Saturday, August 30, 2025 - Explore
Saturday, August 30, 2025 - Explore
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The journey begins as students dive into the vibrant campus life that awaits beyond the classroom. Saturday’s theme, Explore, invites ALL Yellow Jackets to discover opportunities for involvement, connection, and celebration. From morning check-ins, Orientation Events, to late-night festivities, the day is packed with ways to engage.
Cheer on the Yellow Jackets Field Hockey team in the afternoon, and then join the Class of 2029 for an unforgettable night at 🗝️ Live and Unexpected—a high-energy experience featuring karaoke, escape rooms, bowling, balloon artistry, and more. It’s a bold, brilliant kickoff to your college 2025 adventure!
🗝️Key Events🗝️
🗝️Key Events🗝️
🗝️Class of 2029: Live and Unexpected🗝️
🗝️Class of 2029: Live and Unexpected🗝️
Brock Commons Student Center - 8:00pm - Midnight
Brock Commons Student Center - 8:00pm - Midnight
Get ready for the 19th annual Live and Unexpected, hosted by the Commons Activities Board! This Randolph-Macon tradition is one of your first big nights of fun, friendship, and unforgettable memories. Spend the evening connecting with your fellow Yellow Jackets while diving into an incredible lineup of entertainment. Tackle escape rooms, sing your heart out with karaoke, get a laugh from a custom caricature, dance the night away at the silent disco, or strike up some fun with blacklight bowling in Fountain Plaza. It’s bold. It’s exciting. It’s the perfect Saturday night kickoff to your RMC experience!
What is CAB?
The Randolph-Macon College Commons Activities Board (CAB) is a student-led organization that plans and executes a variety of campus events, from social gatherings to educational programs. Their goal is to enhance campus life, foster community spirit, and provide students with engaging experiences while developing leadership skills.
Yellow Jacket Racket Silent Disco
Yellow Jacket Racket Silent Disco
Step into the Yellow Jacket Racket Silent Disco! One dance floor, three music channels, endless energy. Slip on your headphones and choose your vibe—pop, hip-hop, or country—as you dance the night away with friends. With multiple genres playing simultaneously, there’s a beat for everyone to get involved in this unforgettable night of music and movement!
Glitz and Grooves Karaoke Lounge
Glitz and Grooves Karaoke Lounge
Unleash your inner superstar at the Glitz and Groove Karaoke Lounge, where the spotlight is yours and the vibes are high. Sing your heart out to your favorite hits in a dazzling lounge atmosphere full of music, lights, and energy!
TJ's Blacklight Bowling Bash
TJ's Blacklight Bowling Bash
Roll into the night at TJ’s Blacklight Bowling Bash, where neon lights, glowing lanes, and good vibes collide. Whether you're a strike master or just in it for the fun, this electric atmosphere is perfect for friendly competition and late-night laughs!
Caricature Corner
Caricature Corner
Grab a seat and let a talented artist sketch your quirks and charm into a hilarious keepsake. It’s the perfect way to capture your personality with a creative twist and take home a fun memory!
Spellbound Balloon Artist
Spellbound Balloon Artist
Be amazed as colorful creations come to life in the hands of a balloon-twisting maestro. From animals to wild shapes, this whimsical experience adds a playful pop to your night!
Fantastic Face Painting
Fantastic Face Painting
Add some flair to your look with bold, vibrant face painting that’s as creative as you are. Whether you go for glitter, glow, or themed designs, it’s your chance to express yourself and stand out!
Escape Room Team Challenges
Escape Room Team Challenges
Put your problem-solving skills to the test with the CSI and Time Traveller Escape Room Challenges at Live and Unexpected. These immersive experiences challenge teams to solve puzzles, uncover clues, and race against the clock in thrilling, story-driven scenarios. Whether you're cracking a cold case or restoring the timeline, each escape room offers a unique blend of teamwork, mystery, and excitement.
Crime Scene Investigators
Crime Scene Investigators
As lead investigators, your keen attention to even the most minute details is critical as your teams sifts through documents, images, files and many other items that you come across. How much of it is of any relevance? Was it ‘placed’ there to lead you in the wrong direction? The task you have been presented with is by no means a simple one and there are serious consequences should you fail.
Time Traveller
Time Traveller
The definition of “mysterious” is something that is not known or understood and difficult to explain. The escape rooms in this series do not disappoint. From clues that seem to lead you in a complete opposite direction from where you think they should lead you to puzzles that leave you scratching your head, the mystery escape rooms do all come around once key items are located and deciphered.
Snacks and Stacks Buffet
Snacks and Stacks Buffet
Indulge in a snack food buffet prepared by Parkhurst at Live and Unexpected during Welcome Week. Savor a dazzling array of gourmet treats and decadent bites, from savory sliders and tantalizing nachos to sweet, over-the-top desserts.
⭐Power Picks⭐
⭐Power Picks⭐
Field Hockey vs. McDaniel
Field Hockey vs. McDaniel
1:00pm at Nunnally Field
Show your Yellow Jacket pride and cheer on RMC Field Hockey as they take on McDaniel in an action-packed showdown. It's a great way to rally with your classmates and experience the spirit of campus athletics!
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