Name: Christy
School: Ohio University
email: [email removed]
Description:
I gave a list of items to the residents and sent them out on campus to see how many they
could find in a certain amount of time. Each item had a point total attachedto it,
so that the hard to find things would be worth searching for. At the end we had a
tally party where all the residents told about the adventures they had that night.
Prizes were awarded to the winning team. This is a great way for the residents to
make friends. We did this in a first-year complex during fall quarter and some of the
participants are still friends now. Instructions/Things Needed:
We generated a list of about 100 items to give to the residents for their search. Most of
the work for the RA is in the preperation time. The list and the prizes were obtained
before hand. Give the residents around 1 1/2-2 hours for the search. Because very little
was required of me during the program, I was able to hold it on my duty night in
between my duty rounds.
Other Considerations:
-Make sure that you let your residents know that they are responsible for returning all of
the items they collected from the various people on campus. Suggest that they write
down where everything came from. -Make a rule that the internet cannot be used. One group
just spent the entire time in their room on the computer. -Creativity should count.
The residents came up with some interesting interpretations of the items. Just remember to
be consistent when judging at the end. -Make your list interesting. It's amazing
what people have in their rooms. Let your imagination go and see what happens.
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