To the first of many!
As we set off after our team huddle in the library, we were all hyped and ready for our very first event. Kelv, Mandy & Angus set out towards the gathering point, Cue & Allan made their way to set-up the venue, and Me & Ant went to pick up the food. A helluva lot work was put into the preparation for this event and a schedule was made to keep us all on track.
Also kudos to MH, Mandy and Kelv who despite were down with the flu at the time - were able to make the event.
Upon arrival we were greeted with around 50+ people, the turn-out was more than we could of hoped for and gave us the incentive to make this a success.
After the welcome speech and the introduction of the committee - food was prepared and served, this gave the opportunity for people to settle-in and mingle.
However mingling was at its peak during speed meeting, in which a group is sat inside a circular row of seats facing another group.
Each participant is given a minute to talk to one another, after which they move along in a clockwise fashion to a new partner. Our committee decided to add "emergency envelopes" or "awkward envelopes" for a bit of fun! these are used in instances of awkward silences and to break the tension; these envelopes have commands in which you must follow i.e. "start a thumb war" or "talk in the voice of batman" we also added a few "Troll face" icons for the LOLZ.
Ice breaker games were also introduced as another means to help people socialize and settle-in. One of the games is competitive in which the losing team will have to face a punishment game towards the end of the night.
It was great to see the energy level rising as the night went on, there was a Mingle-Fest! especially after the speed meeting. It was also surprising how well the speed meeting worked! even after we announced the end of the event people were still socializing for another good hour or so.
I'd also like to mention that we are very grateful to have our awesome photographer Michael capturing most of the highlights of the night, having his epic SLR and camera skills is definitely a godsend.
We've surely set the benchmark for ourselves now and hopefully we will keep the level of awesomeness at its optimum!
Thanks for reading! :D
Andrew
The co-graphic designer and Website maintanence
Ice breaker games were also introduced as another means to help people socialize and settle-in. One of the games is competitive in which the losing team will have to face a punishment game towards the end of the night.
It was great to see the energy level rising as the night went on, there was a Mingle-Fest! especially after the speed meeting. It was also surprising how well the speed meeting worked! even after we announced the end of the event people were still socializing for another good hour or so.
I'd also like to mention that we are very grateful to have our awesome photographer Michael capturing most of the highlights of the night, having his epic SLR and camera skills is definitely a godsend.
We've surely set the benchmark for ourselves now and hopefully we will keep the level of awesomeness at its optimum!
Thanks for reading! :D
Andrew
The co-graphic designer and Website maintanence
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