"The purpose of this event is to act as a startup fund for RSOs, allowing student groups to rise off the ground with a space to promote their table, $75 (maximum) worth of tabling supplies that can be used beyond the event, and $225 after the Spring Seasonal Showcase. All free items are university-approved and fall under university guidelines. All free food options are required to be packaged, university-approved and fall under university guidelines,” Do said.

At the event, RSOs are able to accept any donations they are given.

“We encountered various speedbumps and I even had to cancel the first iteration of the Spring Seasonal Showcase ... but in the end, we tried it again the next semester and pulled it off seamlessly ... fulfilling our goal of creating an "Fundraising Festival" that will give involved RSOs the opportunity to restock their supplies and gain additional funds after the event. It's the first of its kind in MSU history," Do said. "There is no large-scale event that allows for multiple RSOs to procure as much funds and material just for tabling ... not even mentioning the opportunity for promotions and additional donations provided by students and general community members.”

Do hopes students will have a few things they take away from the event, and benefit from in numerous ways.

"Aside from receiving tangible goods, emotional enjoyment and relationship building, throughout the event, students were exposed to a variety of interests and identities that they may not have known about beforehand. This event was an opportunity for on-students to become more informed and engaged people on campus and student life," Do said.

“I think the Spring Seasonal Showcase is super important to student groups who honestly don’t get a ton of coverage! It’s really nice for everyone to come into a shared space and have that area to set up and talk with other groups and students that might be interested. It’s a great opportunity for students to kind of “shop” the different organizations and find a place they belong or are interested in,” Director of Creative Services for RHA and public relations and apparel and textile design senior Lily Stroup said.

One table had a poster reading “MSU IRO” with a colorful tablecloth displaying numerous flags of world countries. International relations and history sophomore Ellianna Latimer was one of three students managing the booth at the time. 

“We are MSU IRO, which is an International Relations Organization. We are a competitive Model United Nations, so we go to conferences several times a year to different places–usually it’s a major university–where they host a conference, and generally you do parliamentary style things about different issues–usually, it is real-world issues like the United Nations Human Rights Council. And then we do the refugee crisis. It’s very fun–it is competitive, so you can win awards doing it, but lots of people do it just for the experience,” Latimer said.

Other booths featured posters, stickers, colorful tablecloths, and even a live snake. They, too, had spokespeople stationed at the table for their club to detail the club or organization's missions and any questions posed by booth visitors.