Campus Winner |
Month: September 2009 |
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Community of the Month |
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| School: |
Kansas State University |
Region: |
MACURH |
| Nominee: |
Putnam 3rd Floor |
Nominator: |
Alaina Shelton |
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| On-Campus Population: 4962 |
Chapter Size: 33 |
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| Please explain the outstanding contributions of the nominee during the month of nomination |
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September has been a terrific month for Putnam 3rd Floor girls. We
started this month off with a bang when we planned the Open Doors Open
Hearts week from September 8th-11th. This program was a 4 day long
program where I (Alaina) went from door to door 3 times a day at
different times to see who had their doors open. If the ladies had
their
doors open they got a cheesy little kid sticker with an animal on it to
put on their door hangers that I provided to advertise the program. The
program was a huge hit, especially because of the stickers. The new
girls were blown away by how fun it is to keep their doors open. Some
of
the girls opened their doors for the first time and were surprised to
see how many people just wanted to say hi. I think that we will have to
resurrect it sometime later in the semester. In the middle of the Open
Doors Open Hearts week we had our Academic Orientation-PJ style on
Wednesday. The girls came to the Putnam lobby dressed in comfy duds and
slippers. We played PJ Party Jeopardy and talked about resources for
academics on campus. The girls had a good time playing and asking
questions of the RAMA staff that were present. This program was a
success because Putnam 3 girls got to mingle with each other and the
Putnam 1 girls. This event showed me that the returning students on
Putnam 3 really do have an interest in getting to know the
underclassman. This is a great thing and will help build a stronger
community in the future. We wrapped up this program week on Friday with
a program called “Shaken or Churned??” The Putnam 3rd floor HGB girls
helped to plan this program, giving it the catchy name and helping to
get a resident to help me plan it. One of my residents Sam Lyman is a
Chemistry Major and she wanted to share the chemistry behind making ice
cream in a bag. She explained the process that the rock salt takes
chemically to make the milk cold and frozen to make ice cream. This was
the best way get residents involved on the floor. What better way to
get
to know each other than over a bag of freshly shaken ice cream. The
party was a blast! I think that Putnam 3 girls have done a fantastic
job
this month at jumping out of their boxes to meet new people and to be
involved with other girls on the floor. Word Count: 431
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