Spring 2023 Housing Fair
Friday, March 24, 10 AM-1 PM
The SG Housing Fair helps students gain a better understanding of what off-campus housing communities have to offer. The Student Government Housing Affairs Cabinet hosts this event twice a year, once during the fall semester, and the other during the spring semester. The Housing Fair is the largest housing event at the University of Florida.
Over three hours, communities from all over Gainesville will be in attendance to answer questions and explain the benefits of choosing their communities. This is the easiest way to get familiar with your off-campus living options, and available resources for off-campus students!
Important Dates:
Friday, March 3 – Sponsorship Deadline
Friday, March 10 – Table Registration Deadline
Friday, March 24 – Housing Fair
Table Registration – Closed
At least one table must be purchased for all participants, including sponsors and non-sponsors. More than one table may be purchased at the price indicated. For non-sponsors: Table location is at the discretion of the SG Housing Affairs Cabinet. Paperwork must be submitted by Friday, March 10, 2023.
At least one table must be purchased to sponsor the Spring 2022 Housing Fair. Sponsorship price does NOT include a table; at least one table must be purchased in addition to sponsorship. Sponsorships can be applied to either a parent company or one apartment complex. Sponsorship paperwork and payment must be submitted by Friday, March 3, 2023. We will not accept any sponsors after this date. For multiple sponsors in one level, priority will be given by submission time and date for table selection and guaranteeing a spot.
Sponsorship Levels – CLOSED
GOLD SPONSORSHIP: $3,000
Your benefits include the largest display of your logo on our event T-shirt, posters and flyers around campus, advertisements in print media, and all other print ads. Additional perks include a sponsored social media post specific to your complex, a spotlight of the complex in any video or voice advertisements, and first priority in choosing a location and guaranteeing your table at the fair. Enjoy increased exposure with the recently introduced Housing Fair Stamp Card! Students who wish to obtain the free t-shirt and snacks must visit all Gold Sponsors to have their cards stamped. Please email a high-resolution logo (AI, EPS, or Vector format) and a high-resolution photo of your complex to housing@sg.ufl.edu after registration.
SILVER SPONSORSHIP: $1,500
Your benefits include the second-largest display of your logo on our event T-shirt, posters and flyers around campus, advertisements in print media, and all other print ads. Additional perks include a sponsored social media post specific to your sponsorship level, a mention of your complex in any video or voice advertisements, and a second priority in choosing a location and guaranteeing your table at the fair. Please email a high-resolution logo (AI, EPS, or Vector format) to housing@sg.ufl.edu after registration.
BRONZE SPONSORSHIP: $750
Your benefits include the third-largest display of your logo on our event T-shirt, posters and flyers around campus, advertisements in print media, and all other print ads. Additional perks include a mention of your complex in our event, any video or voice advertisements, and the third-highest priority in choosing your table location and guaranteeing your table at the fair. Please email a high-resolution logo (AI, EPS, or Vector format) to housing@sg.ufl.edu after registration
ATTENTION: If you are registering as a sponsor, you will need to have your registration filled out on the website by Friday, March 3, 2023. You will also need to send a high-resolution logo (AI, EPS, or Vector format) and a high-resolution photo of your complex to housing@sg.ufl.edu by Friday, March 3, 2023. We will need these materials by then to include your complex on advertising materials and T-shirts.
RULES & REGULATIONS
Have questions or concerns during the event? Please seek out staff at the Housing Affairs table.
NO NAMES MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS EVENT. It is against the University of Florida policy for vendors to take names and/or personal information (including but not limited to Social Security numbers, addresses, and/ or phone numbers) from anyone visiting the event. Anyone found in violation of this policy is required to be escorted off campus by the University Police Department. For prize drawings, you may use virtual/paper raffle tickets with an advertised (set) drawing time – NO NAMES OR PHONE NUMBERS MAY BE COLLECTED FOR DRAWINGS.
KNOW WHAT IS/IS NOT ALLOWED. A portable radio, laptop, etc. to play music is acceptable if the music isn’t too loud. Please note that if you did not specify that you needed to be stationed by an electrical outlet, we cannot change your table placement so you will be near one. Anything severely distracting, such as noisemakers and whistles, is prohibited. PLEASE NOTE: The Reitz Union reserves the right to deem any materials unsafe and, therefore, unusable.
Any additional materials (including but not limited to: banners, games, self-standing signs) must be approved by the Housing Affairs Director. Because we do not provide individual banners for each participant, if you are bringing a sign, please leave enough room so that wheelchairs or people who may want to avoid traffic and get into the Reitz Union can walk behind the tables. You may NOT bring your own table, and you MUST have prior approval if you wish to have any additional items that do not fit on the table we provide. If your table is positioned underneath the Reitz Union overhang you will NOT be permitted to put up a tent. Tents will only be allowed for those tables along the North Lawn and not situated under the Reitz Union.
NO VEHICLES ARE TO BE PARKED ON THE NORTH LAWN OR ANYWHERE OTHER THAN THE REITZ UNION GARAGE. Vehicles parked on the North Lawn or other grassy areas will be towed at the owner’s expense. PLEASE NOTE: Student Government is not responsible for where you park your car. You will have specific spots reserved for each apartment complex in the Reitz Union Garage and you should only park there.
FOOD OR BEVERAGE must be purchased through UF Catering. Only Pepsi products are permitted.
NO SHOT GLASSES OR ANY OTHER OBJECTS BLATANTLY USED FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION MAY BE DISTRIBUTED.
You have the right to use your discretion when distributing promotional items; however, you do not have the right to discriminate among the student population based on race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, and/or disability. Anyone found in violation of this policy will be asked to leave immediately.