2025 Schedule of Events
August 12-18, 2025
Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment
August 13-15, 2025
August 15, 2025
Pool Party
UREC, 5:00-7:00pm
August 16, 2025
Ice Cream Social
Quad, 5:00-7:00pm
August 17, 2025
Panhellenic Sorority Bid Day
Movie Night
North Village Lawn, 7:30 p.m.
August 18, 2025
REC FEST and Get on Board Day
UREC 1:00 PM – 4:00 p.m.
August 19, 2025
Campus Connect
Connect With Your Peer Mentor
Leone Cole, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
For First-Year Students
College Connections
Academic Buildings, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
For First-Year Students
Convocation
Football Stadium, 6:00 p.m.
For All New Students
Welcome Back Cookout
The Quad, 7:00 p.m.
Open to All Students
August 20, 2025
Classes Begin
Welcome Stations
Houston Cole Library, CEPS, and Merrill Hall 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
First Day of Class Party
Quad 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
August 21, 2025
Welcome Stations
Houston Cole Library, CEPS, and Merrill Hall 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Spirit on Mountain Street
Mountain Street 6:00 – 11:00 p.m.