Breaking the Ice, HSU-Style
Hardin-Simmons University welcomes its incoming freshmen class with a week of exciting and unusual orientation adventures. The theme is a closely-held secret for now, but will be unveiled as students register next Tuesday. The New Student Orientation (NSO) steering activity is winding down a frenetic week of preparation, including stage sets, student orientation packet stuffing, materials and venue preparation, and coordinating all the logistics that make this week so special. The HSU NSO has such a reputation for fun, team-building, and barrier breaking, that one of our senior football transfers asked if he could participate as an upper-classman.
NSO Steering Committee member Rachel Tomko stuffs one of over 400 student packets
Students register at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Johnson building, and say good bye to parents later that evening after a day of parent orientation. Tuesday begins with ice-breaker activities, introduces the theme for the week, introduces students to campus traditions and is capped off with, well, beanie capping.
Steering Committee members work on the Mystery Set for the NSO theme
Thursday has to be experienced to be believed. Students are advised to wear their grungy clothes for the first event. You’ll see what we mean when we post pictures next week. After a day of information, tours, students meet HSU family as faculty and staff host dessert parties and small group meetings in their homes. A fun fest at Mr. Gatti’s tops off the day for those with any energy left.
And so it goes for the rest of the week. Community service projects, a movie, mixers, and a chance to meet and have breakfast with local churches. When NSO draws to a close, new freshmen should blend right in; except for the beanies that is.
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