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AUG. 16 THROUGH 22 J Carolina Welcome Week offers plenty of fun for all BY PARUL JOSHI THE GAMECOCK You’re all moved in, your par ents have left and you still have nearly six days until classes be gin. You might be asking yourself how you’re going to fight boredom. Well, at USC there’s plenty to do before classes start — plenty of time to enjoy Carolina Welcome Week. You can find a full listing of the week’s events in the enclosed tab. i First Night Carolina From cheerleaders to food, from music to dancing, the Student Life along with other student organi zations will sponsor a night filled with fun activities for freshmen Saturday, Aug. 16. It’s a great op portunity to meet other freshmen and have a relaxing, fun time after a stressful day. “It is our goal to welcome the students to USC, make them feel a part of the Carolina community and to show them a good time on their first night at USC,” said Catherine Lockhart, director of Parent Programs and assistant to the di rector of Student Life. “It’s a great way to start your Carolina experi ence,” Lockhart said. Freshmen are asked to meet in front of the Russell House at 9 p.m. Saturday. Colleges’ Open Houses The academic colleges of USC will haye open houses beginning 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. The open houses give students and their families a chance to meet deans and faculty. “I think it’s a just a way to personalize the col lege for the students and their fam ilies. Most will have met academic advisers and some faculty during the summer,” said Char Davis, di rector of Enrollment Management Services. Each college will be hav ing their open house at different locations. For timings and loca tions go to www.sa.sc.edu/rhuu— click on Carolina Welcome 2003. Fraternity Recruitment Also Sunday, Aug. 17, fraterni ties will begin recruiting for the fall 2003 semester. Recruitment be gins with a quick orientation meeting Sunday. Potential frater nity members can learn about Greek Life at USC during the be ginning of the week. There is open rush on Tuesday and Wednesday, which is when participants get to visit the fraternities they like. Thursday, Aug. 21 is the invitation round where participants are in vited back to certain fraterni ties.Bid day is Friday at noon in the Russell House Ballroom. On bid day, the participants can pick up their invitations to join. “Participating in fraternity re cruitment is a great way to meet people and begin to get involved at USC,” said Mason Reuter, coor dinator of Greek Life. Sorority Recruitment • An orientation meeting also kicks off Sorority Recruitment Week - Sunday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom. The participants will be broken info groups of 15 with an older sis ter to guide them throughout the week. Actual recruitment takes place on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, where the girls will meet several sororities and their sisters. “Bid day is Sunday, Aug. 24 when girls will receive a bid from their new chapter and will greet their sis ters, as in tradition, on the Horseshoe,” said Katherine Heller, Sorority Council Recruitment chair. For further de tails on Greek Life visit www.sa.sc.edu. Freshman Council Informational Meetings On Monday, Aug. 18, and Wednesday, Aug. 20, Student Government will hold an hour-long informational meeting for fresh men interested in Freshman Council. Freshman Council is a group of 35 freshmen selected by a panel of student leaders. The panel, appointed by the previous year’s Freshman Council, selects the group through an application and interview process. Freshman Council co-adviser Katie Laird said one of the goals she and Freshman Council co-adviser Katie Page had this year was “to have members from several organizations come and talk to Freshman Council so that the students know about ev erything else on campus to get in volved in.” For more information vicit www ca cr* pHii Free Shuttle to Wal-Mart and Sonic On Monday, Aug. 18, The Shack Christian Campus Ministry will provide a shuttle to Wal-Mart and a quick trip to Sonic. “It’s intended for freshmen, since they normally have the greatest need. However, we’ve had a handful of upper classmen in the past two years who simply needed a ride like ev eryone else. We are more than will ing to accommodate any student in need,” said Garrett Curry, min ister for The Shack Christian Campus Ministry. 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