Orientation

This is the big week. The interviews have begun for Orientation Assistants. To be an Orientation Assistant or OA here is a huge deal. It's a really respected position here on campus over 250 people apply for less than 100 spots. OAs are out of control. For an entire week they run around campus doing cheers and trying to welcome new students and their families. Everyone wakes up at 7 AM every day and from there the cheering and constant excitement begins. All of it is completely volunteer work too. No pay checks get handed out for this, but you seriously don't need one. I was an OA last year and I don't think I have ever had that much fun. It's a two week commitment (one week of training) and there is absolutely nothing else like it. It is impossible to even describe unless you live through it. But I think its safe to say if you are looking to see some people acting crazy, probably dressed absurdly for one of the themed dinners, make sure to stop by campus the week before classes start in the Fall. The OAs are the ones "shaking their rumpuses" and dancing like it’s their job.