Stockton University’s 2015 Welcome Week included an event based on the reality television show, The Amazing Race. This event, hosted by Stockton’s Entertainment Team (SET), took place in the Campus Center Event room on Monday, August 31st. As students arrived, they formed teams of four, and were given a sealed envelope with their team name on it. As soon as everyone was seated, including my team, “Is Butter a Carb?” a SET team member began giving out the instructions. They began by allowing teams to open the envelope, and explained that there was a clue sheet inside. The objective of the game was solve the riddles, in order, as fast as possible. Whichever team made it back with the majority of the tasks completed would win the treasure hunt. The prize for first place was tickets to Six Flags: Great Adventure, and Hurricane Harbor.

After the rules were fully explained, the countdown began, and the teams were off to their first locations. The clues were scrambled to ensure that groups did not rush to the same locations at the same time. As teams deciphered the clues, and went from station to station, they came across detours, such as locked doors. They also encountered road-blocks, which consisted of tasks that teams had to complete before they could move on. A few of these challenges included playing the game Kan-Jam, doing 30 push-ups, and stacking cups as fast as possible.

As the time neared 9:45, groups rushed back to the event room to hear the results. Many teams finished close to 25 tasks, but a select few finished either 37, or all 38 clues, claiming the top spots. Even though they didn’t win one-million dollars, like on the Amazing Race, teams still had a great time meeting new people, and learning how to navigate the campus. Overall, the event was a very successful part of Welcome Week 2015.