Hello Frosh, and welcome to Battle of the Ages: Past vs. Future, where great beings from history and from tales yet to be written clash to earn dominion over this year’s Engineering Orientation!
By now, you’ve hopefully navigated your way through the Interwebs, been to our website (engorientation.uwaterloo.ca, it’s pretty cool we hear) and learned a little bit about Waterloo’s Engineering Orientation. We hope you’re just as excited about the week as we are and that you’re prepared to have one of the greatest and most welcoming weeks of your life!
If you’re reading this, you have probably received your Frosh Kit. Feel free to take a look through it! It has some great swag that will give you a taste of what to expect this week, along with some very helpful information.
Tuesday is when the fun really begins! Remember to wear your Frosh shirt as well as pants or shorts that you don’t mind getting wet! You’ll start the day by finding your colour group’s headquarters (follow the signs). Here, you’ll be greeted by your some of your leaders, the Bigs and Huges. We encourage you to talk to them as much as possible because they can give you a wealth of information; they have all been in your shoes before. Their job is to answer any of the questions you may have about Engineering or the week in general. It was not too long ago that they were Frosh, so they know how you feel! You might get a little overwhelmed with the number of new faces you’re meeting, but don’t worry! You’re all in the same position, so go and introduce yourself to someone as there’s a 7.692% chance that they’re in your class — and some of them may well become your best friends.
H’okay, so… Once you’re in your headquarters, you might be a little scared, excited, or both! Now what, you ask? Tuesday is packed with activities such as meeting the Dean and meeting the infamous Education Committee. You’ll also be earning your hard hat with your fellow Frosh and Bigs. Your hard hat is your protection against the foes of Engineering and is a well-established tradition that ties together all of the great Waterloo Engineers before you. You must do everything in your power to protect this hard hat and all that it represents. Once you have earned your hard hat, you’ll come together in a show of Engineering unity as you pose for an Aerial Photo.
On Thursday, grab the multi-tool in your Frosh Kit and your freshly earned hard hat as you’ll put them to good use at Junkyard Wars! You’ll have the opportunity to prove your ENGinuity using only items found in a massive pile of salvaged junk to build contraptions to meet the challenges of the day. In the afternoon, you’ll have a chance to meet several student-run engineering design teams, then you’ll get to meet our Engineering mascot, the Tool. It’s the ultimate and the all-knowing Tool (did we mention it also loves Engineering spirit and loud noises?).
On Friday, you’ll participate in a battle of wits, hilarity, and creative genius during the final Engineering event: Scavenger Hunt. Go forth and try your hand at challenges such as Full-Contact Calculus, Pool Noodle Jousting, and 3D Twister, not to mention that there’s a 60-page Acquisitions List of things you can find to earn points and tokens for your team.
But wait there’s more! During nighttime events, you’ll get to mix and mingle with frosh from other faculties. Make sure you come out to events like Tuesday’s Choose Your Own Adventure, World of Waterloo, Monte Carlo on Thursday, and put on your best Roman-inspired bedsheets for Saturday Night’s Toga party! Check your schedule to know all the details.
We, as your SuperHuges, are part of the Engineering Federation Orientation Committee (EngFOC) and are here to help make this week as fun as possible for you. This week was created especially for you, so the more you put into the week, the more you’ll get out of it. If you have any questions or just want to say hello, don’t be afraid to stop us at any time! We are wearing gold jacket-vest things all week!
Enough talking from us now! It’s about time for you to defend your team and your place in history as the ultimate temporal champions. There can only be one team that achieves victory over all time, will it be yours?
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