Filling Out Tricky University Forms

Tiaré Niland

5/1/14 Advanced Writing Class

Registered Independent Organizations (RIOs)

Filling Out Forms – Not As Fun

Sample Questions Part 1

Sample Questions Part 2

A) The food will be held in the car.

B) We will just pick up the food maybe with all our friends if they bring backpacks and stuff to carry it.

C) The food will be contained in coolers so that it does not spoil. It will be transported via car from the facility and will then stay in the coolers at the fundraising site until sales begin.

Sample Questions Part 2

A) The food will be held in the car.This answer is too vague! How is the food contained in the car?

B) We will just pick up the food maybe with all our friends if they bring backpacks and stuff to carry it.This answer is also vague – the register used is also much too informal.

C) The food will be contained in coolers so that it does not spoil. It will be transported via car from the facility and will then stay in the coolers at the fundraising site until sales begin.Great! Written using formal register. Also provides detailed info that fits concisely into the space provided (three lines)

Now You Try!

• Maui University Dog Walking Club• RIO Purpose: To promote the health and welfare of

students and animals through dog-walking activities, and to offer scholarships to Veterinary majors.

• Fundraising event: Doggie and People Treat bake sale

Maui University Hiking Club• RIO Purpose: To promote

healthy physically active lifestyles and friendship amongst students via hiking activities

• Fundraising event: Mochi ice cream sale

(to keep membership dues free)• Maui University educational

mission: to support and to promote intellectual, social, and cultural development of students, locally and globally.