Orientation week is by far one of the best weeks at Butler, whether you are a freshman or an upper classmen. Being at Butler for almost a full week before classes start and either beginning new friendships and relationships or catching up with old ones is such a sweet way to start the new school year. I remember that as a freshman I was pretty intimidated by the whole prospect of leaving behind everything that was ‘comfortable’ and what I knew for a completely unknown experience. It took me all of two days of welcome week to realize that
- A) College is far and away better than high school and
- B) Butler was already home.
Because my orientation week/Butler experience was so great I decided that I wanted to be an orientation guide to give back to upcoming Butler classes. Just as I can rave about welcome week, being involved in welcome week as a SOG (Student Orientation Guide) was equally as awesome. As an SOG I was able to show up early to school and hang out with my close friends all the while learning how to lead an effective orientation session for two days. From my experience as an SOG I can say that two things make welcome week as a freshman and will shape your career at Butler: a willingness to be bold/outgoing and a desire to actually take something away from Welcome Week and apply it to the first semester at Butler. I absolutely loved Welcome Week as a freshman for these reasons and as an SOG this past fall I was able to see other freshman make or break their Butler experience because of this week. Be adventurous and attentive during this week before classes and you will not be disappointed. Classes and your college lay beyond this half week of games, making friends, and getting into the groove, be sure not to let it pass you up. I promise, if you do that then you will LOVE Butler.
BUSF Love
David Korb