Activities
Activities are held at all sites. They are structured, non-class events that students can sign up for. Although some activities occur at nearly every site, every site has their own traditional activities too.
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What, When, Where
Activities are held in the afternoon, between the after-lunch class session and dinner. There are two per weekday, one right after the other. At most sites, one is a weekly activity, whereas the other is a daily. Some also call the first activity the "A.M." activity; the second, logically, is known as the "P.M." activity, although this is rare, seeing as both occur in the afternoon.
Activities last either 45 minutes or an entire hour, depending on the site. There are usually many choices for activities, and for the most part, you sign up during hall meeting on the day before. The activities are led by one or two RAs or other staff members, and can range from doing absolutely nothing, to traditional games like Silent Football and Mafia, and even to extremely active, physical sports on the campus's sports fields.
Other non-Activity activities include Mandatory Fun and Quad Time, which is known at some sites as Meet Market.
Standard Activities
These are standards at most sites, and occur fairly commonly.
- Music Practice - Students go with an RA to a free building on campus to practice assorted musical instruments. It is usually cramped, noisy, and/or un-airconditioned, and there are only ever a few pianos, if any. It's probably better to just practice in your own room Sunday morning.
- Book Discussion - VERY common when a new Harry Potter book has come out.
- Movie Watching - Harry Potter movies, Musicals, Monty Python...basically anything rated PG-13 or lower. LAN has none of these.
- Quiet Reading / Generic Free Time - These activities usually go by different names, and can occur indoors or outdoors, depending on site. Basically, you can do anything.
- Dinner Alternatives - Usually in the Activity period just before dinner, this activity can range from anything from a BBQ to a vegan party to Jewish Cooking (Carlisle). Limited sign-ups, and happen very rarely (2-3 times a session). This is also not found at LAN, or in Los Angeles.
- Mafia - The classic game.
- Sports - Assorted organized sports on campus.
- Swimming / Tennis - Only if the campus has facilities.
- Pilates or Yoga
Traditions
Each site has there own traditional activities. Feel free to add yours onto the lists.
Carlisle
- Kline- Activity #1 for every activty period. (Double-Kline: to do Kline both activity periods)
- Musical Theatre Sing-alongs - Out of tune pianos (with pieces falling off) Oberlin RAs, and piles of sheetmusic.
- Ballet 101 - To get in touch with your inner Rina.
- Swing Dancing
- 80's Dance Party/Sing-along
- Meditation
- Chalk Graffitti in the Super Quad Arch
- Craps in the Super Quad Arch
- Colonization - Because Rich is british and Chris is insane (and likes to wear capes). BURN THE PAGENS!!!!!!!!
- Fun With Duct Tape
- Poetry Circles
- Guitar Circles
- Silent Football
- "Chillaxin'," "Cloudwatching," "Naptime," "Staring blankly at the ceiling with your mouth hanging open" (new in 2006) - Assorted names for free time.
Lancaster
- Acting Improv (AI) - Funniest. Activity. Ever. You can participate or just watch the madness.
- "Chillaxin'," "Reading Under the Trees," "Cloudwatching," "Naptime," "Invisible Fireworks," "Daytime Stargazing" (new in 2006) - Assorted names for free time; usually held outside.
- Assorted Tournaments (Quiz Bowl, Ultimate Frisbee, Agreedball, Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, etc.; Poker Tournament is always held on a weekend.)
- Talent Show Practice
- Sports on Hartman Green - Less competitive
- Sports in Mayser Gym - More competitive
- Card Games
- Discussion Group (DG) - CTY Traditions, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Harry Potter, World Domination, etc. No other book discussion groups.
- Silent Football
- Fun With Duct Tape - It's DUCT TAPE! Of course there's an activity for it!
- Music Sing-Alongs - Disney, Wicked, Rent, Canon, etc.
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Non-Ultimate Frisbee
- Sudoku
- Extemporaneous Debate
- Competitive Number Counting
- Courting and Wooing- RAs take it very seriously; handouts sometimes included. Can be absolutely hilarious.
- Follow the Hager- Follow RA Brain Hager around for an hour, chanting his name. Helps some sqirrles get to learn the layout of the campus. Some just think it's fun.
- Agreedball
- Movie Trailers - but no movies.
- The Couch Game
- CTY Jeopardy
- Mural Painting- on South Ben to 'give back to F&M College', or some such. It looks nice.
Los Angeles
- Disney Movie Appreciation
- Backstreet Boys Appreciation
- Yearbook
- Mafia
- Kemps
- Wah!
- More Active Than Sleep (But You Won't Break a Sweat)
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Protest (Down With the Man)
- Robot Wars
- Duct Tape Jason and Brian to a Tree
- Color Book Brian
- Talent Show
- The Worst Activity Ever (seriously) (actually also a Mt. Holyoke College baby-CTY tradition)
- Cavemen
Easton
Many of these did not occur in 2006.
