Need a Mixer Idea Badly

[greekdilemma]

Ok so don't think I'm a terrible person, but we're supposed to have a mixer with with a sorority known for...well...for not passing up that second helping of mashed potatoes, if you know what I mean. What's a good mixer idea that will keep them wearing a respectable amount of clothes? They really want to do a mixer, and suggested your typical Anything But Clothes, Graffiti, or Truth or Dare...but those all scare me a ton.

Thanks for the help,

Joe

[LPIDelta]

Its unfortunate that as women, those were their suggestions....but should you really be concerned about this? I mean, really...isn't the point to have fun and not about what people are wearing?

If you want to have a safe suggestion--maybe try a "nut and bolt" mixer. You buy sets of different nuts and bolts, the women pick nuts and the men bolts and they have to find their match by circulating the party. Or celebrate the Super Bowl by having people dress in football uniforms? Or for valentines, have a prom mixer where people come dressed for prom? Good luck!

[SoCalGirl]

If someone wants to dress scandalous it doesn't matter what theme is used. I second the idea of a Super Bowl party or something similar. We used to play sloshball (softball, keg at 2nd base) because it was a cheap and fun exchange. There's also broomball, ice hockey with brooms and no skates.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Heather17

Its unfortunate that as women, those were their suggestions....but should you really be concerned about this? I mean, really...isn't the point to have fun and not about what people are wearing?

I think he'd be all excited those suggestions if the sorority was made up of Paris Hilton clones, apparently they are not. Personally, I think a good theme for this particular group would be Federal Express - the guys line up according to "package" size. Turnabout is fair play.

I don't think any of those ideas are "unfortunate." The whole idea is to have provocative names for ideas that are really the opposite. Anything But Clothes, for example...you come dressed in a ream of paper or something. The idea is to make an outfit. It doesn't mean come nude. Same with graffiti. You wear a giant t shirt.

[LPIDelta]

I am guesing by his post that the culture at his school with those themes is that sometimes clothes come off, and he made it sound like that was what the women were interested in. Assumption on my part.

Graffiti mixers were always my favorite, although we usually ended up doused in beer by the end of the night. That FedEx idea--hysterical.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Celebrity couples, food fight, slip n slide, Chuck E Cheese, bowling, scavenger hunt...all can be done with the appropriate body parts sufficiently covered.

[notallpowerful]

football and fortys everyone wears footbal jerseys and drinks mad forty's, get some duct tape and play 40 hands.

[sweetd31]

Can anyone tell me what a Chuck E Cheese social is?

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by Heather17

Its unfortunate that as women, those were their suggestions....but should you really be concerned about this? I mean, really...isn't the point to have fun and not about what people are wearing?

If you want to have a safe suggestion--maybe try a "nut and bolt" mixer. You buy sets of different nuts and bolts, the women pick nuts and the men bolts and they have to find their match by circulating the party. Or celebrate the Super Bowl by having people dress in football uniforms? Or for valentines, have a prom mixer where people come dressed for prom? Good luck!

Similat to the nuts and bolts I have heard of a lock and key party.

[jadis96]

handcuff mixers (presidents pick names out of hats and "handcuff" them together for the night, only works if groups have same number, a flip on this is the group with bigger numbers lets people trade off, ie a sister can jump in on another sisters pair and that sister can bump someone else)

Bowling and skating rinks are always good because of the activity

[jennie3576]

Red light/green light

Wear red if you're taken, green if available and yellow if complicated.

[PhiSig11]

Mixers we did that were a lot of fun were:
1. A black and white affair-semi formal dress only black and white were allowed
2. Toga party, lots of boxed wine and we all voted on who made the best toga and they got a bottle of nicer wine
3. Beer Olympics-made teams and played cards, beer pong tournament, flip cup teams... i made awards for people and medals of honor with the fake chocolate stuff
4. 70's party, dressed in retro and mostly 70's music
5. Sports Night-dress in jersey's, or other sports wear, played sports-themed games

[rufio]

Originally Posted by Heather17

If you want to have a safe suggestion--maybe try a "nut and bolt" mixer. You buy sets of different nuts and bolts, the women pick nuts and the men bolts and they have to find their match by circulating the party. Or celebrate the Super Bowl by having people dress in football uniforms? Or for valentines, have a prom mixer where people come dressed for prom? Good luck!

haha i got to the nut and bolt and thought of something completely different than what the explanation was. at first i thought...isn't that the opposite of the image for the party you're trying to convey... i dunno maybe im just sick in the head...my b.

umm we did a wine and cheese party for a mixer once and it was really fun. just a suggestion

[Laak 315]

Originally Posted by rufio

haha i got to the nut and bolt and thought of something completely different than what the explanation was. at first i thought...isn't that the opposite of the image for the party you're trying to convey... i dunno maybe im just sick in the head...my b.

umm we did a wine and cheese party for a mixer once and it was really fun. just a suggestion

haha. You were probably thinking of a good t-shirt slogan:
"We Screw, We Nut, We Bolt..."

Sorry to be distasteful, but I've seen this shirt before...

[CrosseyedPi]

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