• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
College Magazine logo

College Magazine

College Life, Dating, Career & Campus Advice

  • Colleges
    • College Guides
    • College Rankings
    • Campus Life
      • Academics
      • Dating
      • Freshman Year
      • Health
      • Social Change
      • Party
    • Find Your College
  • Majors
    • All Majors
    • Most Popular Majors
    • Choosing a Major
  • Intern
    • Internship Directory
    • How to Get an Internship
    • How to Write a Resume
    • How to Write a Cover Letter
    • How to Interview
    • How to Network
    • Career 101
    • Find Your Passion Career
  • Money
    • How to Make Money
    • How to Save Money
    • How to Get a Job
    • Credit Cards 101
    • FAFSA
    • Ramen Project
  • Travel
    • Study Abroad
    • College Spring Break
    • How to Travel Cheap
    • Things to Do
  • Shop
    • College Magazine Shop
    • Gift Guides
    • College Packing List
Home » Latest Posts » Inside Freshman Welcome Week
Freshmen High School Life

Inside Freshman Welcome Week

Facebook Tweet
Dana Andreoli   August 30, 2011  (Updated: May 28, 2015)

Forget the standard library tour and residence hall meetings, Welcome Week at these Big Ten and Ivy League universities go above and beyond.

CultureFest @ Indiana University

IU combines the city’s ethnic cuisines with student organizations for CultureFest.  Students celebrate cultural diversity by sampling Indian food, enjoying live music, learning the salsa and getting inked (don’t worry, they’re temporary, parent-approved henna tattoos). “CultureFest showed me that there is a bunch of diversity. The break-dancers amazed me…I will definitely be going to see them again,” said Indiana freshman Gabby Touchette.

President’s Block Party @ University of Iowa

President Sally Mason invites new Hawkeyes to her own President’s Block Party to mingle with fellow classmates before the fall semester.  Students, administrators and coaches crowd Church Street wearing black and yellow to kick off the first week of classes.  “It’s a good way to kick off the year by relaxing before classes start and you can hang out with our president Sally Mason.  How many other schools get to do that?” Iowa junior Ryan Fessler commented.  There’s free food and entertainment. Plus, students learn how to chant like a Hawkeye to the University of Iowa Fight Song with a little help from the Iowa Spirit Squad and Marching Band.

BuckeyeThon @ Ohio State University

Students create miracles during orientation through BuckeyeThon. It’s a sponsor to the Miracle Miles 5k in which students raise over $222,000 for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital.  Although the race began with modest participation, new students continue to increase the popularity of the 5k each year. “The atmosphere is just an overall positive and hopeful event, as we are all there for a good cause, to raise money.  The more money we raise, the more miracles we can provide,” said Miracle Miles event coordinator Kortney Pifher.

Rock Climbing @ Cornell

Freshmen at Cornell University conquer fears, meet fellow classmates and challenge their climbing skills on the Lindseth Climbing Wall during Orientation Week. Lindseth holds the title as the highest climbing wall in North America boasting 4,800 square feet of climbing surface as well as a range of courses for the novice and advanced climbers.

Squash & Sushi @ Yale

Yale University blends two unlikely cultural trends, squash and sushi, to give new students a unique welcoming experience.  At the Brady Squash Pavilion freshmen play a friendly or competitive pickup game of squash, a traditional Yale sport.  Afterward, they’re invited to enjoy sushi at a local hotspot in New Haven, CT called Miya’s.

About Dana Andreoli

Junior > Journalism & International Studies > Indiana University

The Art of the Hot Girl Walk

I Used to Outrun My Feet

What I Wish I Had Known About Mental Health So I Wouldn’t Have to Call Myself a College Dropout

Ant-Man Opens the Doors for Marvel’s New Phase

10 Boba Tea Spots for Houston College Students

10 Ways to Have Fun with Your Friends Indoors

Do You Actually Care, Or Do You Want to Look Like You Do?

unsplash.com

Top Ten Inspirational Quotes from Your Favorite Sports TV Shows

I lived with my three best friends. Here’s how it went.

Previous Post:Hello College, Goodbye Love?
Next Post:Top 3 Reasons to Study Abroad

colleges

  • College Guides
  • College Rankings
  • Campus life
  • Academics
  • Dating
  • Freshmen Year
  • Health
  • Party

majors

  • All College Majors
  • Most Popular Majors
  • Choosing a Major

intern

  • Internships Directory
  • How to Write a Resume
  • How to Write a Cover Letter
  • How to Interview
  • How to Get an Internship
  • How to Network

money

  • How to Make Money
  • How to Save Money
  • How to Get a Job
  • Credit Cards 101
  • College Loans

travel

  • Study Abroad
  • College Spring Break
  • How to Travel Cheap
  • Things to Do

shop

  • College Packing List
  • Gift Guides
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter
  • About Us
  • Team
  • Write
  • Apply
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sign Up
  • Advertise
  • My Account
  • Cart

College Magazine logo

Copyright © 2023 Powered by BizBudding