister floor RA and I made cinnamon rolls and had orange juice ready for the girls.  We watched August Rush together.

Location Location Location... Upstairs lobby.

Number that Attended: 12

Publicity: Posters

$25

Positive Outcomes: Both floors were not equally represented, but it was good to have the girls come out, watch a movie and hang out.  

What would you have done differently? have attendance be more equal for the two floors, maybe put up more posters and talk to the girls individually. 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, but I would try to get both floors to attend more. We did not end up with a lot of floor mingling, because only my floor showed up with a few residents from my sister floor. 

Movie and Bonfire at the Floor Parent's House

Describe it...  

The floor went to the floor parent's house.  We projected the movie onto the side of the house and watched a movie from the lawn with a bonfire where we made smores.  It made a very last final floor event for us!

Location Location Location... Floor Parent's House

Number that Attended: 9

Publicity: I sent out emails and put up posters. 

Set-Up: I set up food for 18 girls. 

$25

Positive Outcomes: The girls had a lot of fun, and got a chance to relax. 

What would you have done differently? I would have planned more carefully based on the weather, so that we would not have been rained out. 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, assuming that we get better weather next time. 

Home Alone Christmas Party

Describe it...  

Plenty of food, friends and the viewing of Home Alone 2! 

With...Tons of food, chips, dip, 3 flavors of popcorn in a tin, 6 liters of pop! 

Location Location Location... Beta Lounge

Number that Attended: 35 (approx.)

Publicity: Posters on each door. 

$45

Positive Outcomes: Everyone enjoyed being together before finals just to have fun! 

What would you have done differently? Had it earlier at night (the event began at 10:00pm) 

Would You Do This Activity Again? Yes, Tyler (My brother RA) and I had a lot of fun with set up and the event went over well with the guys & girls.

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! 

Movie Night with Snacks

Describe it...  

We watched "My Best Friend's Wedding" and had snacks (popcorn with M&Ms and graham crackers with peanut butter)

Location Location Location... Gainey Lobby

Number that Attended: 15

Positive Outcomes: The girls really liked it.  They had a fun time just watching the movie together.  It helped that it was before fall break because no one really wanted to do homework. 

What would you have done differently? More M&Ms and Knives. 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  I would because the girls really liked it even though it was a simple activity.  This was also good for a weekend because it was not super long and it was on campus so girls could come and go. 

Gilmore Girls Marathon

Describe it...  

A marathon for season 1 of "Gilmore Girls" this event took place on two consecutive weekend days!

Location Location Location... Gainey Lobby

Number that Attended: Several came and went through out. 

Publicity: Posters

$0

Positive Outcomes: Bonding with new girls, boredom buster for those not on fall break

What would you have done differently? More advertising!

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes--> girls loved it and there are 6 more seasons! 

 

Movie Night

Describe it...  

Chick Flicks--> "You've Got Mail" & "Runaway Bride"

Location Location Location... Gainey Lobby

Number that Attended: 6

Publicity: Posters by Andra

Food: Popcorn and pop

Set-Up: 10 minutes-?

$7

Positive Outcomes: Girls liked it

What would you have done differently? More advertising!

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, but I might make the movies more general so they attracted more residents.

 

Chocolate Movie Night (Add Poster)

Describe it...  
Fun, Chocolate and a Chick Flick...What Could be better?

Location Location Location... 
Floor Parent's (Newtons) House.

Number that Attended:15

Publicity: Emails, Word of Mouth, bathroom mirrors

Clean-Up: The Newtons and I

$ Covered by floor parents

Positive Outcomes: Good times off campus!

What would you have done differently? I forgot one of my girls!

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, even if it were just in Gainey.  Make some chocolate desserts and pop in a chick flick! 

Pizza and Movie Night

Type of Event: Social

Describe it...  

We ate pizza and watched "She's The Man"

Location Location Location... 
Gainey TV lounge

Number that Attended:16

Publicity: Signs, Emails, Word of Mouth, Facebook

Food: plates, pizza, soda

Set-Up: Four girls picked up pizza from the pizza place. 

Clean-Up: Me

$ 40

Positives Outcomes: Girls came and just had a good, relaxing time together.

What would you have done differently? Picked a better weekend where less people went home...

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, everyone loves a relaxing evening with pizza and a good movie.