• On Monday we will be hosting a sexual health MythBuster table. At this table we will be busting myths including “A woman can’t get pregnant if she is on her period”, and “You can’t contract an STI through oral sex”. We will also be asking students to write positive aspects of condom use (ex. prevents pregnancy, specialty condoms spice things up) on a poster as a means to help break the stigma around using condoms.

• On Tuesday we will be focusing mainly on women’s sexual health. We will be hosting an event called “Ask the Sexual Health Expert” in our Wellness Center. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions about different birth control options, and any other sexual health questions they have. Students will also have the chance to make their own condom holder so they can safely and discretely store condoms in perilous places- like purses!

• On Wednesday we are hosting one of our famous Happy Hour events. At Happy Hours, we serve non-alcoholic drinks, which we call mocktails, snacks and educate students – in fun and interactive ways- on at least two different topics. One of the topics is always focused on alcohol awareness; the other changes with what’s popular in the news/our needs assessment data. Next week we will be addressing sexual health as our second theme. Here are the activities we have planned:

o We will be playing STI BINGO, in which students will be given unique BINGO sheets that have different STIs in each square. They then have to go around the Wellness Center and find/read various numbered riddles about the different STIs. They then have to correctly match the riddle number with the appropriate STI square. Below is an example:

                 12.) You may want to scratch or even shave, but we mites are 
                     known to misbehave. Neither technique will really do. To
                     get rid of  us you need special shampoo. HINT: Not lobsters
                     but…

                  Students would then write the number “12” in the BINGO 
                     square that says “Crabs”

o We will also be hosting a “12 steps to putting on a condom” relay with and without beer goggles to show what could go wrong if you engage in sexual activity when you are under the influence.

• Thursday will be focused towards the LGBTQ community. We will be hosting an LGBTQ and Ally Jeopardy game. Questions will pertain to sexual health risks, , how to protect oneself, and a fun category on LGBT celebrities. The Safe Zone coordinator for the university will also be present to answer questions and host an activity.

• On Friday, REACH is partnering with two other groups on campus to host “A Gentleman’s Affair”. This event is geared towards men and their sexual health. There will be a panel discussion, wing bar, spades tournament, and groups tabling to answer questions that guests may have. REACH will provide an interactive activity explaining the 12 steps to putting on a condom and demonstrating each step on various penis models.

Students are encouraged to attend as many events as possible. Not only will students receive goodie bags filled with specialty condoms (Thanks AFY for designating us to be a Condom Safe Site!) for each event/activity they participate in, but students who attend more than 3 events next week will be put into a drawing for massive prizes involving gift cards and massage passes!

Still not done….
Since this month is also National Condom Month, we have 2 ongoing campaigns: the Golden Condom Competition and the Condom Label Competition. These two campaigns aim to get students excited about sexual health and our universities Wellness Center (we’re a fun place!).

• Colden Condom Competition: Every day our Wellness Center hands out a pack of five free lubricated condoms per student who walks in. This month, students are on the lookout for a golden condom in their pack of condoms. When they find this condom they can return to one of the events during Sexual Responsibility Week to receive a prize.

• Condom Label Competition: Our Wellness Center wraps the pack of five free condoms in discrete bags. These bags are sealed with labels containing clever phrases and pictures. One of our popular labels has a picture of a cartoon army man who says “Cover me, I am going in!”. This month, students have the opportunity to design and post their own label on our Facebook page. The label with the most votes will be displayed on the packs for two weeks.

So basically we’re going to be busy next week! We’d love to hear what you all are up to.

If you have any questions or comments on what REACH is doing for sexual Responsibility week please feel free to email Colleen at cvernola@mail.usf.edu or Monica at mroussea@mail.usf.edu.