Rec Center celebrates third anniversary with contests, giveaways

The Marshall University Recreation Center celebrated its third anniversary with a contest and giveaways Monday.

Michele Muth, assistant director of marketing and memberships, said the event was a success.

"I thought it went really well," Muth said.  "A lot of the gifts we tried to give away, most of them went."

Students needed to follow the Rec Center on Twitter or Facebook to be entered to win a prize.  There, students were given clues to bring to the front desk.

Muth said participants were more likely to come in and act on subtle requests to win a prize.

"A couple of times we tried to get them to come in and sing ‘Happy Birthday' at the front desk, and no one came in and did that," Muth said.  "But if it was just to say a word or something, those were picked up."

One student who won a free massage tweeted that "Recaversary" was her "new favorite holiday."

Muth said the competition helped to increase the Rec Center's followers on Twitter, which was part of its goal.

"We're trying to pick up on the Twitter followers because when anybody has a question or anything, it's real easy for me to get (an answer) out," Muth said. "It's easy to stay in the loop that way."

Muth said another popular aspect of the celebration was the free body fat assessments.  The tests were given from noon through 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Rec Center.

Overall, Muth said she thinks the event was a success, and it's something the center looks forward to doing again.

"It gets better and better every year," Muth said. "We definitely will celebrate it (in the future)."

If students need to contact the Rec Center with any questions or comments, they can follow on Twitter @MURecreation.  Muth said she personally responds to the tweets on behalf of the Rec Center.