Welcome, freshmen! Today is the official first day of classes and campus is bustling with activity and lost freshmen. You can read up on Tulane's largest incoming freshman class ever- all 1729 of them.
65 of our incoming freshmen got a jump-start to their experience here at Tulane by attending Greenie Camp all of last week. Greenie Camp is one of the many options for our EXPLORE pre-orientation programs that our incoming class can participate in. In my totally unbiased opinion, the Admission and Alumni Office sponsored Greenie Camp is the best of the best.
Rather than tell you all about it, I'm going to show you. Here are my best shots of last week! And to everyone back on campus this week: welcome back and have a fantastic semester!
First stop was a two-day spirit camp a few hours outside of NOLA. It was just like real summer camp. Including this giant blob. |
All smiles at Greenie Camp. At the camp, we learned Tulane traditions and cheers as well as what it means to be a Greenie. |
From the Camp, we headed to Insta-Gator Ranch to hatch some baby alligators. Because that is how we do orientation in Louisiana. |
Everyone is a proud parent! |
Here is Clara, one of my students I recruited from Los Angeles. I don't think they have this at type of stuff in LA. |
Baby gator |
Next day we had tons of great NOLA-based activities, including touring the city's oldest cemetery. |
That night we headed to Sector 6, America's largest indoor trampoline park. |
Needless to say, it was awesome. |
Trampolines on trampolines on trampolines. |
Here I am climbing something tall. |
And what orientation week would be complete without a stop at Cafe du Monde for beignets? |
Got to check out Yulman! |
And see the Green Wave practice. |
Most importantly, here is our awesome crew of student orientation coordinators. These guys rocked! |