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Originally Posted by echilling
I didn't graduate yet but I agree with what you say here on some things. Late night dinners especially.
I'm going to be an orientation leader this fall (and a junior too) I'm looking forward to it. What did you really like about it?
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Being an orientation leader was so much fun! Everything from the retreat to the training sessions, getting to know each other, bonding, being together 24/7 - I can't describe how much I enjoyed it. We had a week-long training session in the early summer, followed by four rounds of 2-day orientation sessions. There was one final 2-day program for freshman right before school started, to help them sign up for classes, get settled in the dorms, get their books, etc.
We learned so much about the school that we didn't know, and it was so much fun meeting the incoming freshman who were seeing everything with brand-new eyes. While it was a little nerve-wracking at first - trying to be informative and entertaining at the same time was a challenge, especially when the last thing the kids wanted to do was be in a classroom or tour the campus - it was a great feeling when they took to you. We really had to lean on each other to get through those long days.
I ended up being very close to several of my fellow leaders, and am still great friends with some of the people almost 20 years later! Some are as close to me as my sisters are. Good luck and have fun!