IRHA UPDATE
Residence Hall Week moves to Fall with theme "Only 90s Kids Will Remember"
by JACKIE PHILLIPS, IRHA PRESIDENT
Photos provided by MATT PENDLETON & JACKIE PHILLIPS
The annual week-long tradition of Residence Hall Week
was moved to the fall semester in Fall 2016 with the
hopes of increasing resident turnout and showcasing
IRHA (Inter-Residence Hall Association) in a unique,
large-scale way during move-in week.
Students battle on the joust during one of the last
events of Residence Hall Week.
Area Coordinator Demarcus Merritt, President Fuchs,
his wife Linda Fuchs, and IRHA president Jackie
Phillips are all smiles during the shaving cream fight.
From August 16th-22nd, IRHA threw it back to the 90s
with Only 90s Kids Will Remember Residence Hall
Week 2016. The week began with two nights of area
government events; there were four events each night
with programs ranging from ice cream socials to lip-sync
battles with over two hundred residents in attendance.
On Thursday, over two hundred students participated in
the shaving cream fight alongside President Fuchs and
his wife. For Friday’s event, IRHA partnered with Gator
Dining Services for a convocation pool party at the
Graham Pool.
The DJ switching tracks while Demarcus Merritt
looks on during the shaving cream fight.
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Over 150 residents enjoyed free samples from Pepsi,
Cinnabon and other on-campus vendors while escaping
the heat in the pool. We hosted an adventure night in the
Yulee Pit on Saturday night with multiple carnival-like
attractions, including an inflatable twister and jousting,
a rock climbing wall, a zip line, free corndogs, funnel
cakes, and churros. We had over 1,3550 residents checkin at this event, making IRHA history and doubling the
turnout from last year’s adventure night in the spring.
On Sunday, we brought back IRHA Palooza by hosting a
concert featuring DJ Earworm.
Our final event of the week was Slimefest, fulfilling
residents’ childhood dreams of wanting to be slimed
on the Nickelodeon channel through a slime show cohosted by Theatre Strike Force.
Overall, Residence Hall Week 2016 was a huge success
and could be considered “all that and a bag of chips.”