Howdy Rowdy week introduces young students to college atmosphere
Kevin Goode
Issue date: 8/25/08 Section: News
Springing off into a new year, the Office of Student Services introduced Howdy Rowdy Week to give students a little taste of what the McNeese campus offers its students.
The week began with "What's Your Major?" The purpose of this day was to give students a chance to check out the variety of majors and academic programs MSU has to offer.
Tuesday's organization fair provided students with a chance to get involved and gather information about several organizations on the MSU campus. Even though not all organizations were represented at the fair, many students who passed through the New Ranch had an opportunity to stop and talk with leaders of different organizations and become acquainted with McNeese's extracurricular environment.
Enthusiasm filled the New Ranch on Wednesday with SUB's Welcome Back Wednesday, which provided students with music, food, novelties and prizes. Also present were a booth that allowed students to create their own license plates and a cash vault where students had an opportunity to collect as much money as they could while the cash flew around them.
"Welcome Back Wednesday is always a huge success in my eyes, because it allows students to mingle with people they may never meet," Darnell Pledger, the Traditions Coordinator for SUB, commented. "It's also an opportunity to get all sorts of free stuff. Why wouldn't it be a great semester starter?"
The Greek community's Meet the Greeks also helped create an exciting atmosphere. They set up numerous booths and used stepping as a method of promoting Greek life on campus and getting students excited about going through rush. Kristin Fry, a sophomore in Chi Omega sorority, said that Meet the Greeks is "a great introduction to campus life for new students."
Thursday was Religious Organization Day, which allowed students to meet and talk with different religious organizations on and around campus. Dr. Chris Thomas said that this day was a chance for students to learn about a new religion or to find a local branch of their home church.
The week began with "What's Your Major?" The purpose of this day was to give students a chance to check out the variety of majors and academic programs MSU has to offer.
Tuesday's organization fair provided students with a chance to get involved and gather information about several organizations on the MSU campus. Even though not all organizations were represented at the fair, many students who passed through the New Ranch had an opportunity to stop and talk with leaders of different organizations and become acquainted with McNeese's extracurricular environment.
Enthusiasm filled the New Ranch on Wednesday with SUB's Welcome Back Wednesday, which provided students with music, food, novelties and prizes. Also present were a booth that allowed students to create their own license plates and a cash vault where students had an opportunity to collect as much money as they could while the cash flew around them.
"Welcome Back Wednesday is always a huge success in my eyes, because it allows students to mingle with people they may never meet," Darnell Pledger, the Traditions Coordinator for SUB, commented. "It's also an opportunity to get all sorts of free stuff. Why wouldn't it be a great semester starter?"
The Greek community's Meet the Greeks also helped create an exciting atmosphere. They set up numerous booths and used stepping as a method of promoting Greek life on campus and getting students excited about going through rush. Kristin Fry, a sophomore in Chi Omega sorority, said that Meet the Greeks is "a great introduction to campus life for new students."
Thursday was Religious Organization Day, which allowed students to meet and talk with different religious organizations on and around campus. Dr. Chris Thomas said that this day was a chance for students to learn about a new religion or to find a local branch of their home church.
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