The Major Activities Board at the University of Chicago

Join the Board!

Think you have what it takes to be on MAB? Download the board application and read the descriptions on our available positions.
Please e-mail all your materials to Justin Fleming at jfleming@uchicago.edu by Friday, March 14, 2008 at midnight. The Major Activities Board will review your candidacy and contact you by e-mail or phone for an interview if your qualifications and interests match MAB's needs. Interviews will be held during the first week or second week of Spring Quarter.

Please refer to the Board section of the web site if you want to email past board members about their experiences with MAB.

MAB Application for 2008-2009

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Volunteer Perks

Learn to set up equipment.

See the show for free no matter what shift you do.

Get free drinks and food.

Get other free stuff (tapes, cds, records, shirts, a pat on the back) if you work more than one shift.

Catch glimpses of the celebrities. AND.....

Hang out with the board (can't pass this up)

What you do
There are generally three work shifts for shows, as follows.

Load-in: You help to set up the stage. Wheel in the giant speakers and various other pieces of equipment from the trucks. Assemble and put up the lights. Being big and strong makes the job easier. Nothing makes you feel more like a roadie than this.
Showtime: You work the show, and there's lots to do. Collect tickets. Check bags for illegal stuff and food. Direct people here and there. Maybe work the spotlight. Keep people from rushing the stage or going backstage. Run last minute errands. Enjoy the show.
Load-out: After the show is over, you try to stay awake. Help coil the wires. Get equipment back into the cases. Take down the speakers and lights. Wheel all the stuff back to the trucks. Pick up the trash left behind. Very often you get to chill out with the performers.
Runners: Before, during, and sometimes after the show you are sent out on various errands. Pick up the artists (sometimes), equipment, food orders, and whatever the artists want. Access to a car is very important to this task.