For students who didn’t get a chance to attend fall Get on Board Day or who might not have found the best organization for them the first time around, The University of Alabama will hold spring Get on Board Day: Lock-in Edition at the Ferguson Student Center from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Lacy Sellars, office associate for the Office of Student Involvement, said Get on Board Day will be held throughout the Ferguson Center. Sellars said spring Get on Board Day is called the Lock-in Edition because of the difference in format.
“It’ll be mostly in the ballroom, but we will have things going on on the second and the first floor,” Sellars said. “It’s just kind of going to be a lock-in style. An after-hours type of thing.”
The spring edition is expected to be smaller than the fall edition, since freshmen have already had a semester to get involved on campus.
“[There is] more excitement in the fall, freshmen coming in, it’s their first time going to the event,” Sellars said. “The spring one is a little more focused toward students that are seeking opportunities.”
Despite the reduced size of Get on Board Day, students will still have opportunities to meet with representatives from a number of military, political, advocacy, service, honorary, professional, recreational and social groups. According to UA News, more than 200 student organizations will be on hand for students to ask questions and find out if they want to get involved.
Besides the student organizations, there will be a number of other activities available for students who attend the event. The SOURCE, the coordinating body for student organizations at the University, will provide musical entertainment and food.
“We’ll have a DJ and karaoke, and Starbucks is going to be giving out food,” Sellars said. “We’ll also have some food or prizes.”
As in the fall edition of Get on Board Day, organizations will have freebies available for students interested in joining.
“The SOURCE has a few gifts and things that we’re going to be giving out as well,” Sellars said.
For more information about Get on Board Day, visit thesource.ua.edu/gobd or call 348-6114.
