Orientation was great! It just made me that much more excited to go to Furman! Of course I had nothing to worry about the other night when I was so stressed. After dropping my things in SoHo and attending an opening session, we divided into small groups and got to know each other better. There were about ten in each group, which was great because it gave us a chance to connect with people on a smaller level. I'm not going to lie...I was a little nervous when we first met with our groups. But after meeting our O staff leaders and playing a few ice breakers, I felt much better. Being in the small groups helped a lot! I was a lot more comfortable around 11 other people than I would have been around a large group, and after playing some games, I found a couple people in the group that I really connected with.
After attending a morning session and eating lunch in the DH (which is actually really awesome...especially the cookies!), we learned how to sign up for classes. It was super intimidating at first, especially since my classes have been laid out for me for the past 4 years, but Dr. Powers, my group's advisor, was great! I actually got to talk with her at lunch, and she is super nice! That's one of the (many) things I love about Furman. It is so easy to interact with the professors, and all of them I have met so far have been so helpful!
In the afternoon, we had the chance to attend sessions specifically geared toward our area of study if we wanted to do something like Pre-health or Pre-law. Since I am going to be a Pre-med Biology major, I attended the session for that. It was so helpful! It gave me a better idea of what classes I needed to sign up for, what kinds of things I need to be involved with other the next four years, and who my Pre-health advisors will be.
Once we finished with the Resource Fair, eating supper, and deciding on a tentative schedule, we headed to the PalaParty! It was awesome because it gave us a chance to interact with and meet other freshman besides just the ones in our group. I ended up playing Catch Phrase and Xbox Konnect, but there were tons of options like playing Mario Kart, watching the NBA finals, or even taking photos in a photobooth!
The next morning, I didn't have to meet with Dr. Powers again until 11, so I was able to attend the special interest conference on Getting Involved. I never realized there were so many ways to get involved, and you are able to keep track of all of your activities on a website called OrgSync. My problem won't be not being able to find enough to do...it will be limiting myself to 3 or 4 activities because I will want to join everything!!
After that, I had a meeting with Dr. Powers, and she advised me about which classes would be good for me to take first semester and which ones I should wait to take. It was really helpful because she helped me not overload myself while still making sure I stayed on track. Without her, I would have been in WAY over my head!
Once I entered my course selections into ICE (initial course election), I begged my parents to take me to downtown Greenville to eat since I've never gotten to eat downtown before. We ended up at Sticky Fingers (which was great!), walked around Falls Park (which is absolutely gorgeous!), and even got ice cream from Spill the Beans (yum!!).
Even though I was beyond tired, I was not ready to leave Furman or Greenville. This trip was the first time that it seemed real that I'm going to be moving in in 60 days, and I am more excited now than ever! I cannot wait to move onto campus, get involved, meet new people, and even start my classes. I have no doubt that Furman is where I am supposed to be, and I can't wait to see all of the opportunities in store for me there!
Furman, Falls Park, and the Rabbit Trail!
Bell Tower Projector & Kid-sized Snapbacks!
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