Many people are worried when they come to Auburn that they can’t find anything they can get involved in. No worries here!! With over 300 student organizations there are many ways to get involved on campus. Also, if you haven’t been to your SOS session yet, we offer a concurrent session (a short segment of the day dedicated to presenting important information about Auburn) strictly on how to get involved on campus. However, if you’ve already been to SOS, or you have other concurrent sessions you would like to attend, feel free to visit Auburn University’s website dedicated to informing you about the various organizations on campus. This website can be accessed by going to: https://fp.auburn.edu/stuorgs/
At this website you can view all of the organizations on campus by clicking the “View All” option at the top of the page. Once the list of organizations appears, you can click on an organization and it will list an overview of it. For example, if you click on an organization, it lists the meeting location, meeting day and time and the organization’s specific website. This is a wonderful resource if you are interested in getting involved, but not sure where to start.
Lastly, a great opportunity to get involved on campus is through our office, Freshman Year Experience/Students in Transition. The FYE/SIT office selects Camp Counselors (for Camp War Eagle, the Freshmen Orientation Program) every November, Orientation Leaders (for SOS) every January and Parent Counselors (for the Camp War Eagle Parent Program) every February. This is an amazing way to get to know other Camp Counselors, Orientation Leaders and Parent Counselors, as well as the professional staff working in this office. Many students who come through SOS (myself included) became an Orientation Leader immediately after starting school at Auburn. If you would like more information about being a Camp Counselor or Parent Counselor, please visit www.auburn.edu/cwe for the Freshmen Orientation Program, or www.auburn.edu/sos for SOS Orientation Leader information!
Many students attending SOS ask, what will I be doing at an SOS session and most importantly, what should I bring? These both are very good questions that, even I asked when I came through SOS. First, I will describe what a student will be doing on a typical SOS day. During a typical SOS session we generally have Small Group Sessions (SGS) in which you will meet your Orientation Leader. Your Orientation Leader will present information about things such as eBill, parking, tuition costs, etc. Also during and SOS Session you will attend Concurrent Sessions, such as Programs for Students with Disabilities, Financial Aid, Get a Job, Get a Life, etc. After Concurrent Sessions you will attend Tigeri, which is a demonstration for registering for classes. Lastly, you will go on a campus tour, which ends at academic advising. After academic advising you are free to go home!
The second question you may have is what should I bring to SOS? At the beginning of the day, you will receive a packet of information. This packet includes a Tiger Cub (Auburn’s handbook and a calendar), Tiger Transitions (a book with all the information presented on the day, plus other information), pencil, notepad, etc. This information is included in a bag, however, many people find it easier to keep it in a backpack because you will be walking around all day and the bag becomes heavy. However, if you decide not to bring a backpack, all you need is yourself and excitement about coming to Auburn!