The Rec Center starts rockin’ when the stu­dents come knockin’ after the game.

The University Recreation Center will be rockin’ out after the first home foot­ball game of the year.

This big wel­come party will take place on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 9 p.m.

No admis­sion required; Everything is free, includ­ing “ice cream, nov­el­ties, wax hands, air­brush t-shirts, and more,” said Cindy Horn, University Recreation Director.

This event has been around since 2001 and was orig­i­nally held at the Rankin Center, said Horn. It was first called the Rankin Rave, then Rockin’ in the Rankin, and now Rockin’ in the Rec.

During the three hour event, Horn hopes to see more than 1,000 atten­dees. In her words, “good crowd makes a great party.” “Lots of stu­dents, lots of inter­ac­tions; it’s a great way to break the ice for all stu­dents, mak­ing it eas­ier to have fun.”

“This event is held in order to allow our new and return­ing stu­dents and oppor­tu­nity to have fun and build social rela­tion­ships,” said Horn.

The party changes each year, more specif­i­cally the nov­el­ties, but the main idea of the event, being a big wel­come party, will never change.

Horn said this event has always been one of the more pop­u­lar events to kick off the school year. She encour­ages all stu­dents to sup­port our Bulldogs in their first home foot­ball game and come to the Rec Center for some rip roar­ing fun.

Many events take place to wel­come stu­dents, but this one helps stu­dents to really con­nect with oth­ers in a way they can all enjoy.

For more infor­ma­tion con­tact Horn at hornc@ferris.edu or x5309.