Free Activities
SOA sponsors several virtual and in-person events each year. For off-campus events, transportation is often provided, and there is no event cost to students who attend. These opportunities often fill up quickly on a first-come-first-serve basis. Want to know what we're planning next?
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2021-22 Highlights
- Winter Carnival featuring iceless indoor rink, trivia, bingo, u-stuff-it, vintage arcade games, carnival games, and more.
- Mardi Gras at Norris with full brass band parade, free New Orleans themed menu, live screenprinting, u-stuff-it, and bingo (in collaboration with Norris University Center)
- Trip to the Chicago Botanic Gardens (in collaboration with One Book)
2020-21 Highlights
- Virtual winter carnival with drag bingo, kahoot! trivia
- Virtual interactive cooking demonstration (collaboration with Cookology)
- Live virtual game show events hosted by students featuring student organizations participating for prizes.
2019-20 Highlights
- Northwestern University Night at the Art Institute (in collaboration with Northwestern One Book)
- Chicago Bulls Game v. San Antonio
- Broadway in Chicago Presents: Mean Girls
- Chicago Blackhawks Game v. Nashville
- Adler Planetarium Visit (in collaboration with Northwestern One Book)
- Museum of Science and Industry Visit
- Frozen 2 Screening (in collaboration with NU Nights)
2018-19 Highlights
- Broadway in Chicago Presents: RENT
- Northwestern University Night at the Art Institute (in collaboration with Northwestern One Book)
- Avengers: Endgame Screening (in collaboration with NU Nights)
- Broadway in Chicago Presents: Dear Evan Hansen (in collaboration with NU Nights)
- Chicago Bulls Game v. Memphis
- Chicago Bulls Game v. Indiana
- Museum of Science and Industry PIXAR Exhibit Visit