Usually in the spring, we have an ice cream social in our community center. We always run out of supplies and the head count of residents who attend is always around 150. It brings people out of there caves and allows them to socialize over some nice ice cream.

A really good idea for the beginning of the year is to get a co-ed floor together for a game of Battle of the Sexes. This board game is a great way to show people how stereotypes are common and how they can hurt a person's feelings, even if it's meant only as a joke. Not only does this give people a lot of laughs but this is especially great for freshman halls. Having single sex floors go against each other is an easy way to break the ice and have a good time

This is a really easy back to school program. When residents first come back to the dorms it's a lot of fun to spend a night decorating rocks to use as door props for their suite/dorm rooms. This is a fun social activity that also promotes community building as more people will have their doors open. The only supplies you would need are rocks, paint, glue, glitter, etc.

A great initial bonding floor program is simply going out for pizza and movies. Sure you can stay in, but there is somthing different about actually going OUT and doing it. Just pick one of the new movies out, set a date a week or two in advance and have people volunteer to drive.