University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Wlmm redstart Wliat ' s more scary then leaving home for the first time? You ' re moving into an unfamiliar place, meeting new people from all over the world, and basically saying goodbye to life as you ' ve ever known it. It ' s a time of transition for everyone, and what better way to get over your fears than diving right in to the world of Frosh- O. Freslmian Orientation at Notre Dame is a mL of helpful tips, crazy games, embarrassing moments, and introduction, after introduction, after introduction! From helping new students move iii to putting on skits that demonstrate University mles, each domi has its own Frosh-O staff that packs the first weekend on campus full of activities. Tlie hectic schedule may leave you exhausted by the time Monday comes around, but it also helps you to forget your anxieties and see Notre Dame more iuid more like home. Perhaps the most important part of the orientation weekend is the exposure new students get to their classmates. Besides meeting the boys or girls from your own domi, Frosh-O includes many activities that bring dorms from all over campus together for fun, usually slightly embarrassing, events. Karaoke with Knott, being served breakfast by Fisher, tie date escorts to Domer Fest and a luau with O ' Neil are all activities McGlinn girls may experience. Usually at such events students are raiidomly matched up or put in groups before the exciting, but slightly awkward, mingling comniences. Wliere are you from? and Wliat ' s your major? are two questions you can be sure will begin many conversations throughout the weekend! Frosh-O would just not he Frosh-O without its fair share of serenading and new songs. Many guys ' dorms like Zalim, O ' Neill, and Keough spend some of their time running throughout campus and singing some crowd pleasers to random girls ' domis. Build Me Up Buttercup, You ' ve Lost That Loviiig Feeling, and various boy band numbers are popular picks that are sung in earnest trying to capture some attention, or at least please the Frosh-O leaders! Often dance routines, surprise morning wake-up calls, or nins tlirough the Stonehenge fountain follow these iniicxent outings. And of course, throughout the weekend, students are taught Tl-ie Fight Song and the Alma Mater to belt out for the first but surely not the last rime as a Domer. The orientation weekend is critical to a student ' s success at Non-e Dame, not only because of the free food and fun, but also dorm unity that begins by wearing your dorm ' s shirt for three days straight! It creates friendship, not only with classmates but with upperclassmen and advisors, it encourages discussion and questions, and makes people feel comfortable with the campus. The silly activities make everyone let down their guards a little and enjoy themselves, despite any fears or concerns. Simply by knowing each other better by the time Sunday arrives, it ' s easier to say goodbye to parents and start your college classes! e-Y klATULttH Paley Freshmen are usually involved in games like scavenger hunts that involve imitating popular buildings on campus, including Touchdown Jesus seen on the side of the Heshurgh Library. Phuki ciHinesy nf Alex Fretxch aa Freshman Orientation

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