Rec Facts That Matter
Campus Recreation Services, an institutional member of the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) for over 30 years, wanted to share this information with you.
* Participation in rec sports programs and activities
is correlated with overall college satisfaction and success.
* Heavy users of campus rec sports programs and activities are happier than
light users and non users.
* Rec sports programs and activities was the fifth (out of 21) most significant
determinant of college satisfaction and success for heavy users, ranking
higher than internships, student clubs, and entertainment.
* Students who participated heavily in college rec sports are more socially
oriented than other students.
Source:
The Value of Recreational Sports in Higher Education, 2004,
The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.
This text can be reviewed by interested persons at the CRS office #207 Silcox Gymnasium.