Äskettäin vietettiin jälleen syksyn isoimpia opiskelijabileitä, Fuksiaisia. Rasteja oli kymmenen, ja tänä vuonna ensimmäistä kertaa oli mukana myös hauska bonusrasti. Tunnelma oli hyvä ja porukalla näytti olevan hauskaa huolimatta pienestä odottelusta. Myös jatkobileissä Tivolissa oli fiilis katossa.
Mitä kaikkea sitten tehtiin, että saadaan teille järkättyä tämmöinen tapahtuma?
Mun hommat fuksiaisten parissa alkoi oikeastaan jo viime keväänä, kun alettiin hallituksen porukan ja huvijaoston kanssa miettiä sopivaa teemaa. Päädyttiin lopulta fantasia teemaan sen monipuolisuuden ja mahdollisuuksien takia.
Kesäkuussa kun kotiuduin työharjoittelusta Balilta, alkoikin sitten järkkääminen ihan kunnolla. Mietittiin sopiva määrä rasteja, joille sitten yritettiin löytää hyvät porukat rastia miettimään ja niitä sitten itse tapahtumassa pitämään. Tein rastinpitäjille ohjeistuksen, jonka pohjalta he lähtivät rasteja miettimään. Melko vapaat kädet heille kuitenkin annettiin. Elokuussa meillä oli Tutor Kick Off, jossa tutorit pääsivät testaamaan rasteja ja antamaan niistä palautetta.
Kun rastien määrä oli päätetty, piti löytää myös sopivat rastibaarit. Monet Lahden baareista ovatkin olleet mukana fuksiaisissa jo useamman vuoden, joten sinällään yhteydenpito heidän kanssaan oli helppoa. Sovittiin mukana olosta sähköpostitse ja lisäksi kävin jokaisessa baarissa meidän pj:n kanssa kirjoittelemassa sopimuksia. Fuksiaisissa oli lopulta mukana yhdeksän baaria jatkobaari Tivolin lisäksi.
Meidän ihana söpösopo Toni suunnitteli fuksiaisiin kaikki materiaalit. Tähän sisältyy siis merkit, julisteet, Facebook bannerit, rastipassit ym. Toni on huikee! Itsehän en osaa ees kunnolla painttia käyttää, että vaikeeta ois elämä ilman häntä.
Fuksiaisten lähestyessä aloitettiin mainostaminen somessa, eventin päivittely ja julisteiden vieminen eri kampuksille. Lisäksi mun kesä täyttyi artistimietinnöistä, palkintojen etsinnästä ja ihan vaan yleisestä stressaamisesta näistä kemuista.
Itse fuksiaisillan mä aloitin torilta merkkien jaosta. Siellä meni semmonen pari kolme tuntia, ja loppuajan mä kiertelin ympäri keskustaa rastibaareissa katsomassa, että kaikki sujuu jotakuinkin niin kuin pitää. Lopulta Tivolissa vielä joukkueiden pisteiden laskua ja voittajien julkistamista, ja sitten saikin vaihtaa hetkeksi vapaalle.
Kauaa sitäkään ei kestänyt, sillä aika pian alettiin jo mun ihanan huvijaoston kanssa suunnittelemaan lokakuun bileitä! Nähdään siellä eiks vaan? Siellä luvassa myös jotain spessua, jos vaan tuut tarpeeks ajoissa! ;)
Tsekkaa event Facebookista: https://www.facebook.com/events/527695110760452/
Huvivastaava
(In English)
Hey! It’s the head of events, Milla, here!
A while ago we were having the biggest party in whole autumn, the Freshmen party! There were ten checkpoints and for a first time ever, also a funny bonus checkpoint. Atmosphere was good and everyone seemed to have fun. Also the after party in Tivoli was awesome!
But what did we actually do behind the scenes to arrange this event for you?
My job with the freshmen party started already last spring, when we started to think about the theme. Finally, we ended up with fantasy theme, because of all the possibilities there is with it.
In June, when I came back to Finland from my practical training in Bali, I started really working. We were thinking what would be the good amount of checkpoints and the right persons to plan and run them. I made a guidance to the people running the checkpoints, to which they based their plans for the checkpoint. Everyone got quite a free will for the planning after all. In August, we had Tutor Kick Off, where tutors got to test the freshmen party checkpoints and give feedback.
When checkpoint amount was decided, we needed to find proper checkpoint restaurants. A lot of bars in Lahti city center have been a part of the freshmen party for few years, so contacting them was quite easy. We agreed about taking part via email and in addition to that, me and our chairman visited every restaurant to write contracts. Altogether, there were nine bars aboard, plus the after party bar, Tivoli.
Our lovely head of social policies, Toni, designed all the freshmen party material. This includes party badges, posters, Facebook banner, event passes etc. Toni is awesome! I can’t even use Paint properly, so life would be tough without him.
When the Freshmen party was coming up, we started promoting the event in social media, updating the event and putting up posters to all the campuses. Also my summer was filled with artist decisions, collecting prizes and just stressing about this event.
The actual freshmen party evening I started with sharing event passes and badges. It lasted for about three hours and the rest of the evening, I went around the city to check out that everything was okay at the checkpoint bars. Lastly at Tivoli, we counted the points of the groups and declared the winners, after all this I got to spend a free night.
Free time didn’t last for long, because soon after this, me and my sweet events section started to plan October’s party. See you there, right? There will be something special happening, if you just arrive early! ;)
Check out the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/527695110760452/
(In English)
Behind the scenes of the Freshmen Party
Hey! It’s the head of events, Milla, here!
A while ago we were having the biggest party in whole autumn, the Freshmen party! There were ten checkpoints and for a first time ever, also a funny bonus checkpoint. Atmosphere was good and everyone seemed to have fun. Also the after party in Tivoli was awesome!
But what did we actually do behind the scenes to arrange this event for you?
My job with the freshmen party started already last spring, when we started to think about the theme. Finally, we ended up with fantasy theme, because of all the possibilities there is with it.
In June, when I came back to Finland from my practical training in Bali, I started really working. We were thinking what would be the good amount of checkpoints and the right persons to plan and run them. I made a guidance to the people running the checkpoints, to which they based their plans for the checkpoint. Everyone got quite a free will for the planning after all. In August, we had Tutor Kick Off, where tutors got to test the freshmen party checkpoints and give feedback.
When checkpoint amount was decided, we needed to find proper checkpoint restaurants. A lot of bars in Lahti city center have been a part of the freshmen party for few years, so contacting them was quite easy. We agreed about taking part via email and in addition to that, me and our chairman visited every restaurant to write contracts. Altogether, there were nine bars aboard, plus the after party bar, Tivoli.
Our lovely head of social policies, Toni, designed all the freshmen party material. This includes party badges, posters, Facebook banner, event passes etc. Toni is awesome! I can’t even use Paint properly, so life would be tough without him.
When the Freshmen party was coming up, we started promoting the event in social media, updating the event and putting up posters to all the campuses. Also my summer was filled with artist decisions, collecting prizes and just stressing about this event.
The actual freshmen party evening I started with sharing event passes and badges. It lasted for about three hours and the rest of the evening, I went around the city to check out that everything was okay at the checkpoint bars. Lastly at Tivoli, we counted the points of the groups and declared the winners, after all this I got to spend a free night.
Free time didn’t last for long, because soon after this, me and my sweet events section started to plan October’s party. See you there, right? There will be something special happening, if you just arrive early! ;)
Check out the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/527695110760452/
Milla Tuomi
Head of Events
