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I feel the best thing I have done in life is to become an RA. Not only because of the fact that you are a positive role model and that you make…

- Educational Program Participation - Q - I am seeing that very few residents are willing to come to activities that include serious topics. They…

Q - I want to do some refresher training for my staff, but want to do something new and exciting. Any ideas? Residence Life Professional Answers: One…

A fun bulletin board that goes along with the game, Apples to Apples . Intended specifically for first year students, the bulletin board tells…

This is a fun bulletin board adapted from Cosmopolitan that is all about common myths. It is full of pictures and is really fun for people to read!…

Description : This program can be done using any of the major awards shows as the topic such as the Oscars or the Grammy awards. A week before the…

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College Movies Meredith Ithica College Description : I put up a cute bulletin board to welcome the students. I found images from famous college…

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This great bulletin board has 14 VERY FUNNY photos that you can add your own captions to. Come up with things that your residents will identify with…

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Who doesnt like ice cream, eating it is fun too, but making it yourself is so much better. Resident will be able to make their own ice cream and even…

This is a simple, fun, and really effective bulletin board - especially in an apartment community like mine which is not very social. I got really…

"Let's go to the movies" Bulletin Board Description : After the Christmas vacation, I heard a lot of people talking about what movies they had seen…

In this porgram you will set up a life size board game where the residents will be the pieces. The Resident Asistant will make the cards just like in…

Pizza and Condom Party & "No Gluv, No Luv" Board I started out the program with an fun informational bulletin board (See picture below). The bulletin…

National Pizza Month is October and National Pizza Day is October 11th. This program can be done any day, however, as pizza is a popular food at…

Neighbor Trivia Description : this matching game with Velcro involved all my residents and encouraged them to get to know one another. great for a…

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I put up a bulletin board with various pick-up lines. It was funny to read some of the lines and to think of how many have actually been said to us…

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Riddle Me This Description : You put up Two or Three riddles each one with a description of a small prize attached, the instructions are that the…

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Top 10 Lists (From the Late Show) Description : I got this idea from Dave Letterman's "Top Ten" segment on his show (he had "Top Ten Things You Never…

Women's History Board - Featuring First Lady Trivia Description : This is a Women's History Board featuring First Lady Trivia . Instructions: Simply…

I made Butterfly doortags for my residents. It takes a little time and effort, but each tag is individually designed, so their very personable.…

This is a great way for your residents to connect at the beginning of the year. At the Univ. of Hartford, our male and female rooms are divided by a…

My fiance' lived on a floor last year where the RA took old football cards and put the names of the residents over the name of the athlete. I thought…

Low Energy | ABC Game ABC GAME: Group members can sit in any formation (preferably a circle).The first person starts by making up a name for him/her…

High Energy | Ace Baseball ACE BASEBALL: Materials needed: Baseball bat and nerf ball (or larger ball). Baseball...without any of the rules of…

Low Energy | Adjective Name Game ADJECTIVE NAME GAME: The group is formed in a circle, and each group member is required to think of an adjective…

Teambuilders | Affirmative Fold-Ups AFFIRMATIVE FOLD-UPS: Have group comfortably sit in a circle.Give each participant a sheet of paper and ask them…

Problem Solving Activities| All Aboard ALL ABOARD: The object of the game is to get all of the people in the group onto the board.(Can either use a…

High Energy | Arch Ball ARCH BALL: Players (10-30) are divided into two equal teams. Each team forms a line, one in front of the other, about arms…

Low Energy | Artists, Clay, Model ARTIST, CLAY, MODEL: Participants divide into groups of three (an artist, a model, and some clay).One person is the…

Ice Breakers | Autograph Sheet AUTOGRAPH SHEET: Participants are given a sheet with various traits on it.The objective is to find a person in the…

Teambuilders | Back-to-Back BACK TO BACK: Every group member must find a partner of approximately equal height and weight, if possible.The partners…

High Energy | Bacon and Eggs BACON AND EGGS : In a sitting position in a circle, designate one person to be “it.” Go around the circle and tap each…

High Energy | Balloon Tag BALLOON TAG: Tie strings to balloons and then tie one balloon to each person’s ankle.It is every man/woman for him/herself…

High Energy | Balloons Over and Under BALLOONS OVER AND UNDER: A single line is formed with one person behind another. Four or five balloons filled…

High Energy | Bananna Relay BANANA RELAY: This activity is very similar to the “Neck Race.”However, in this game, a banana is placed between the…

Problem Solving Activities| BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!: This game is similar to “Scissors.”One person starts by saying (in a rather dramatic way and in…

Ice Breakers | Beachball Instructions Get a large inflatable beach ball and use a permanent fine or medium point marker to write all of the following…

High Energy | Bird Hunter BIRD HUNTER: One player is the “hunter” and the others are “birds.” The hunter throws a ball at the birds, who may run…

Problem Solving Activities| Birthday Line BIRTHDAY LINE: Explain to the group that this is a nonverbal exercise.The group is to form a single…

Ice Breakers | Bite The Bag BITE THE BAG: The team is instructed to form a large circle.The facilitator then places a brown grocery bag in the center…

Low Energy | Blanket Name Game BLANKET NAME GAME: Have your group divide itself into two groups.Tell them to sit on the floor facing each other.Hold…

Problem Solving Activities| Blind Polygon BLIND POLYGON: The object of the game is for the group to form a perfect square and a triangle (and other…

Problem Solving Activities| Blindfold Line-up BLINDFOLD LINE-UP: Ask the group to close their eyes and keep them closed for the remainder of the game…

High Energy | Blob Tag BLOB TAG: This is a great dame to play with other groups.First establish the boundaries and pick one person who wants to be…

Problem Solving Activities| Body English BODY ENGLISH: Split the group into two groups.Each group must plan and spell out the words by using their…

Problem Solving Activities| Brain Benders BRAIN BENDERS: Creatively divide the group into the desired number of small groups.Explain to the group…

High Energy | Capture the Flag CAPTURE THE FLAG: The playing area is divided in half; at each right-hand rear corner is a rectangle that is known as…

High Energy | Cat and Mouse CAT AND MOUSE : Before the game begins, designate one player as the “cat” and another as a “mouse.” The rest of the…

Ice Breakers | Catch me if you can CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Players should be paired up.All players divide into two lines (facing in) shoulder to…

High Energy | Catching the Snake's Tail CATCHING THE SNAKE’S TAIL: A fish is formed with all of the students holding hands in a line. One end is the…

Low Energy | Chain Backrub CHAIN BACKRUB: Participants form a circle, shoulder-to-shoulder, and turn to their right.Next, players take an additional…

Teambuilders | Chalkboard Sentences CHALKBOARD SENTENCES: This exercise asks the participants, working in teams, to race against one another to…

Problem Solving Activities| Chicken, Chicken CHICKEN, CHICKEN: This game is very similar to “Bang! Bang!”One person starts by saying (dramatically)…

High Energy | Clam Free CLAM FREE: Start by defining the boundaries of the playing field. One person volunteers to be the “nuclear reactor” and…

Teambuilders | Clipboards CLIPBOARDS: This activity can be done in two ways.The first is to do the activity at the beginning of a groups’…

Ice Breakers | Comic Strip Chaos COMIC STRIP CHAOS: Each participant takes a turn at picking a comic frame out of the large container.After the…

Low Energy | Concentration CONCENTRATION: The rhythm for the game is slap, slap (on the knees), snap, snap (one on each hand (right, then left).Group…

Ice Breakers | Confusion CONFUSION: Great high energy game to help participants begin to feel more comfortable in new group.Give each participant a…

Low Energy | Crock-A-Dilly CROCK-A-DILLY: Group members form a circle sitting Indian Style with their hands on their knees - palms up (right hand…

High Energy | Crows and Cranes CROWS AND CRANES: Players are divided into two teams. Mark two safety lines not more than 40 feet from center. Midway…

Low Energy | Dead Fish DEAD FISH: The group starts by getting into a comfortable position that can be sustained for a long period of time.Once…

High Energy | Dizzy Izzy DIZZY IZZY: Split the group into two teams (or however many you would like). Have them line up so they are about forty feet…

Ice Breakers | Do You Love Your Neighbor DO YOU LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR: The group stands in a circle with room in the center.(Best if played with groups…

Low Energy | Egg/Balloon Toss EGG/BALLOON TOSS: Split the group into two teams.Have all of the members of each team spread out so they are about ten…

High Energy | Elbow Tag ELBOW TAG: Everyone gets a partner and hooks elbows. The pairs spread out around the designated playing area. Two individuals…

High Energy | Everybody's It EVERYBODY’S IT: Just as the name says...everybody’s it!The object is to tag without being tagged.Once someone has been…

High Energy | Evolution EVOLUTION: It is essential that every group member knows how to play “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” Everyone starts out as an egg…

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Ice Breakers | Geographic Location GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Each group member is from a different geographic location, but together they will form a…

Getting to know you activity with sno-cones! Talk about breaking the ice! Snowcone flyer (Word ) Instructions: (1) Purchase/obtain sno-cone machine…

High Energy | Giants, Wizards and Elves GIANTS, WIZARDS, AND ELVES: The group is split up into two equal groups. Each of the two groups will huddle…

Low Energy | Group Juggling GROUP JUGGLING: The group starts in a circle formation.The leader of the group will begin with one object in hand (i.e. a…

High Energy | Guard the Bone GUARD THE BONE: This game is played in groups of four. One person is the dog and sits on his/her hands and knees. The…

Low Energy | HA HA!: Have the group lie on the ground or floor.Position each to lie their head on another’s tummy.One of the end people will…

Low Energy | HAGOO HAGOO: Separate the group into two even groups and have them stand in two separate lines (shoulder to shoulder) facing the…

Problem Solving Activities| Hieght Line HEIGHT LINE: Ask participants to close their eyes (if they feel comfortable).Without opening their eyes, the…

ACE BASEBALL ARCH BALL BACON AND EGGS BALLOON TAG BALLOONS OVER AND UNDER BANANA RELAY BIRD HUNTER BLOB TAG CAPTURE THE FLAG CAT AND MOUSE CATCHING…

High Energy | Hill Dill HILL DILL: The person who is “it” stands in the center of the play area while the other players stand behind one of the goal…

Ice Breakers | Hog Call HOG CALL: Break the group into pairs.Each pair must choose two things; a machine and an animal.They then have to decide who…

Ice Breakers | Hometown HOMETOWN: Post a large outline of Colorado (or the country) on the wall.Leave border space for those born outside of the…

Problem Solving Activities| How're Ya Doin'? Just Fine, Thanks HOW’RE YA DOIN’?JUST FINE, THANKS: Ask the group to close their eyes and get into a…

Ice Breakers | Hum That Tune HUM THAT TUNE: Each person in the group is given a small piece of paper with the name of a nursery rhyme or other song…

Teambuilders | Human Knot HUMAN KNOT: The group starts out in one or two tight circles.Everyone in the group reaches across the circle with their…

Ice Breakers | Human Scavenger Hunt HUMAN SCAVENGER HUNT: The paper will have a series of questions on it (in a bingo format - in…

Ice Breakers | Human Taco HUMAN TACO: Stick labeled note card (with taco ingredient) on the back of everyone’s shirt.(i.e. the word meat printed on a…

Low Energy | Human Twister HUMAN TWISTER: You will need two different colored slips of paper for each person in the group (the size of a 3 X 5…

Low Energy | I Love You, Baby I LOVE YOU, BABY: The group forms and sits in a circle.The “it” player approaches one person and says, “I love you…

Ice Breakers AUTOGRAPH SHEET BEACH BALL QUESTIONS BITE THE BAG CATCH ME IF YOU CAN COMIC STRIP CHAOS CONFUSION DO YOU LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR GEOGRAPHIC…

High Energy | Ice Cubes ICE CUBES: Divide the players into two equal teams. At a starting signal, each team picks up an ice cube and tries to melt it…

Beach Ball Ice Breaker INSTRUCTIONS: Get a large inflatable beach ball and use a permanent fine or medium point marker to write all of the following…

Have a bingo type game where you have a grid and you write different things in each box like "has green eyes" or "been to cltc before" then you go…

Low Energy | Indian Chief INDIAN CHIEF: The group sits in a circle formation.One group member is asked to leave the circle to close their eyes and…

Low Energy | Is Mrs. Mumble Home IS MRS. MUMBLE HOME?: The group will sit in a circle formation.One person will start by turning to the person next…

High Energy | I'm Sending a Letter I’M SENDING A LETTER: The group starts by sitting in a large circle. There should be some room between each…

High Energy | Jolly Green Giant JOLLY GREEN GIANT: This game is very similar to Sharks and Minnows .Two lines need to be established about forty…

High Energy | Kabaddi KABADDI: Any playing area can be used with boundaries set and a center line created. Two teams are created. Each team is on one…

Teambuilders | Keep It Up KEEP IT UP: The players form two or more teams with 10-12 players on a team.Each team gets into a circle.Each teams is…

Low Energy | Killer KILLER: Everybody will start close together with their eyes closed and thumbs up.The leader will squeeze the thumb of one group…

Teambuilders | Lap Sit LAP SIT: The group will start in a circle.Every group member will turn placing their left leg towards the inside of the…

High Energy | Lemonade LEMONADE: Divide the players into two teams. Have the teams line up at opposite sides of a playing area, which is clearly…

Teambuilders | Levitation LEVITATION: One person will lie on the ground on his/her back, with eyes closed (if they feel comfortable).The rest of the…

High Energy | Life Savor Relay LIFE SAVOR RELAY: This activity is similar to the “Banana Relay” and the “Neck Race.”In this game, each team member…

Low Energy | Line Name Game LINE NAME GAME: This game is a variation of the Motion Name Game .Can be played with group of any size.Best if group has…

High Energy | Line Push Tag LINE PUSH TAG: One person is “it” and one is “not it.” The rest of the group lines up in a straight line shoulder to…

High Energy | Line Relay LINE RELAY: Divide the group into two equal teams. Designate a starting line and end line. On the signal, the first person…

Problem Solving Activities| Listening Skills Drawings LISTENING SKILLS DRAWINGS: You will need a piece of paper and a writing utensil for each…

High Energy | Log Roll LOG ROLL: Have the entire group lie down on their stomachs, shoulder to shoulder, forming a straight line. Then the person on…

High Energy | Loose Caboose LOOSE CABOOSE: Groups (trains of 3 or 4) depending upon the size of the group are made up with the individuals lining up…

ABC GAME ARTIST, CLAY, MODEL CHAIN BACKRUB CROCK-A-DILLY EGG/BALLOON TOSS DEAD FISH HA! HAGOO HUMAN TWISTER I LOVE YOU, BABY INDIAN CHIEF IS MRS.…

Low Energy | M&M Swap M & M SWAP: Have the group form a circle standing up.After everyone is given a plastic spoon, the first player is given four or…

Teambuilders | Machine Game MACHINE GAME: The object of this game is to create a machine out of a group of people (i.e. ceiling fan, hot air balloon…

Ice Breakers | Make a Date MAKE A DATE: Give each participant a paper plate.Have them draw the face of a clock on their plate with a line next to…

High Energy | Man Overboard MAN OVERBOARD: First the Captain of the ship must explain the directions of the ship to it’s passengers. Starboard means…

Teambuilders | Masks MASKS: Participants are given a piece of paper (preferably poster board).They are asked to cut out a face shape (that is fairly…

Low Energy | Motion Name Game MOTION NAME GAME: Have everyone stand in a circle.Anyone can begin the game by saying his/her name and demonstrating a…

Ice Breakers | Mumble Jumble MUMBLE JUMBLE: Before the activity begins, the leader will cut up a few pictures into puzzle pieces.Each group member…

Low Energy | Name Tag Mania NAME TAG MANIA: Participants are given a name tag and a magic marker.They are asked to print their name on the upper…

High Energy | Neck Races NECK RACES: Split the group into two teams. Have them line up male-female, if possible. Give the person in the front of the…

Low Energy | Ongoing Tag ONGOING TAG: This is an ongoing tag game that you can initiate at the first meeting of the group.You tell the group that one…

High Energy | Partner Tag PARTNER TAG: The game is started by each group member getting a partner.Between the two partners one will decide to be…

Problem Solving Activities| Pass the Pebble PASS THE PEBBLE: All players stand about while one goes around pretending to drop a pebble into the hands…

Teambuilders | Penny for Your Thoughts PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: All participants are given a bag with pennies (each participant should have one penny…

Teambuilders | People Pass PEOPLE PASS: Have the group split into two smaller groups, if necessary.Have the groups lie down on their backs, in a…

High Energy | People to People PEOPLE TO PEOPLE : An odd number of people is necessary for the activity to work. To begin, everyone grabs a partner.…

Teambuilders | Piece of the Puzzle PIECE OF THE PUZZLE: Facilitator should cut a puzzle out of poster paper ahead of time.(There should be one piece…

High Energy | Pirates Gold PIRATES’ GOLD: Split the group in half and make one team the “Pirates” and the other “Coast Guards.” One person within the…

Teambuilders | Possitive Bombardment POSITIVE BOMBARDMENT: One member is selected to be the recipient of positive feedback from the rest of the…

Low Energy | Posture Relay POSTURE RELAY: Two teams line up side by side.The first person in line runs up and around a cone and back with a bean bag…

Teambuilders | Progressive Story PROGRESSIVE STORY: For this exercise, a group of people must know one another and feel comfortable discussing…

Teambuilders | PRUI PRUI: The purpose of this game is to integrate group members and build trust and communication.Have each player take a blindfold…

High Energy | Raid RAID: The leader begins by choosing two “exterminators.” Everyone else is an ant. The “exterminators” will be doing the chasing.…

Low Energy | Rain/Thunder RAIN/THUNDER: This is a game of “follow the leader.”Closed eyes create the rainstorm effect.Participants sit in a circle…

High Energy | Red Rover RED ROVER: Divide the participants into two equal teams. Team members hold hands and face each other with about twenty feet…

High Energy | Rolling Down the Hill Race ROLLING DOWN THE HILL RACE: Split the group into two teams and have them stand at the top of the hill. When…

Ice Breakers | Solemn and Silent S OLEMN AND SILENT: The instructor explains that this exercise will take self control.Members pair back to back.On…

Problem Solving Activities| Scissors SCISSORS: Split the group into small groups of any number you would like and have each group sit in a circle.The…

Ice Breakers | Self-introduction Exercise SELF INTRODUCTION EXERCISE: The objective of this exercise is for members of the team to become acquainted…

Ice Breakers | Sentence Stems SENTENCE STEMS: Form dyads (2) or triads (3) and have participants complete the rest of the sentence.The leader can…

Low Energy | Seven Elevens SEVEN ELEVENS: Have group get into a circle on the floor.A volunteer from the circle will start the game by saying…

Low Energy | Seven Up SEVEN UP: Seven people from the group are chosen to stand in the front of the room while all others remain seated with their…

High Energy | Sewing up the Gap SEWING UP THE GAP: The object of this game is to tag the chasee before he/she can “sew up the gap.”(All of the gaps…

Ice Breakers | Shoe Factory SHOE FACTORY: Have the group stand in a large circle shoulder to shoulder.Then have everyone remove their shoes and put…

Ice Breakers | Shoe Game SHOE GAME: Have the group stand in a large circle shoulder to shoulder.Then have everyone remove their shoes, tie them…

Problem Solving Activities| Shoe Sort SHOE SORT: Creatively divide the groups into two smaller groups.Then tell a space sotry while handing out the…

Teambuilders | Sing Down SING DOWN: Teams are created of anywhere from three to ten in a group.The leader will give the groups a word (i.e. love…

Low Energy | Slaps SLAPS: The group begins by lying on their stomach in a circle with their heads facing the middle of the circle.Every participant’s…

Even More Games! Each game listing has a title, a code, author (if any), and a description and examples of play. The code simply tells you if the…

Low Energy | Sounds in the Night SOUNDS IN THE NIGHT: Late at night, animal sounds drift into the darkened house; dogs howl, crickets chirp, cats…

High Energy | Spear the Sweets SPEAR THE SWEETS: This is a relay activity. All players place a toothpick in their mouths and line up in a line (front…

High Energy | Speed Rabbit SPEED RABBIT: Group stands in a circle leaving room in the middle for a person to be the caller. (Best with groups of 20…

High Energy | Spoon Game SPOON GAME: Split the group into two teams. Have them line up and, at about 30-40 feet away, place a cup. The first person…

High Energy | Spud SPUD: One person is picked to be it. All of the other participants are given numbers. The person who is it will throw the ball…

High Energy | Steel the Bacon STEEL THE BACON: Divide the group into two teams. Everybody on Team 1 gets a number and everybody on team two gets a…

Ice Breakers | Stinger STINGER: Have the group form a circle and close their eyes.Facilitator circles the group and selects a “stinger” by squeezing…

Ice Breakers | Superlatives SUPERLATIVES: Participants are asked to study the composition of the group quietly and to decide on a superlative…

Teambuilders | Taffy Pull TAFFY PULL: Begin by asking group members to remove any sharp jewelry or belt buckles.Then, divide group into two teams…

Teambuilders | Team vs. The Wall TEAM VS. THE WALL: Divide the group into two teams.Two members of the team hold the rope at about four to five feet…

Team Builders AFFIRMATIVE FOLD-UPS BACK TO BACK CHALKBOARD SENTENCES CLIPBOARDS HUMAN KNOT KEEP IT UP LAP SIT LEVITATION LIFELINES MACHINE GAME MASKS…

Low Energy | Think Fast THINK FAST: Have group stand and form a circle.When the group is in position, the leader explains that they will be playing a…

Teambuilders | Tinker Toy Competition TINKER TOY COMPETITION: The group leader should bring a box of tinker toys and divide the pieces in two (or…

Low Energy | Toe Fencing TOE FENCING: Have participants find a partner and face each other, holding hands.They then try to tap the tops of each…

Ice Breakers | Toilet Paper Game TOILET PAPER GAME: Get a roll of toilet paper and explain to your group that they are going camping and need to take…

Teambuilders | Touchstones TOUCHSTONES: This activity is best done at the end of a group experience.All participants are asked to chose a touchstone…

Problem Solving Activities| Traffic Jam TRAFFIC JAM: Divide the group depending on how many people there are.The groups need to be of even numbers of…

High Energy | Triangle Tag TRIANGLE TAG: This is a tag game for four people. Three of the group members hold hands in a circle and one of them is…

Teambuilders | Trust Walk TRUST WALK: This is an incredible trust activity!Every group member is either blind-folded, not blind-folded, but promises…

Ice Breakers | Truth, Truth, Lie TRUTH, TRUTH, LIE: Give the group some time to write down two things about themselves that are true, and one thing…

High Energy | Tunnel Relay TUNNEL RELAY: Each team stands in a single line (players one yard behind each other with feet apart). At the signal, the…

High Energy | Ultimate Deck Tennis ULTIMATE DECK TENNIS: Get players used to throwing and catching rings. Rings must be caught by letting it fall…

High Energy | Ultimate Frisbee ULTIMATE FRISBEE: Divide the group into two teams.Now set up two areas where points can be scored.Usually this is…

Ice Breakers | Uncle Joe's Suitcase UNCLE JOE’S SUITCASE: The group forms a circle.The first person states their name and the reason they picked this…

Teambuilders | Values Discussion VALUES DISCUSSION: Have participants find two people who are wearing the same color as them.Have them find a spot…

Low Energy | Wanna Buy a Duck? WANNA BUY A DUCK?: Participants sit in a circle.One person starts by turning to person on one side of his/her and…

Problem Solving Activities| Warp Speed WARP SPEED: The group starts in a circle formation Warp Speed has the same beginning as Group Juggling.Instead…

Low Energy | Water Gun Killer WATER GUN KILLER: This is a fun game!Leader takes pictures of all participants ahead of time.Each person is given a…

Teambuilders | What You Don't Know WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW: Tape a blank piece of paper (poster board - kind of like a billboard over the person’s head)…

Ice Breakers | Who am I...Or Famous Pairs WHO AM I...OR FAMOUS PAIRS: In this exercise, group members will be asked to identify the names of famous…

Low Energy | Whomp 'em WHOMP ‘EM: One person is the “Whomp ‘Em Master.”That individual stands in the middle of circle with the “Whomp ‘Em…

Low Energy | WHOOOO? WHOOOO?: This is a night activity (and pretty spooky too - YAOW!).Ask for four or five volunteers to be hiders (owls, if you…

Teambuilders | Willow in the Wind WILLOW IN THE WIND: Should follow after a “two or three person trust fall” has been completed.This activity can be…

High Energy | Wizards and Gelflings WIZARDS AND GELFLINGS: The leader will begin by choosing two “Wizards.”The wizards will be doing the chasing.The…

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This is a combination of a Halloween costume party and Karaoke. We had tons of people for this event it was extremely successful. There was a costume…

it is a building event which 10 RAs are participating. Two of us have teamed together to make it a relay. There are teams of 6-10 women and men.…

We held mini-programs for the first twelve days of December! We started out on the 1st with a hall decorating party, and ended the semester with a…

Pick a month that has no/few birthdays in it and throw an Unbirthday Party! Instructions/Things Needed: Cake, Ice cream, punch, plates, napkins…

Arm-Wrestling Competition When I did this last year, it was a blast! The guys especially got really into it, painting their chests and pumping up on…

Need help developing community in your building or complex? This is the program to do it! Sure the object of the game is to hunt down and "kill" your…

Surprise the athletes on your campus by dedicating a day to celebrate their hard work on the field,or court as well as their academic successes. Make…

Description : I found that many of my guys on my floor were into outdoors activities. So I decided to set up a weekend trip where we would go…

On the backs of the bathroom stalls, I hung up big sheets of butcher paper with a pencil taped to string with it. On the paper were questions for the…

Contact the baseball or softball coach at your college and get permission to have your hall take batting practice for an hour or two. It's something…

I did this and it was the most popular program of the year. Get a couple local bands to play (for free) and have a "battle of the bands" in or near…

Pick a sport. Have each building form a team. On a particular day, have the buildings play against each other. The winners of each round end up…

We threw a beach party for residents as part of a "beating the winter blues" theme week. We had beach type music, food including tropical fruits…

A representative from Mary Kay (a janitor of an area dormatory) is coming to show the residents the importance of make up and the ways to apply and…

Description : This is an extremely interactive and intensely fun program that is great for either your own floor, or your floor and your…

Program: bingo night Social Instructions/Things Needed: bingo boards and equipment, solicitaion of prizes from campus and local vendors... Name…

All you need is a phonemail system and a creative mind. What I do is get a birthday list at the beginning of the year and each time a birthday comes…

Paper-Editing Party Paper-Editing Party We arranged a time for residents to come down to the lobby and enjoy pizza and other snacks while you swapped…

(Taken from the ResidentAssistant.com RA Discussion Listserv) What we have done in the past is have a black inventors scavenger hunt where residents…

Particularly good for a female building. Divide interested residents into pairs (can use roommates) and have them find a blind date for their partner…

Description : What I did was take over the hallway. My hallway is shaped like an L and it is difficult to get everyone to interact. So I set up a…

This program was thought up in the best way possible - there was a resident that liked to make bonsai trees. SO, true to RA form, we basically had…

This is a simple program. Just print out a list of things to do around your campus. Many people get bored because they don't know what's around them.…

Have a non-traditional breakfast that is not good for you. Sometimes it is fun to go against the norms. Instructions/Things Needed: Ask around and…

Bring Your Own Bowl!! This title definitely catches resident's attention! They're reeled in and then they find out it's an ice cream social! fun!…

Color your life and the lives of others! This is our canned food scavenger hunt. Everyone had a lot of fun and I think the people that we met going…

Halloween: Invite your residents and residents in other dorms to express there creativity through pumpkin carving. Donate your carved pumpkins to a…

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I am planning on a charity softball tournament for our residents, as well as the public. We are currently obtaining sponsors for virtually anything…

We held 4 made up Olympic competitions. 1 - most elaborate bogus (but believable) essay one a given topic (not one that anyone on the hall really…

Cheap Valentine Ideas Cheap Valentine Ideas for the Romantically Challenged Ideas given to males in an all male resident hall by (a) female(s).…

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This is an opportunity for an on-going program. Once a month you serve chicken soup and focus on one of the chicken soup for the s ul books, or a…

Description : An evening for residents to get together and bond over some food and their favorite childhood games. It gives them a chance to discuss…

I used this idea in my dorm during finals week before Christmas. We had a Christmas around the world party. I had residents in my dorm from other…

Name That Tune Description : I showed the episode of Seinfeld entitled "The Puerto Rican Day." This episode has been banned from syndication by NBC…

Program Program: Coffee House program Comments: This might be a good idea for a social program. Last year I did a Coffee House program. This program…

Coffee House and Talent Night... Set it up with coffee, cocoa, pop and snacks and people who signed up with an RA previously go up to a designated…

College Chef Description : This program is to help spark competition and identify the culinarily inclined. Each team of three gets a box full of…

The program consists of telling the story of Hemp. Unique Facts about it and the difference between Hemp and Marijuana. After that you can Make Hemp…

! D escription: This swing dancing program was such a success at our school that it has been repeated four times within three semesters! Each time we…

This is a really fun idea for a late-night study break. The residents can use a whole bunch of frosting, sprinkles, fruit and candy to decorate…

One idea that has now been a tradition on my hall is Cookie Night. I hook up with a hall that is next to mine, and we put one of our TVs in the hall…

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During midterms we co-sponsored a yoga program. The purpose of the program was to give the residents a fun way to stay healthy while preparing for…

Each night most of my floor eats dinner in the dining hall. I decided to have a program the would enable the floor to see how the rest of campus ate.…

Valentine's Day - Dinner and Swing Dancing For Valentine's Day, have each resident submit the initials of their "dream gift". For example, I would…

Legal Information Related To Movie Programs Editor's note: Following are two submissions to the site. One discusses the ramifications of using a…

I created a scavenger hunt. The list was made of questions concerning diversity on our campus and in our city, as well as a list of items that…

Do You Know What's In Your Drink?? I made chocolate chip cookies and then passed them out to my residents. Along with the cookies I gave them a slip…

I have the maintenance men in our area cut pieces of wood for door stops, and I have a decorating party with my floor. The person with the best door…

I recently held a Drag Queen Contest in my residence hall. I had about 100 students attend the program. The contestants were each asked to do a…

Description : We had each ladies floor sponsor two males from their brother floor. The ladies were responsible for for dressing their "queen" in…

Description : Two (or more) residents compete to see who can remain in the Elevator the longest. Your choice whether to vote-out or wait for…

Residents were able to come and get a homemade facial mask, either oatmeal, cucumber or egg. Instructions/Things Needed: You'll need eggs, cucumbers…

Our school has a "family weekend" every year where your family can come up and spend a weekend with you. There are informational sessions, a football…

To help resident cope with the stress of final exams, the Final Exam Scream gives them 5-10 minutes to make as much noise as they want. This includes…

Making fleece blankets to keep you WARM! Description : I searched for the cheapest price for fleece and i found it at Walmart. I had sign ups to make…

Floor Feast Materials Needed: Everyone on the floor contributes food for one big, yummy meal that we all got to eat! A nice change from cafeteria…

I did this program last year and it was fun but messy. It's called Food Art . I went and got all kinds of food, rotten fruit and veggies from the…

This is bingo with a twist. All of the prizes must be strange or freakish, in an effort to entertain the players. You'd be surprised what kinds of…

Recently, I had to put on a program based on my residents current needs. Considering that I was dealing with around 50 male residents, most of whom…

Description : Makeover Contest: Group divides into teams of 3 or 4 (all depends on size of original group). Each team selects the person to be "made…

Use "The Game of Life" as a model. Make different routes that match up with different ethnic or sexual-oriented groups, each with their own unique…

Because November is also the month for Thanksgiving, it is a great time to get your residents together to share what they are thankful for, while…

I made the first bulletin board of the semester by putting up a map and marking the cities where people were from with pins. Then I made notecards…

This is an ice-breaker type program that uses UNO cards! It's designed to start conversations about things people have in common and to tell people…

Description : We watched "When Harry Met Sally" and afterwards discussed some of the topics brought up in the movie. We also talked about the theory…

As an introduction program with new college freshman girls, I wanted to encourage individuality and personal uniqueness from the start. Each resident…

Residents submit paper turkeys on which they can express their thanks for something or someone and you then post them on a bulletin board or a…

This is best at either the beginning or end of a semester when people are most likely to be thinking about home. The idea is that everyone who is…

Here at Appalachian State University we do this thing called "Gutter Splits" where you get a gutter from the hardware store and line it with tin…

We had a hair-dying party on my floor last weekend. It's a lot of fun -- post sign-up sheets about a week before the shindig, where people write…

Our hall (Downey Hall) gave a way "Downey Dollars" to residents for participation (for attending hall activities, senate meetings, etc. and they were…

(Hall Name) Feud Description : Our staff made up a survey, distributed to the residents in our hall, tallied up their answers and made a Family Feud…

Snyder is a substance free hall, and we try to come up with alternative programming all the time. I have to give props to BALL STATE RA's for giving…

Olympics: Works best at beginning of year in the residence halls. Each house/section provides a team or teams. Events can include Dizzy izzy bat…

You need to plan this program with another floor (one of the same gender, if you live in a co-ed res. hall). Shortly after your residents move in…

Since we cannot have pumpkin carving programs at our university because they promote the use of candles (which are illegal in the residents' rooms)…

My RA along with a fellow RA in another hall planned a Halloween hayride, It was a lot of fun and a good way to get people together and learn a…

Description : A fun way to get a hall together. A Coed Hall is the best for this. Have a huge party with music, food, games and prizes for costumes.…

Harry P. -- Hogwarts School Harry P.-Hogwarts School Description : I split up the students on my floor into the four houses in the Harry Potter books…

Description : Along with my Area Coordinator and two fellow Resident Assistants, we transformed the louge area of our residence hall into a Hip Hop…

Description : Bringing residents together by playing bowling in the hallway. Bowling set was a kid's plastic toy easily found at K-marts. Community…

We all met at my apartment and decorated a poster for the event. We then went to the men's basketball game and cheered our hearts out. Afterwards we…

We had one housekeeper on our floor who really went out of her way for us, always letting us borrow the vacuum or something, so the girls wanted to…

Human Foosball is a great social activity that draws a big crowd. This is an outdoors game, so find a large spanse of grass. Line up your players…

Description : This program is designed to get residents familiar with rules/campus policies, and the different RA's throughout the building. To allow…

"Ice Blocking" It's called "Ice Blocking". You have each resident buy a block of ice (around $1.00) bring a towel and go to a nearby hill. you place…

I put on this program in my individual hall, but I ended up with tons of people from the halls and off campus. I called the program "Mick Foley's Ice…

We had a party and invited many people for ice cream and a movie. Then the people who came were treated according to their race. Black females were…

This program is an ongoing series. Our building is 8 halls of freshmen. My staff of RAs believes that it is important for the residents to meet their…

Students are asked to prepare a dish based on their family heritage. International students are asked to prepare a traditional dish from their…

A dance teacher from one of our local dance studios in Kalamazoo came and taught a group of students about the history of Irish Jigging and the…

To basic idea is to eat as many of these hot desserts as possible. It is an instant attraction amongst the residents; there's something about…

Description : This is a good way to help residence get involved and also have all the junk food you can ask for in one night.…

We did a Holiday Swing Dance last December and collaborated with Food Services to have it in one of our a La Carte Dining Halls, during evening snack…

Four of my residents setup their stereo equipment (with KARAOKE features) in the lounge and had lights and food too. They displayed their boxes of…

This is a great program to build community and bring residents together. It can be extremely successful early in the year, but is also a great…

As a valentine's day program to help my residents get to know each other, I cut out one heart or one key for each of my residents and put their name…

many garden stores have pint size containers of ladybugs for your garden (i guess bugs help plants or something) so with one of these pint size…

Laser Tag has gone over very well one our campus, both from male and female standpoints. The outfit that I recomend using is Called LaserQuest and…

(Last Chance) Water Fight Considerations : Get approval from everyone for this program...we thought we'd be able to use a slip n'slide but we…

You get everyne on your floor/building to bring a quarter to an event or floor meeting.They also need to bring thier IDs. You put everyonesID'sin a…

My name is Ashley Sims Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC. My social program for this semester is called Laundry Night. I use the money from…

Make Your Own Door Mat! All of my residents got together and made door mats. We stenciled and painted them with our names and other pictures. This…

Make your own music video Description : A just for fun program where people can test their creativity and love of music. Instructions/Things Needed…

This program is just getting residents together to compete against each other is video games, in this particular case, Mario Cart. You could also use…

A grad student in art (with an emphasis in potatos) came to show us how to sculpt potatos and he told us about different art mediums. Then different…

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Each resident gets a piece of a puzzle. Each puzzle is made up of about 4 pieces. Residents go door to door trying to find the other pieces to fit…

This is a simple program, and the beauty of it is that you can combine it with any other Social program. As an individual program, invite all the…

Our staff bought as many types of melon as you can imagine- watermelon, cantaloupes, honeydews, santa claus melons, etc- Walmart had a huge…

I am in charge of a floor with about 50 freshmen girls on it. This memory book worked well with such a small number. Its basically an address and…

Description : Shows Residents interesting dishes that they can cook in their own rooms using microwaves. It is really a lot of fun as the residents…

Close to midnight, throw a mini-breakfast gathering. Serve breakfast food in the halls or set up a room full of activities, games, and BREAKFAST…

Description : Our residents just sort of started doing this themselves, but we used it later as a Welcome Back program at the end of Winter Break.…

Midnight Glow-in-the-dark Volleyball This program was adapted from one that was run at University of Pennstate Berks Campus. We take glow in the dark…

Send Christmas or Valentines letters to military service men/women all over the world through a non-profit organization called Military Mail. There…

Do your Residents know the Resident Director? Does your RD want to work closely with residents, then why not have a fun time doing so…

Description : This is kinda messy but VERY VERY fun. Depending on how many guys you have to sign up for the program, get a reasonable amount of milk…

I HAD ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OPEN THEIR DOORS. THEN WE ALL SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALLWAY AND DID 2 GET TO KNOW YOU ACTIVITIES WHICH LED INTO…

Have couples submit a two page essay stating why they think they are a good couple. Choose an essay as a winner. Let the winners plan their own…

Cook a late home-style breakfast for your residents. Instructions/Things Needed: Ask your residents what their favorite breakfast food is, make sure…

Monday Night Drinking Game This program is a tribute to the most electrifying hall in sports entertainment today, John Mabee Hall Dormitory for Men!!…

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I invited a motorcycle safety instructional program (T.E.A.M., which happens to be based on our campus) to make an introductory presentation of their…

Over Easter Break, another RA and myself were borded, and figured the few students left on campus where also. We had a movie marathon (4 to be…

The title pretty much explains it all, rent some videos and show them in the lobby. Movie night can have a certain theme (example: musicals, 80's…

Residents were asked to gather words, phrases, pictures or bible scriptures that inspire them. They were asked to share the reason they selected some…

Each resident paints a pot with the design of their choice, then they choose a plant to put into the pot. Instructions/Things Needed: Small 2"…

! Ice Breaker / Social Function: My Tie Night. Each male resident turns in one tie to the RA. The RA then takes the ties to a female floor. The women…

The first week of March is national Chocolate week, and the RAs from my residence hall got together and got different kinds of chocolate and let the…

NBA Area Tour Description : Myself and another RA led a group of residents from the halls to the Palace of Auburn Hills in the fall. Home of the…

Went to Providence Performing Arts Center, in Prov,RI to see Footloose the musical. Culture and broadway! Instructions/Things Needed: Contact a group…

The activity is simple. All you do is make oceans in a bottle. This is a fun activity and best if done around finals as a kind of escape from…

Keep Your Door Open Day There's always those doors that are never open in the dorms, so do something about it! Go around to doors at a random time…

Send a letter home to the parents of each resident asking them to send a package to the RA for their son/daughter. Everyone loves to get packages at…

Find a paintball field in your local town and go visit them. Talk them into giving you a group discount. Then charge each of your residents the price…

The inside hallways of a building need to look like home, why not let your resident's creative juices flow, and have a painting party…

Description : A pajama party. Have the residents come (to you or someone's good-sized room) in their pj's. Have pizza and soda. Vote on best pajama…

Description Peanut Butter, Jelly, and Joe. As an Area Director, I monthly have a time that students can stop by to visit me and make sandwiches. It…

This program is designed to get students involved with the community & with the Humane Society. Since most college students are away from their…

Give each resident a survey of questions to fill out. Inform the resident that they have a certain time limit in which they must turn it back in.…

This was a really cool program... I put up signs all over that said "do you have the phattest room in litchfield?". I allocated money from hall…

Description : This was a great idea that went over really well last year. All of the R.A.'s in my building volunteered to be pied in the face by…

I had my residents take abridged Myers-Briggs personality tests before the program. I ordered pizza and we went over what each type means, and how to…

Its easy and fun....MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA BAGELS.....the name says it all....get any kind of topping....and have your residence go to town Name: Doug…

Pizza Man Races Description : Basically this is a pizza party for your floor, but to make it more interesting there will be pizza delivery man races.…

Pizza with a twist! Description : I invited the residents on my hall to a pizza social in my room. When they arrived they find out that I was…

This is a really cool program that lets residents interact while at the same time dealing with physical disabilities. Great Awareness program!…

Each resident was given a clay pot to paint using paint stamps and brushes. Then, they were given dirt and seeds to plant their own flowers.…

Have your residents pot flowers. Advertise it as a "Pot Party" and you would be surprised by how many people showed up (usually works best with…

This program was originally started by one of our assistant residents directors but it is an awesome idea. We have a prize patrol. Each week a…

Microwave Meal: brunch, dinner and dessert (This could be used as a bulletinboard) Description : The programs goal is to teach residents that they…

Each floor or wing has a different part of the dinner. The dinner works well with sandwiches. One floor can have the drinks, one with sandwiches…

Before Halloween, get your residents together and into the holiday spirit by carving a pumpkin. By paying about $2, you can buy a good sized pumpkin…

Mother/Daughter Luncheon scheduled for March (woman's month) is design to offer an opportunity for women to get together and share a common bond as…

Our hall is doing a raffle for prizes. Every raffle ticket costs $1.00. For every month we have a prize package picked out. All the money collected…

Rapp Search Rapp Search Rapp Search will be conducting contests around the USA, and the world during the next year. our plan is to have a wqrld-wide…

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Three residents each week are chosen at random. Each resident completes a short humorous questionaire. The RA for the resident offers a quote about…

"RETURN TO CHILDHOOD" For this program, you just need a few things. 1. Care Bears movies, Muppet movies, and/or random cartoons, like "Scooby Doo" or…

We have residents from all over the world. We advertised a "Rice Party" and asked that all the residents bring a dish (made with rice) from their…

Day at the climbing gym! Rent out the local climbing gym for 2 hours and have a blast! What you need: 1) Get info from the gym on group rates, times…

Description : This program is mainly done by the residents. What I did is have them write a letter or one page on what they appreciated about their…

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At the beginning of the year we invited our school's Office of Freshman Success to our floor to do a "Roommate Workshop". We offered pizza and prizes…

Description : Roommate Rumble, a great program to do the first week with a freshman floor. It is simple and fun, just match up people that are not…

Over breakfast watch tapes of cartoons that we grew up with. The key to this program is to hold it late. Start it at either 12pm or 1pm (when college…

This program is based on the idea of MTV's Say What? Karaoke game show. We borrowed the sound system from our HRL department and set it up in the…

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…

Screw your roommate: Each person sets their roommate up on a blind date for a meal or evening out. This works best second semester so people have a…

During a holiday, everyone's name goes into a hat. Everyone draws a name and that person is their "secret pal". For about a week or two, they…

Let resident fill out the Secret Sister form and then pair people up. They give their SS gifts throughout the semester and a party at the end of it…

I matched up each of my girls with another girl on the floor. Each month we got together and had a "girls night" where we exchanged gifts. This…

Description : I did this program at the beginning of the year, but I think I should have waited until the middle of the first semester. I handed a…

To bring up the topic of sex in a fun and informative setting. Health Center lead the open discussion and brought games. They open with two games: 1)…

Description : One program I sorta created was with a fellow RA. We wanted to have a sex education program. We realized that nobody would show if it…

A scavenger hunt with a twist! Contestants are grouped in pairs, threes, fours (pairs is easiest) and given sheets that contain safe sex questions…

"The Sexy Scavenger Hunt". The program in itself does not require much time or effort and it is more social than anything else, but still can be…

I made up a list of things to get on a Scavenger hunt. I looked around my room and put on the list what I thought everyday college students in the…

This is a good program if people on your floor are not interacting with each other. Give everyone a sheet of paper outside their door. For a week…

We turned our lobby into a relaxing spa atmosphere. We offered free manicures, nail art, herbal facials, makeovers, massages, and even nutritiously…

Description : Cooked a spaghetti dinner and made cakes for my residents because I know they get tired of eating cafeteria food and cheeseburgers from…

Learn that through movies, music, etc. . . you can be spiritual without going to church or having to believe in any religion. The purpose is to get…

Kinda a recreational program. I got 75+ people out of 350 to play. It is an ongoing game of tag. Give students in the area involved (it can be your…

Stars of the Week Is a program to recognize residents of a floor, or Residence Hall. Once a week, I choose two roommates and make them "Stars of the…

We made stress relievers out of balloons filled with flour. If made correctly they work like stress balls and will last a long time. I had some…

We have suites in our dorm-four rooms off one common area. Of the 16 suites, each compete in a Christmas decorating contest. Each suite is free to…

Residents come together to make their own ice cream sundaes and eat them. Instructions/Things Needed : bowls spoons napkins ice cream assorted…

My fellow RA's and I were trying to give a Superbowl Party and our big screen was out. We each only had 19 inch TVs and one of us had a 25 inch.…

Knowing that every year, a "Superbowl" will take place, My staff decided to get together and have a "SUPER BOWL SUNDAY PARTY". We advertised at the…

First you will need to decide what your challenge will be, an obstacle or scavenger hunt works best. Then you'll need teams pitted against each other…

I sent home letters to all my residents parents asking them to send there daghter a package for an unbirthday party. Since our birthday's are all…

This is a great way to help your residents get to know one another (especially in apartments, where there is a challenge, getting them out and…

Description : Pass out applications to be "on the island" of your Residence Hall. Select 2 people to represent each floor from those applications.…

Toward the end of the year when your residents have accumulated lots of stuff, have a Swap Meet where residents can bring things to trade with each…

Swing Dance How about a "Swing into Spring" dance...swing dancing is really big now...we plan on a swing valentine's dance this semester ...anyway…

Show the movie "Swing Kids" and then teach people how to swing. Instructions/Things Needed: Movie: "Swing Kids" Someone who knows how to swing. Other…

Tae-Bo aerobic video tape Instructions/Things Needed: TV, VCR and Tae-Bo video tapes Other Considerations : Have a lot of space and bring more…

Description : Every good toga party needs a traditional event. Tag Team Chariot Racing is a team competition. You need enough pairs for as many…

I would like to submit an idea for a program that I did, and it really got a large turnout. Seeing that piercings and tattoos are such a huge thing…

Held a little before Spring Break. We invited a well known local tattoo artist and piercer in to explain a little about what to look for when getting…

Have residents compile a list of their favorite things to make in the dining hall with the ingredients provided there. Photocopy the list and…

One of my residents and I were talking one day and decided that if we could make a person from the best charactersitics of everyone on the floor she…

This program was designed to give my residents information about the dangers of binge drinking without lecturing them. I made a life size gameboard…

This program is done in a game show format. It is inspired by the show "The Newlywed Game," this program is a great way to promote positive roommate…

This is a program just like the Newlywed game, except you're dealing with roommates instead on newlyweds. Instructions Things Needed: All you have to…

Play The Wizard of Oz along with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Instructions/Things Needed: TV, VCR, Portable Stereo,The Wizard of Oz, Dark Side…

My dormitory had only 5 wings and we had a major theme throughout the dorm in regards to Self Worth and where we fit into the mold. Now being an all…

It was a Hall-wide program that was also opened up for the entire campus. Everyone came on a Tuesday to Tie Dye their t-shirts. Then on Thursday…

This is a program to get everyone together and tie dye some clothing that they are bored of, or old white shirts that are turning yellow.…

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This has been done a bunch of times around campus and is a great idea! It works for us because we are in an urban setting. We invite children from a…

To take advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday as a great opportunity for my hall to get together, I came up with a fun activity to precede our…

Description : This program was a lot of fun! As residents arrived we gave them name tags and they could chose to be any TV character they wanted for…

This program is a fun and messy way to get the floor involved and to help them learn more about each other. It can also be used as a teambuilder or…

Everyone has old CDs that he or she does not listen to anymore. Maybe your tastes in music have changed or the CD was a gift from Great Aunt Flo.…

Valentine's Day Cupcakes Description : I made cupcakes for my residents!! It was very cute!! I decorated the cupcakes with red, pink, and white…

We all made folders to hang outside our doors and the few days before Valentine's Day, everyone could go through the hall and put valentine's in the…

I have never done this as an Residence Life Program but until this year, Community Service Programs were not mandatory at our college. I did however…

Considering not all vegetarians are against meat because of animal cruelty, one could look at environmental factors. Beef and pork consumtion are…

At Victoria's Secret Body, they do free makeovers. I have a predominately male hall (I'm a female RA) and I wanted to do a program to bring the girls…

Set up two or three TVs in a room commonly used by all residents. Ask your residents what type of game system do you use (Playstation,Nintendo 64…

When I was a RA I did this program and it worked out surprisingly well. The basic concept was to have several game systems from the Atari of the 80s…

Walking Dogs at an Animal Shelter Jennifer Z. Stephen F. Austin State University Walking Dogs at an Animal Shelter Some of the RAs and myself tried…

Description : This social/physical program is a resident competition program played to the style of the game-show Name That Tune. Five contestants…

get an astrologer to come in and talk about astrology and its history, its uses, and its future. The one we asked to come made a natal chart for all…

Residents, who enjoy eating Lucky Charms, participated in an eating contest. Whoever ate the most Lucky charms, won a prize. It was quite hilarious…

Once a week, the entire building gets together in the apartment of one resident. That person bakes fresh cookies for the entire building. It has been…

This is just a basic spin on the hit ABC series "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" It uses a variety of questions, from academic to sexual to…

Description : The idea is to create a Bulletin Board which has every residents name on it in a giant heart with the "who, what, where, that they love…

This program was presented at the 1998 IACURH conference. In a large room hang signs that read "bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, etc...). In the kitchen…

This is simple, make a huge crossword with the names of all of the residents in the hall. Place it in the lobby with markers attatched. Name: Hill H.…

During finals, an hour is set aside each night to de-stress. have residents gather in their respective wings and see which wing can out scream the…

We had a mutual fund advisor come and talk about investing for the future. Instructions/Things Needed: A mutual fund advisor or a financial planner.…

I wrote a letter to each of my resident's parents asking for a baby picture, preferably from birth to two years old. I posted these pictures on a…

This program is designed to help the residents use the community resources in their area. While the RA is implementing and coordinating the program…

With this great resource of a city so close by, we need to take advantage of it! Your job is to plan a trip to somewhere within the Chicago city…

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