Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Orientation can be an exhausting one or two day process beginning early in the morning and ending late in the evening. Don ' t think though that orientation is all work and no play, students truly enjoy meeting others and learning the basics of college life. Orientation previews the excitement each student will soon encounter in the coming year. An integral part of the orientation process is learning about adjustments to college life. Orientaion Leader Hamilton Rodriguez, holds a small group sessions for incoming freshman detailing hardships and anxieties connecting to beginning a college career. Orientation Leader Lauren Ansley leads a small group session in the Senate Chambers. After the educational portion of the session, tl group goofs off for a funny picture. Their display of fisherman reeling in the awaiting fish is not just for fun, the picture was taken as part a traditional photo contest against orientation groups. This year, Lauren Ansley and her puckered fish came up with the w 22 student life

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f IJnt ffinyMrr A mixture of morale committee members and dancers take to the floor to boogie on down. When dancers weren ' t dancing they were able to participate in games. Bouncing balls were also provided for entertain- ment. hour on the hour students learned and performed a line dance. Overall Committee taught the line dance for the first ten hours, then med the entire dance for the remaining twenty two hours. The dance was a remix of thirty two different songs, one song for each OX Mlinin .? Sororities and fraternities created signs that were hung all around to encourage their dancers. Personal signs were created as well as general ones. dance marathon 21

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orientation 111 J « ools of the trade Orientation introduces incoming students to the valuable resources Florida State has to offer Along with that, the newly admitted students prepare for their life at FSU by obtaining their FSUcard, registering for classes, getting academic advising and learning the FSU fight song. All this beneficial knowledge makes orientation a vital part of the college life experience. Orientation enables upperclass- men and new students to interact in fun atmospheres such as bowling at Crenshav lanes pictured below. This interaction relieves anxiety that new students may have in meeting an abundant amount of people. Orientation is an important part of coming to college because it really is a student ' s first taste of independence. They get to pick their own classes and meet the people that will be their peers. It ' s a very long, information packed two days, and it was our job as an 01. to make it more exciting and fun. -Lauren Ansley, junior orientation 23