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12 Days Of Residence Life

Christmas gifts, reimagined.

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12 Days Of Residence Life
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As an RA, you give a whole lot to your residents. This Christmas, if you're wondering what residents give to their RAs, here is a little song parody to sum it up.

On the first day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the second day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the third day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the fourth day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the fifth day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Five Bulletin Boards
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the sixth day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Six Maint'nance Requests
Five Bulletin Boards
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the seventh day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Seven All-Hall Meetings
Six Maint'nance Requests
Five Bulletin Boards
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the eighth day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Eight Texts in the GroupMe
Seven All-Hall Meetings
Six Maint'nance Requests
Five Bulletin Boards
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the ninth day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Nine Emails Sending
Eight Texts in the GroupMe
Seven All-Hall Meetings
Six Maint'nance Requests
Five Bulletin Boards
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the tenth day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Ten Quiet Hours Keeping
Nine Emails Sending
Eight Texts in the GroupMe
Seven All-Hall Meetings
Six Maint'nance Requests
Five Bulletin Boards
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the eleventh day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Eleven Reports Typing
Ten Quiet Hours Keeping
Nine Emails Sending
Eight Texts in the GroupMe
Seven All-Hall Meetings
Six Maint'nance Requests
Five Bulletin Boards
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

On the twelfth day of Christmas
my residents gave to me:
Twelve Rooms to Inspect
Eleven Reports Typing
Ten Quiet Hours Keeping
Nine Emails Sending
Eight Texts in the GroupMe
Seven All-Hall Meetings
Six Maint'nance Requests
Five Bulletin Boards
Four Boys Checked In
Three Door Tags
Two Good Life Chats
and a Well-Attended Hall Activity.

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