On September 23, 2015, I went to a Glow in the Dark Mini-Golf event. This event was hosted by the Stockton Entertainment Team, and took place in the Campus Center Event room from approximately 7:30-9:30 that night. I had heard about this event initially from posters around the dorms, advertising large, intricate displays and holes in what appeared to be stunning glow in the dark neon-esque visual effects. A day prior, my RA also started planning a trip to the event for their community interaction, which is largely what persuaded me to go. On the night of the event, we gathered a group of six people, and proceeded to the Campus Center Event Room.

As we got there, it was somewhat crowded, as most events are at Stockton. There was some reference of team size, but it wasn’t very clearly communicated, and we ended up making one team of six, which we assumed was for organizational purposes to begin with. Eventually, they started calling teams inside to play in order, which was definitely a good decision, as allowing all people in at once would’ve been chaos.

When we got inside, it was quite disappointing to see what reality was relative to what we were lead to believe by the advertisements. The neon-esque effects that were advertised were simply blacklights shone across the room, which provided little to no effect on the game we were playing. Some golf balls were white and therefore glowed with the blacklight, but a majority were not. The holes were neither large nor intricate, but rather small wooden frames with some tiny plastic obstacles, about 4 feet in length each. There were 9 holes total, with teams spread out with about two holes of space between them. In this regard, the organization was well designed, as teams didn’t interfere with one another. Pizza, chips, lemonade, and water were also provided as part of the event.

Overall, I feel we were largely mislead about the nature/scope of the event in advertisements, but it was still a fun enough time overall. It was well organized for what they had to do, and I suppose the lack of materials for more intense or interesting holes isn’t the fault of the SET. I feel that the advertisement shouldn’t let on too much as to the nature of what it had, as it looked significantly more interesting than what the reality was. In the end, there were snacks, friends, and a small fun distraction. What more could you really ask for?