Activity Ideas


Beverage Bar
You could have free beverages in your room for the residents in your section at the beginning of the school year. This activity could help promote interaction on the floor and serve as a get-acquainted program.

Candlelight Dining
A special dining area is nice for the occasion, but certainly not necessary. Just set aside a section or a table in your cafeteria. Arrangements should be made with the food service personnel. This is an inexpensive way to spice up that everyday dinner.

Cartoons-Saturday Morning
Have people bring donuts and milk and gather everyone in the lounge to enjoy cartoons.

Club-Friday Afternoon
Have your section meet every Friday afternoon to play cards, take tours, go shopping, or just have a general chat session for an hour or two.

Donut and Coffee Party
This can be a good break for those late night study times. During finals week set up a donut and coffee table in the study lounge for a study break.

Freshman First Nighter
At the beginning of the year, have all the freshman in section get together before classes begin. Have a staff member who knows the campus take them out on the town. They could go to dinner, a movie, or shopping.

Mail-Write your Grandparents
Or whomever ... Get a letter writing campaign going on your floor at certain times during the year. Everyone can write a letter to their grandmother, grandfather, mom, dad, sibling, or whomever.

Roommate Appreciation Day
All residents are encouraged to be especially nice to their roommates; they can make beds, carry books, etc.

Secret Helper
This is a week to do good deeds for someone whose name you have drawn. At the end of the week a dinner can be held and the names revealed.

Section T-shirts
Design a section logo or picture that can be put on a T-shirt or sweatshirt. A group order from a manufacturer is generally an inexpensive way to get the shirts produced.

Suggestion Box
Establish a suggestion box in the lobby or study lounge. Equip it with paper and pens so students or their guests can write their suggestions about the hall.

Sunrise Watch
Get interested students to watch the sunrise and possibly take progressive pictures of the sunrise to display.

Textbook Exchange
Obtain a copy of book prices and exchange rates from the local bookstores and price the residence hall book exchange in a competitive position. Students will have the opportunity to save money on used texts and get more for old books. Anyone who used the service to sell a textbook could be charged $1.00 for each book that they sell. They money collected could be used by the section for future activities.

True Confession Night
Everyone would tell only true stories the whole night. They have to be open and honest about them. Names and places could be changed to protect persons' privacy.

TV Party
As a section, get together once a week to watch some popular night time TV show. Provide snacks.


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Created by Jason John Schwarz