Meal and a Movie

Describe it...  

We met in the hall and had DC dinner- doable and cheap! Then we came back to Gainey and watched a movie. Our floor mom came and brought us snacks!

Location Location Location... 

The DC and the Gainey TV Lounge

Number that Attended: 
About 16 for dinner, and 4 others showed up for the movie.

Publicity: 

Posters, voice mail, emails, mirriors in bathroom.

Set-Up:

Reserve the lounge.

Clean-Up: 

Vacuum from snacks

$ (insert event cost here)

Free!

Positive Outcomes: 

Tons! Good bonding, we did it the first weekend after the full week of classes. Also, a great turnout!

What would you have done differently? 

Maybe personal invites, but it went well.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

Yes, especially when it's a stressfull time in the semester.

Girls' Night In

Describe it...  

This was a Girls' Night In event. So, we started out with some baking. We made chocolate chip ice-cream sandwich cookies (SO good! ;) While waiting for the cookies to bake in the oven, we played Mad Gab. Once we were done with cookies, we went upstairs to the 2nd floor TV lounge, and watched movies (we watched "Aladdin" and "Because I Said So" - both great movies!)

Location Location Location... 

Cookie Baking - @ Gainey Kitche

Movie Watching - @ 2nd floor Gainey TV lounge

Number that Attended: 

13 

Publicity: 

Posters in our bathroom & hallway door

Messages on our floor facebook group

Emails

Set-Up:

 Not much set-up needed - because we all baked the cookies together. My roommate and I went shopping for the ingredients. And I borrowed the movies from one of my friends.

Clean-Up: 

 Not much clean-up needed. But some girls helped with dishes, and to straighten up after the movies.

$ (insert event cost here)

$19.17

Positive Outcomes: 

 It was my 1st floor event of the year, so it was just a good social event, where the girls were able to just hang out with each other in a very relaxed and fun way.

What would you have done differently? 

Not much really 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

Fo sho! :)

Art for Worship

Describe it...  

We had art for worship. We collaged and painted our praises and prayers. We also painted the name of each girl on the floor on a construction paper and wrote encouraging things on them telling them to finish strong because it was around the end of the year and put them on their doors. We also had some snacks.

Location Location Location... 

Gainey 3 south hallway  

Number that Attended: 

7 girls

Publicity: 

 email, facebook, posters in bathroom and hallway

Set-Up:

my SLA helped set-up

Clean-Up: 

 my SLA and other girls helped clean up

$ (insert event cost here)

used money from returning pop-cans to buy snacks (about $12)

Positive Outcomes: 

it was a good time to just take a break and focus on God and focus on encouraging each other amidst the craziness of the end of the year. And I'm pretty sure the girls liked the encouraging words put on their doors.  

What would you have done differently? 

Not much really.  

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

Yea!! :)

Serve / Hang-out at Floor Mom's Home

Describe it...  

This was our service floor event. So, we went to our floor mom's home and helped her out with some simple house chores then made cards for people in nursing homes. Our floor mom also had some snacks for us so we all ate together afterwards! :)

Location Location Location... 

Floor mom's house - in Spring Arbor  

Number that Attended: 

5 girls 

Publicity: 

email, facebook, posters in bathroom & hallway  

Set-Up:

not needed; just one of the girls drove us there 

Clean-Up: 

not needed :)  

$ (insert event cost here)

 $0

Positive Outcomes: 

it was a fun time with the girls! It was kind of nice that it was a small number of girls because we got to know a bit about each other and just have fun. It was also a blessing for our floor mom for us to be there because she lives by herself. We had a good time! :)  

What would you have done differently? 

Not much really. Maybe advertised it a bit earlier  

Would You Do This Activity Again?  
For sure! :)

Last floor event..movie and homemade mac&cheese

Describe it...  

 This was a simple time to get together and watch a movie and have dinner. Later that night we went to Lime Lake and played tag and star tripping.

Location Location Location... 

This event took place in a residence room then later we went to Lime Lake.

Number that Attended: 

 9

Publicity: 

 I did a facebook invite to all the girls

Set-Up:

 Just had to make homemade mac&cheese and download the movie that we watched.

Clean-Up: 

 Clean up was simple dishes were all throw away and all that was left was washing the pans the dinner was made in.

$20

Positive Outcomes: 

 This was a quick and simple way to end the year with all the girls enjoying time together before exams and the summer.

What would you have done differently? 

 Nothing, I liked it just the way it was.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

I certainly would!

Reflection of Beauty

Describe it...  

This was an event that I wanted to help the girls really enjoy the person that they are. I got mirrors and read some scripture on beauty and being unique in God's eyes and had them decorate the mirror with words of encouragement, love, and beauty.

Location Location Location... 

This event took place in my room.

Number that Attended: 

 6 attended

Publicity: 

 I wrote on the mirrors in the bathroom detailing the event

Set-Up:

 Set ups simple, magazines, scissors, glue, music

Clean-Up: 

 Clean up was simple as well just picked up all the used and unused magazines and took care of the other items.

$ (insert event cost here)

 $$

Positive Outcomes: 

 I think that the girls really enjoyed the event and it also was a great way to encourage our sisters with the difficult subject. The mirrors all turned out wonderful.

What would you have done differently? 

 Publized more. I would also would have like to have done testimonies and more bible study on the topic.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

I would do this activity again.

Science and Stress

Describe it...  

This was one messy and fun event. The event was a science experiment and a stress ball. The science experiment was done with corn starch and water which was really awesome. The stress balls were made out of balloons and flour. Bascially there were two different stations and I showed the girls how to make the stress balls and then I showed them the science experiement.

Location Location Location... 

It was located in the hall and in the bathroom (science experiment)

Number that Attended: 

 8 Attended

Publicity: 

 There posters up in the hallway and on the main doors.

Set-Up:

 The set up was getting the balloons and the experiment ready which was having the corn starch in bowls and having the flour and balloons ready for filling.

Clean-Up: 

 It was a messy clean up, the corn starch is easy to clean but it gets messy, making the stress balls was the messiest because flour got everywhere but vaccuming did the job.

$ (insert event cost here)

 The cost was less than $10

Positive Outcomes: 

 It was a good event to be messy and also make a stress ball, it was a needed time.

What would you have done differently? 

 Make sure that there is bags to put on the floor when making the stress balls and advertising for the event a little bit more.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

I would do this activity again.