Tent City
Each spring, sophomores pitch tents on the quad the night before Juniors Abroad selection day in anticipation of getting up early to stake their claim to their trips of choice. Tent City for Juniors Abroad trips in 2024 (formerly “Campus Campout”) is scheduled from 12pm on Thursday, March 9th and will end with trip registration at 8am on Friday, March 10th.
If you have questions about the event, contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.
Sign-Up Info
- Gather a group of one to five people and designate a group leader.
- You may not be in more than one group.
- All groups must be finalized before submitting the form.
- We reserve the right to add members to your tent if you do not have five members.
- If you sign up as an individual, we will help place you in a tent that needs more members.
- Sign-ups will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, and will close at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 6. Sign-ups will be filled out by your designated group leader.
- You will be randomly assigned a tent number (done by a lottery system), which will also be the order by which you sign up for Juniors Abroad and your designated tent number for the evening. (REMINDER: members of the same group DO NOT have to sign up for the same trip, but they certainly may!).
- We will send the final order on March 8 via email. It is your responsibility to check your email and find your placement.
- Link to the Google signup sheet - Tent City Registration Form for Spring 2024 Trips
Tent City Rules
- Participating in Tent City and its associated activities is voluntary. You will only be placed at the end of the line for registration on Friday morning if you do not sign up ahead of time.
- Each group is required to provide their own tent.
- Tents may be set up anytime between noon and 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 9.
- Juniors Abroad registration will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 10, at the side door to Stevens.
- Prior to registration in the morning, you will be given a top ten sheet where you will list your trip preferences.
- Tents must be taken down by noon on Friday, March 10.
- There will be a competition between the bottom five groups (based off the number order). The winning team will earn the ability to move their group to the front of the line during registration.
- A minimum of one member must be present in the tent throughout the night. Otherwise, the group will be placed at the end of the line when it comes time to register for trips. Tent checks may happen!
- If needed, it is OK to abandon your tent during inclement weather.
- If a problem arises during Tent City, please report to a student activities team member or refer to the emergency contact listed provided below.
- Campus Public Safety: 503-554-2090
- Kara Holcombe: 503-961-2693