Intramural Sports Festival Planning

I figure the sports festival is coming up and maybe we should do some planning. I've already been in touch with Adam about getting us on board and he's checking with the higher-ups about how we can participate as a not-yet-a-club club sport. I think he wants to see us in it since he knows we'd be good to go as soon as we could get enough members.

So I've been thinking a lot about what we might do to recruit new members. A few questions come to mind (in no order):

1. What kind of people are we looking to recruit?
2. What are going to be our main selling points?
3. Are we going to try to "do something"

Here's my thoughts on them, but I think we should discuss as I want to make this a true team effort.

Question 1: I think we should take anyone who wants to learn. Partly, because we need 10 warm bodies if we're ever going to be an official team. Also, I think we are organized enough at this point that if someone really does want to start training, we should be able to help them get started and be competitive to some degree before the quarter is out.

Question 2: I have no idea what we should try to focus on. Why join the Powerlifting team over Rugby? or Flag Football? or some other IM team. Clearly, if you work hard with us, you will get stronger. Most people will likely lose weight / gain muscle size. However, I don't want us to seem like some fit club where pretzys show up to get buff. At the same time though, I don't want us to come off like a bunch of muscle heads who are not interested in anything but getting stronger. I think we should definitely emphasize the competitive part. Have a schedule of our meets or something. And pictures from them too. Maybe we make a flier? I haven't been to any of these things so if someone knows what other teams do, that would help.

Question 3: I am all in favor of us having some gimmick that people see or try out for themselves and can go "oh shit, that was hard and those guys make it look easy." A part of me is interested in whether we could get/borrow a Prowler in time to use it for a mini contest of sorts. Sort of like that pull-up contest at the Fit Expo. Except the Prowler brings pain like no other. Winner gets some sort of prize? I'd like to see something where people gauge where their strength level is and maybe motivate them to think about joining. Having us do crazy lifts might work, but we'd need to drag a few hundred pounds of weight out of Wooden. Also, I'm not sure how fun it would be to put on some dog-and-pony show where we deadlift every half our or something. Does Mike have anything we could borrow? Maybe we could beg James Burdette for something cool?

So, thoughts? I really want us to look badass and sign up some good people, but I am not sure what is the best way.