SROW on a Budget

10 tips to pinch pennies and save your SROW budget:

1. Share transportation with another school;
2. Maximize the number of bed spaces in each hotel room;
3. Bring daytime snacks (granola bars, pretzels, candy);
4. Coordinate a fundraiser night at a local restaurant to earn money for your group’s travel (California   Pizza Kitchen, Applebee’s, Chili’s, etc.);
5.  When you create your stickers for the sticker swap, make them in the office using mailing labels;
6.  Keep the props for your song, skit, or dance low key and low cost;
7.  Cancel any extra rooms your group will not use at the hotel before February 12, 2010;
8.  Some hotels do not charge for wireless usage;
9.  Develop a formal request to send to departments and offices across campus to financially sponsor one or more of your orientation leaders;
10. Limit the number of shirts to your team for the t-shirt swap.