The Georgia Tech school year has just begun and we’re incredibly excited to have a new, amazing group of residents. To kick off a great year at The Standard at Atlanta, we planned a calendar jam-packed with a variety of residence life events to give our residents and their friends the opportunity to meet and mingle with their neighbors and to enjoy spending time in our luxury amenities.
Week 1 – Back-To-School Bags
For our first resident event, we passed out back-to-school bags as our residents moved into their new apartments! In these bags, we provided residents with water bottles, pens, and stress balls to prepare them for the new school year and welcome them to our community! Residents really enjoyed and were thankful for these gifts!
Week 2 – Breakfast On-The-Go
Week two, we invited our residents to enjoy our Breakfast On-The-Go table which was stationed in our lobby. We provided residents with healthy breakfast options such as granola bars, bagels and cream cheese, Greek yogurt, granola, and fruit! They were able to make their own parfait cups by adding their choice of granola and fruit to the pre-prepared yogurt cups. Residents absolutely loved this event since it provided them with a free and quick healthy breakfast option, and they requested similar events in the future.
Week 3 – Pool Bash
During our third week of resident events, we held a pool bash on our amazing pool deck. We have the largest pool deck in the city of Atlanta, so we love using this area for events! Our team members grilled hot dogs and supplied chips, waters, and Gatorades for our residents and their guests. As a treat for attending and hanging out with our team, the 40 residents who attended were entered into a raffle to win an array of prizes. We gifted three winners with Airpods, a Nutri-bullet, and a hotels.com gift card.
Week 4 – Sunrise Yoga Class
For our fourth resident event, we held a sunrise yoga class on our 13th-floor terrace. Thanks to our partnership with YogaSix Midtown, we were able to invite one of their certified yoga instructors to lead our residents along with discuss the cultural significance of yoga. This was a huge hit with about 13 residents in attendance — they loved the morning workout and the sunrise view! We received positive feedback and were told we should host more workout events such as Zumba.
Week 5 – Tex’s Tacos
Week five, we partnered with Tex’s Tacos to provide a food truck for our residents! We offered the first 30 residents a voucher, which we ran out of 10 minutes after the event started, to get a free taco, side, and drink. We invited all residents, their guests, and the surrounding community to stop by and enjoy some lunch. We received positive feedback from our residents who loved the selection and taste of the food! Even on a rainy day, our residents and the community showed up to support this local restaurant.
Week 6 – Vision Board Night
Our very last week of our 6 in 6 events, we held a vision board night in one of our study rooms located on the 11th floor. This was a smaller RSVP event where 5 residents attended. We discussed our different life paths and what is important to us. With a smaller attendance, we were able to get to know each other and discuss what they would like to see in our community regarding more resident events, how we could improve our community, and what they would like to see from management in the future. It was an insightful event that helped residents get to know their neighbors along with receiving honest feedback about our community!
Our team has had such an amazing time getting to meet our residents over the past 6 weeks. Here at The Standard at Atlanta, we strive to create the best experience in Georgia Tech off campus housing and hosting a variety of awesome resident events is just one part of achieving that. Keep an eye out for more events to come, we’re looking forward to a great year!
