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Why Welcome Week?

Attending Welcome Week, can be beneficial for many reasons

Sep 02, 2016

When you start your freshman year of college, it could seem scary and cause you to have fear of the unknown. When I first came to Southwest Baptist University they offer a thing called Welcome Week for new freshmen and transfer students, it gives them a chance to get use to SBU and meet new people.

But heres a list of things you could learn or experience during Welcome Week.

1. Meeting fellow classmates

Welcome week gives you a chance to meet students that you will spend the next four years with walking the same campus.

2. Getting to see the campus before your first day of classes

You're given a chance to tour the campus before that terrifying first day. Often times trying to find your first class of the day can be nerve-racking and awkward.

3. Being able to meet some professors in your major

During welcome week they give a breakout session that allows you to go meet professors in your department, and it gives you time to ask questions.

4. Not only do you get to meet professors in your major, but also other students

During the same breakout session, you'll be able to see and meet students who chose the same major that you'll be spending the next four years working on.

5. SBU brings a business fair

During this business fair, it allows you to learn about the businesses in Bolivar so you know what Bolivar has to offer!

6. Welcome Week offers service projects around the Bolivar Community!!

Another breakout session is that your group will go to either a church or a non profit organization and help out doing different projects for them. This is a good way to church hunt to find your home away from home.

7. SBU has an Annual event every year

The welcome week committee puts on an event for all the new students and the student leaders!

8. Meeting your RA

Often times before you even get to campus most of the time your Resident Assistant (RA) will send a text introducing themselves and allowing you to ask any questions you may have about dorm life.

9. Meeting people on your hall

Moving to college can seem scary but getting to come to campus a week before classes start is a good thing, because you get a chance to meet fellow classmates, your suite-mates and even your roommates ( if you don't already know how that are). Its always a good thing to meet the people on your hall, especially if they're upperclassmen, because often times they'll be willing to help if you truly need it!

10. Creating friendships

Everyones different when it comes to making friends, but often times you'll find someone in your welcome week group that you end up spending a lot of your first year with, and you'll suffer together! And others of you will end up spending your entire four years with that friend you've made!

All in all, Welcome Week is a good program for new students to attend for several reasons!

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5. SBU brings a business fair

6. Welcome Week offers service projects around the Bolivar Community!!

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8. Meeting your RA

9. Meeting people on your hall

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6. "Oh, so I'll bet you love to drink."

5. "Can you tell me some of your secrets?"

4. "What do you do at your meetings?"

3. "Do you guys haze really badly?"

2. "Is it just like in the movies?"

1. "Sororities are so basic."

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1. You get excited when the parents purchase season passes to the pool.

2. You've become friends with the stay-at-home moms in town.

3. You get a chance to eat "kid foods" again.

4. You've traded in your cute purse for a large tote bag.

5. You have at least one car seat in your backseat.

6. Their nap time is your happy time.

7. Lunch time can be a disaster.

8. You have to play the same board games repeatedly.

9. You catch yourself using the same lines your parents once told you.

10. Your "mom-mode" kicks in at times.

11. Your heart melts a little when they do something cute.

You'll never find any souvenirs with your name on it

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2. When “I’m going to do my very best to make sure I know all your names” is said, it may or may be an empty promise

3. “Wow! That sounds so cool! Where is your family from?”

4. You dread when people ask you to repeat your name over and over because it “sounds so cool when you say it”

5. There’s a 50/50 chance that your name will come back either correct or incorrect at Starbucks

6. People try to find shorter, easier nicknames for you instead of calling you by your actual name

7. When someone famous or fictional character shares your name, you get so happy

8. “What’s your name?” “It’s [name]” “I’m sorry, what was it again?”

9. You’ve pretty much seen every misspelling and heard every mispronunciation of your name throughout your life

10. When you find another person with an “ethnic” sounding name, you both get excited

11. Despite the struggles, your name is pretty unique… just like you

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1. “Oh, so you/your family are immigrants!”

2. “Is Puerto Rico near Mexico?”

3. “Do you speak Puerto Rican?”

4. “You look too light/dark to be Puerto Rican.”

5. “Do I need my passport to go to Puerto Rico?”

6. “Geez, you are obsessed with your flag. We get it, you’re Puerto Rican.”

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