The UCF 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 Station Alafaya, 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 – Wellness Wednesday
For our first resident event, we had a Wellness Wednesday event that featured acai bowls from 3 Natives, which was held at our modern event kitchen! The options we provided for our amazing residents included a variety of base flavors that featured different fruit combinations. It was definitely an event that attracted many residents, as all of the bowls were gone within 10 minutes!
Week 2 – Chick-fil-A Breakfast
During the second week, we were able to supply residents Chick-fil-A breakfast biscuits at our bus stop! Any resident that passed us was able to start their morning off the right way. This was a great way to start off the year at The Station, as it brought many smiles and interactions! We were outside for about an hour, and it was well worth it.
Week 3 – Cornhole Tournament
For our third week, we put together a cornhole tournament that took place at our state of the art pool. With this event, we had about 6 groups participate and winners were rewarded with two gift cards! It was a great success as we were able to interact with our residents and provide them with free drinks and snacks.
Week 4 – National Milkshake Day
During the fourth week, we took advantage of National Milkshake day and provided all sorts of flavors from Steak & Shake. This event consisted of a line outside of the door due to the amount of people. This allowed residents and roommates to stop by and enjoy a refreshing beverage!
Week 5 – Yappy Hour
For week five we hosted our favorite resident event, Yappy Hour! This event allows us to meet and interact with residents and their pets, which always is a great time. We provide toys and treats for the pets which results in an incredibly fun event!
Week 6 – Study Tips & Coffee
Our very last week of our 6 in 6 events, we decided to provide a study tips and coffee event which was a complete hit! We had so many residents stop by and make their own coffee to-go. Not only did this allow students to sample different creamer flavors like pumpkin spice and a few others, but many residents who typically don’t drink coffee were able to craft up a delicious beverage that they enjoyed!
Our team has had such an amazing time getting to meet our residents over the past 6 weeks. Here at The Station Alafaya, we strive to create the best experience in UCF 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!
