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Retro Jam
Well, here is what the Mu Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega did in Fall of 2000:
We are more a "doing" chapter of the fraternity, preferring to get out into the community and serve than raising money and sending it to others. However, I was more of an event planner as an undergrad, and that's a field I'd like to get into.
Anyway, there was a fund at Georgetown for students who couldn't afford books and had other emergencies that required that they travel home unexpectedly. We chose this fund as our area of focus for the "Retro Jam."
We wanted to throw a dry event, to give APO a good name. We wanted it on the main campus in a free room that was often used for parties anyway. Having it on campus made it accessible to a lot of people and made it a kind of neutral zone.
We chose "Retro" 70's and 80's music because it was culturally diverse. Heck, everyone likes old school music, whether it is old disco, rap, or rock. We wanted to raise awareness of APO to all groups of people.
The room was free, and the DJ asked for two hundred dollars, which we paid for out of the gross profits of the party. We had roughly two hundred left for the fund.
All we really needed was a bunch of Brothers to post fliers and about two at the table to take money and stamp hands. We switched up every hour between 10pm and 2am.
Basically, the event succeeded because we had fun, brothers from other chapters had fun, the guests had fun, the DJ had fun, and we raised 200 bucks to add to that fund. The party happened like a week before our rush began so people had a better idea of who were were.
Oh, two more things.. . . Brothers donated their own posters from 70's movies for decorations. Also, the DJ, who was a Sony rep, created gift bags for the top three best costumes. Okay, so I FORGOT to mention that this was a Retro Jam with prizes for the best costumes. IT'S LATE and I'm tired. . ..anyway, in a lot of ways we lucked out with the DJ and free room, so this might not translate well to every school out there.
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