Mission: To get international students and IFI volunteers together in a fun and nurturing setting.

2 Goals:
1. Build relationships among new students, hosts and Christian students.
2. Demonstrate the impact that IFI has in the international student community at OSU.

WHAT IS THE IFI WELCOME PARTY?

Each fall thousands of new international students begin their studies at Ohio State. IFI welcomes new and returning internationals by holding a Welcome Party at the Ohio Union Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom (on the 2nd floor), 1739 N. High St, Columbus, 43210, on the OSU campus. For a map click here.

This event includes conversation, games, line dancing, meeting Buckeye Brutus, making new friends and winning prizes.

Ways You Can Serve:

1. - Help set up Ballroom (4:00p-6:00p)
2. Help with registration (5:30p-8:30p)
3. Help with Information and Game Tables (6:00p-9:30p)
4. Manage the Game room (6:00p-9:30pm)
5. Serve food (6:30p-8:30p)
6. Distribute Bibles to students (6:00p-9:00p)
7. Meet new students and build friendships (6:00p-9:00p)
8. Help clean up after the event (9:30-10:30pm)
9. Help load IFI's van and unload at IFI's office (10:00p-10:45p)

Please mark your calendar and sign up for a shift below.  If you have any questions, please contact us at:

Due to catering costs, we ask that staff and volunteers don't bring their children to this event.

IFI Welcome PARTY 2022 - Volunteer Registration

I am an:

Please select... IFI Volunteer IFI International Student IFI Staff

Are you Campus Staff?

Please select... Yes No

Staff Member Notice

Heads up!
All campus staff members are required to clean up after the welcome party from 9:30-11pm. You will be registered to assist with clean up.

Hello there, Student!

We are thrilled that you are coming to the Welcome Party at the Ohio Union!

Did you know? There is a form exclusively for students! Use the link below to register for the picnic.

https://ohiostate.ifiusa.org/events/welcome-party/

Please CLICK THE LINK ABOVE - do not click submit. Thank you!

This information is used to identify you in our database

First Name

Last Name

Email

Your Church

Please select... Church Not Listed All Nations Christian Fellowship Berlin Presbyterian Church Bethel Presbyterian Church Brice United Methodist Church Calvary Bible Church Christian Community Church N Columbus Chinese Christian Church Columbus Intercultural Christian Church Cornerstone Community Church Covenant Baptist Church Grace Brethren Church (Powell) Grace Polaris Church Grove City Vineyard H2O Church Haven Community Church Heritage Christian Church Indianola Church of Christ Journey Church of Columbus Karl Road Baptist Church Life Community Church Life in Christ Fellowship Lighthouse Mennonite Church Linworth Baptist Church Linworth Road Church Maize Road Baptist Church Marysville Grace Brethren Church New Albany Presbyterian Church New Life Church of Gahanna NorthPointe Baptist Church Rhema Christian Center Rock City Church Rolling Plains United Methodist Church, Muskingum Upper Arlington Lutheran Veritas Community Church Vineyard Church - Reynoldsburg Vineyard Church (Central) Vineyard Church (Madison County) Vineyard Church (Pataskala) Vineyard Columbus (Cooper Rd) Vineyard Columbus (Lane Ave) Vista Community Church Xenos Christian Fellowship Young Timothy Bible House Vertical Church

Birth Year

Will your spouse attend?

Please select... Yes No

Hurray!

We love it when married couples serve together! Please tell us your spouse's name and email address. We will send him/her a separate email with their own QR code for fast check in. Please be sure to save that message and bring your QR codes with you to the event.

Spouse's First Name

Spouse's Last Name

Spouse's Email

Spouses Birth Year

How You Will Serve:

How can you help at the Welcome Party?

Please select only one option per time slot!

4-6 pm Set Up for the Welcome Party5:30-7:30 pm Registration/Sign In Team6-7:30 pm Greeters/Ushers6-8 pm Set Up & Host Information Tables6-8 pm Set Up & Run Games in Gameroom6-8 pm Set Up & Help Run Photo Booth6-8 pm Set Up & Help Run "Photo with Your Flag"6-9 pm Take Photos During the Event (bring your own camera)6:15-7:30 pm Serve Food/Monitor Hoarding6:30-10 pm Interact with Students8-9:30 pm Host & Put Away Information Tables8-9:30 pm Run and Put Away Games in Gameroom8-9:30 pm Help Run & Put Away Photo Booth8-9:30 pm Help Run and Put Away "Photo with Your Flag"9:30-11 pm Clean Up after the Welcome Party10:00-11 pm Pack vans at Union and unpack vans at IFI Office

Required Service for Campus Staff Team Members

9:30-11pm Clean Up, pack. and unload vans after the Welcome Party

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Bring A Friend!

Share IFI's Ministry to Internationals with your Friends!

This is a terrific event to invite a friend to attend together with you so that they can see/experience IFI firsthand. If you'd like to bring a friend with you to this event, please let us know their name. We'd like to know who they are in advance so we can give them a personal welcome and introduction to our ministry when they arrive at the event.

Are you planning to bring a friend? 

Please select... Yes No

Tell us their first and last name: 

Ministry Region

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Event Name

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URL for Check-In form

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