Welcome Party

When: 

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Event Time:

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Where: 

Ohio Union - Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom (2nd floor)

1739 N. High St.

Columbus, OH 43210  (OSU Campus)

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.

We're honored to have the opportunity to connect with and serve our international friends.
We’d love for you to help us serve in the following ways:

1. Connect Students with IFI:

This event is to help build relationships among new students, hosts and Christian students. It also helps demonstrate the impact that IFI has in the international student community at OSU.

  • Make new friends through conversation, games (with prizes), and  line dancing.
  • Brutus the Buckeye will also make an appearance! making new friends and winning prizes
  • Click here for a map to the Ohio Union

2. Pick an Opportunity to Serve:

Most of these serving opportunities are 2-hour time commitments. Volunteers may do multiple shifts during the event. More details on these opportunities are available here.

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

3. Donate Supplies or Decorations:

We are in need of several supplies and decorations in order to make this a successful event. View our full wish list on Amazon by clicking here.

Please mail/deliver any donated items to:

Attn: Tosan Otokuefor

International Friendships Inc Suite #200

1550 Old Henderson Road

Columbus, OH 43220

You can also donate funds to purchase items needed for this event here. If you choose to write a check, please write "Events" on the memo line. For more details, contact Tosan at .

Due to catering costs, we ask that staff and volunteers DO NOT bring their children to this event.
If you have questions, contact us at

IFI Welcome Party - Volunteer Registration

Registration is currently closed.

 

Please check back for updates, and look at our Upcoming Events page to learn about other volunteering opportunities.