The WSU school year has just begun and we’re incredibly excited to have a new, amazing group of residents. To kick off a great year at The Retreat at Pullman, we planned a calendar jam-packed with a variety of residence life events to give our residents and their friends the opportunity to meet and mingle with their neighbors and to enjoy spending time in our luxury amenities.
Week 1 – Meet The Team
For our first resident event, we held Meet the Team in our Clubhouse or residents were also able to attend via Instagram live. This gave residents a chance to get to know staff members and put a face to our names, since we will be the ones helping them this leasing term! We let residents know our name, our position and how we were here to help them, our major (if a student), and one fun fact to make it more personal! 11 residents were able to meet and mingle with our team. Once each staff member was able to speak, we opened up the floor for residents to ask any questions they may have. We were able to answer commonly asked questions for the residents who attended, and we hope putting faces to our names will help when communicating with one another this year!
Week 2 – Beach Trivia
Week two, we held Beach Trivia in our Clubhouse. Our move in theme was Beach Boho, so we put together beach themed trivia questions. For each question a resident answered correctly, they received a $5 gift card to local coffee shops in Pullman; this helped keep track of who answered the most questions correct. The resident with the most coffee gift cards at the end, received a $75 visa gift card! 8 residents attended this event; they were entertained by the questions they didn’t know, and faces were humorous when the answer was something they thought they should have known. All in all, this was a great event, as we were able to receive additional feedback on days and times that fit best with a college student’s schedule.
Week 3 – Pool Party
During our third week of resident events, we held a Retreat at Pullman pool party on our Pool Deck. Pullman’s fall weather begins in September, so we ended August on a good note! We provided multiple games, such as, Giant Jenga, Water Pong, Corn Hole, and setup our blowup water volleyball net. We wanted residents to be in control of music, so we put outdoor speakers out for their use. In addition we provided Jimmy John’s Sandwiches for lunch, along with all the summertime sides; potato salad, macaroni salad, individual bags of chips, and water and Gatorade for drinks. Residents are always thrilled for free food! 30+ residents attended and enjoyed one of the final warm days on the Pool Deck.
Week 4 – Game Night
For our fourth resident event, we held Game Night in our Clubhouse and provided numerous board games, card games, and individual mind games for our residents. You can’t play games without free food so pizza and soda were also provided for residents to enjoy. 12 residents attended – the food and drinks were a hit, and the games were played until all the food was consumed!
Week 5 – Guessing Game
Week five, we held a Guessing Game in our Clubhouse. We filled a clear storage bin with household supplies anyone would use – various household cleaning products, home décor and utensils, along with everyday beauty supplies. Residents placed their guess at the Clubhouse, and the resident who guessed closest without going over, took the storage container and all its contents to their home away from home!
Week 6 – Movie Night Bucket
Our very last week of our 6 in 6 events, and our most popular 6 in 6 event was the Movie Night Bucket. Residents who didn’t RSVP could pick up an available bucket at the Clubhouse; those who did RSVP had their movie night buckets hand delivered to their cottage. We put together 20 popcorn buckets that were filled with popcorn, individual glass bottled sodas, a retreat bottle opener, candy, and a movie. This give away was POPPIN! These buckets were gone within an hour, and residents kept coming in seeing if any were still available!
Our team has had such an amazing time getting to meet our residents over the past 6 weeks. Here at The Retreat at Pullman, we strive to create the best experience in WSU off campus housing and hosting a variety of awesome resident events is just one part of achieving that. Keep an eye out for more events to come, we’re looking forward to a great year!
