Booth

BabyP · #1 02-03-2004, 07:21 AM

I see those booths on the on campus version of "greek row" but I wonder how they make or get them..........

Kevin · #2 02-03-2004, 10:39 AM

What do you mean?

How they make them? Probably from wood

Is this something your Greek Life office authorizes? What is the purpose of these booths?

BabyP · #3 02-04-2004, 12:41 AM

you know how in the beginning of the semester they have those booth out for gettng people interested and they usually have members in their booths and pass out info for rush or whatever..

chideltjen · #4 02-04-2004, 01:31 AM

Organizations are allowed to set up booths in the library quad during the first few weeks of school. They are for recruitment purposes. A potential new member can approach the booth and ask any member there questions about the org... sign up for events... get a flyer... etc. Actually, setting up a table with chairs works the same too...
But we had ours made by an alumnae and some of the members of her bf's fraternity. We paint it every year or so. They can't be that hard. It's just a matter of where to keep it when recruitment is over.
And yes, you do have to tell student activities that you are setting up something cuz they assign spots.

Since we go to the same school BabyP... feel free to PM me anytime. I graduated and all... but I still know what goes on. (Our booth is blue with pink letters... probably with palm trees and stuff all over it...)

PrincessHeather · #5 02-04-2004, 04:10 AM

we have booths on our campus very similar to Sac State's (which is what chideltjen is refering to)

Since we have no greek housing our booths are like our homes. we have a row in the quad where each GLO, national and local, have a booth. We can keep ours out all school year. (however we have to move them when not in school: winter, summer, and sometimes for spring break) Each group makes their own. Most groups also have benches in front of their booths and this is where greek members hang out between classes. Its great PR. The only hassle is transporting them on and off campus. We built ours so that it can separate into three pieces. we bought all the wood, paint, border, hinges, etc. from our local hardware store (Orchard Supply). My dad helped us make it and another sister's dad made our wooden letters that are on the booth. Our bench was bought from a man from our town (Turlock, Ca). He makes really nice quality wooden products.

BabyP · #6 06-30-2004, 04:34 PM

any pictures...........we have to make some and its hard to explain to someone who is not greek since the guys will help us....... I suck at design and none of us are good with wood and that kind of thinig...............

#7 06-30-2004, 04:49 PM

Being that only one GLO on my campus has a house, we have tables set up in the student union during the first two weeks of the semester. It's not just limited to Greeks either, that's why the school calls it the Campus Involvement Fair.

We have display boards, photo albums, and other misc paraphenalia set up and we hand out brochures listing our recruitment events.

Putting up a display board isn't too hard either. You can gather pictures and other random facts about your organization.

chideltjen · #8 06-30-2004, 06:37 PM

BabyP... I thought I had a pic but I guess not.

You can get away with decorating a simple card table. Get a cool banner made (you can probably make one yourselves) get lots of photo albums/frames, plenty of flyers in bright Kinkos colors, and make everything really colorful so you stand out.

Basics of a booth are you have a base, generally 3 pieces of wood and then a "counter" of some sort to place things (albums, flyers) on top of it. You can add posts and a roof if you want. Ours does, others don't. Just depends how creative you want to get. And ALWAYS ALWAYS make sure you have a place to store and means to transfer the booth. It really sucks when you make this huge elaborate booth and you have no where to keep it during the school year... recruitment IS only a week. It's something to keep in mind. And no, booth pieces won't fit in the back of a Toyota four-door. We've tried.

sairose · #9 07-17-2004, 02:31 PM

BabyP, our campus has the same type of thing. Instead of building a booth, you might try a table covered with fabrics in your sorority's colors, and if you have big wood letters or a banner, that could go right in front of the table. Have pamphlets or other handouts that tell about your sorority, rush, etc.

I think my SAI chapter is going to participate in the Organization Fair this year, and I think the above is what we'll be doing.