Orientation week is the first week of the academic year at a university or other tertiary institution, and a variety of events are held to help orient and welcome new students. The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a University situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage third level and' post-secondary education', is the educational level following the completion of a school providing The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" It goes by a variety of names in different countries.
It is often accompanied by a wide range of social activities, including live music and other performance events, a large amount of drinking, sports challenges, stunts, and open-air markets.
Although usually described as a week, the length of this period varies widely from university to university and country to country, ranging from about three days to a month or even more (e. g. four or five weeks, depending on program, at Chalmers). Chalmers University of Technology or Chalmers tekniska Högskola ( CTH) often Chalmers, is a University in Gothenburg, The length of the week is often affected by each university's tradition as well as financial and physical constraints.
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Terminology
The first week of term is known as: Frosh (or frosh week) in most colleges and universities in the United States; Freshers' week in the United Kingdom and Ireland and Orientation week or O-week in countries such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island In Sweden, it is known as nollning (from nolla, "zero", in this case meaning zeroth-year student, i. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. e. , before the first university year starts) or inspark (being "kicked in" to university life). Orientation week is the coming phrase in the United States.
In the United States first year students are called freshmen, and are usually referred collectively to as the frosh. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Canada, frosh is used in singular and plural form; however it is not a commonly used term, while "first years" is. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K. and Ireland first year students are known as Freshers or first years. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Freshies is also an emerging term in New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
Orientation week around the world
Australia
In Australia, some universities require students to arrive at university a week before classes start in order to gain course approval. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This also allows students a chance to orientate themselves to student life without the pressure of lectures - hence the term Orientation week is used to describe this week of induction into university life.
In Australian universities, such as University of New South Wales and University of Sydney, the final night is usually celebrated with a large-scale event such as a famous band playing at an entertainment venue on campus. The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a University situated in Kensington, a suburb in The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia This is generally followed by continued partying and drinking, especially among students living in residential colleges. A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a University that places academic activity in a Community setting of students and faculty usually
The Adelaide University O-Week[1] runs from Monday to Thursday in the week before lectures begin. The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia During O-Week sporting clubs and societies set up a variety of tented areas where clubs display their activities. The Adelaide University Union coordinates a variety of events centring around beer, bands and barbecues on the lawns near the Union complex. The Adelaide University Union (AUU was founded in 1895. Until 2006 the AUU funded seven affiliated bodies A major event for the week is the O-Ball (live entertainment and licensed areas) which takes place in the Cloisters (Union House). The O-Ball attracts many thousands of revellers, not all of whom are Adelaide University students.
In recent times Sports and Clubs have sought to distance themselves from the student union and student association controlled activities and have set themselves up on the Maths lawns. Sport at the University of Adelaide is primarily organised by the Adelaide University Sports Association (AUSA The SAUA (Students' Association of the University of Adelaide was a Students' Representative Council like body that existed for students at the University of Adelaide from
Canada
In Canada, many of the traditions associated with O-Week are similar to those in the United States. York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The nature and length of orientation week varies considerably between Universities. For instance, Canada's capital, Ottawa, has two universities within its urban centre; the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, one with a designated orientation period of 2 days, and the other of 7 days. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French This article is about the university in Ottawa Ontario Canada In the province of Quebec, because of the CEGEP system, "froshies" are of legal drinking age. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk A CEGEP (ˈseɪʒɛp or /ˈsiːʤɛp/ French: Cégep) is a post-secondary education institution exclusive to the province of Quebec in Therefore, Frosh activities in Quebec contain organized pub crawls, drinking games, and D. U. S. T. E. D. .
Finland
Finland has imported many academic traditions from Sweden, including some of the nollning traditions. According to Finnish culture, drinking is heavier, and sauna-bathing is frequent. A sauna (ˈsɔːnə or as Finnish) is a small room or house designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary
New Zealand
As in Australia, in New Zealand students have a week to orient themselves to university life before the start of formal classes. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island This orientation week is a time for many social events.
In New Zealand's main university towns such as Dunedin and Palmerston North (where students make up around one fifth of the population) orientation week leads a wide range of events. Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Palmerston North (Te Papa-i-oea is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. Many top overseas and local bands tour the country at this time, and the orientation tour is one of the highlights of the year's music calendar. The University of Otago in the Scottish-settled city of Dunedin traditionally holds a parody of the Highland Games called the Lowland Games, including such esoteric events as porridge wrestling. The University of Otago ( Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo) in Dunedin is New Zealand 's oldest university with over 20000 students enrolled during Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Highland games are events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage especially
Student pranks were once common during orientation week, but have fallen out of favour in recent years. Hazing is still, however, performed among halls of residence as an induction for new residents, though it is not generally known by this name and is usually called initiation. Hazing is an often Ritualistic test and a task which may constitute Harassment, Abuse or Humiliation with requirements to perform random often Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for
Although officially designated as a week, in several New Zealand universities and polytechnics orientation week stretches to over ten days.
Sweden
Most Swedish universities have some kind of nollning. This is most extensive at the technical faculties and at the student nation communities of Uppsala and Lund. The student nations or nationer at the two ancient universities in Uppsala and Lund, of which there are now thirteen at each university are the oldest student Uppsala University ( Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a world-class research University in Uppsala, Sweden. Lund University (Lunds universitet located in Lund in southernmost Sweden is one of Sweden 's most prestigious Universities and one of Scandinavia Since student union membership is mandatory in Sweden, the nollning is usually centrally organized from the student union.
At the old universities, these traditions have often turned civilized after a dark history of hazing. Today, many student unions have strict rules against inappropriate drunkenness, sexual harassment and other problems which might have occurred in the old days.
At the technical faculties, the people who organize the nollning play roles in a theatrical manner and often wear sunglasses and some form of weird clothes. Most senior students who are mentors during the nollning wear their student overalls or the b-frack (a worn tailcoat). History and use Particular Boilersuits or " student overalls " are widely used for specific events at universities and Polytechnics A tailcoat is a coat with the front of the skirt cut away so as to leave only the rear section of the skirt known as the tails. This kind of well-organized nollning has developed at KTH and Chalmers and spread to the rest of the country. Chalmers University of Technology or Chalmers tekniska Högskola ( CTH) often Chalmers, is a University in Gothenburg, Nollning is often thought to be most advanced and organized at the Uppsala Institute of Technology at Uppsala University and Linköping Institute of Technology at Linköping University. Uppsala University ( Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a world-class research University in Uppsala, Sweden. Uppsala University ( Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a world-class research University in Uppsala, Sweden. The Institute of Technology at Linköping University or Linköpings tekniska Högskola (LiTH is the faculty of Engineering of Linköping University Linköping University (Linköpings universitet LiU is a University in Linköping, Sweden. Incidentially, Linköping is also the university that has the most widely spread use of student-overalls.
Nollning is also arranged at many of the Gymnasiums. A gymnasium (pronounced with ɡ- in several languages is a type of school providing Secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar
In 2007 a 16 year old girl nearly died during her nollning. When she was found she had a blood alcohol level of 3. 64 permille. A per mil or per mille (also spelled permil, per mill or promille) ( Latin, literally meaning 'for (every thousand' is a tenth [2] The Stockholm Municipal Commissioner for Schools Lotta Edholm wants to be able to move the responible to other schools. Common crimes during nollning is alcohol peddling, illegal threats, sexual harassement and assault and battery. [3] Minister for Schools Jan Björklund demand action from police, teachers and parents. Jan Arne Björklund (born 18 April 1962) is a Swedish Politician, currently serving as chairman of the Liberal People's Party [4]
Thailand
In Thailand, the activity called Rabnong (รับน้อง). It is the first week or month of the academic year at universities. The activity purpose is to new students to university culture. Sometimes there is also hazing and fagging during the orientation week as well. Hazing is an often Ritualistic test and a task which may constitute Harassment, Abuse or Humiliation with requirements to perform random often Fagging was the system in schools and particularly English public schools, whereby younger pupils acted as servants to the older boys In 2005, a Thai student committed suicide with the cause. [1]
United Kingdom and Ireland
As well as providing a chance to learn about the university, Fresher's week allows students to become familiar with the representatives of their Student Union and to get to know the city or town which is home to the university, often through some form of pub crawl. A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, or guild of students is a Student Organization A pub crawl (sometimes called a bar tour, bar crawl or bar-hopping) is the act of one or more people drinking in multiple Live music is also common, as are a number of organised social gatherings, especially designed to allow freshers to make new friends and to get to know others doing the same course (see traffic light ball). Because of the intensity of activities, there are often many new friendships made, especially in group accommodation, some which don't last past Freshers Week and others that will stick for the whole University career and longer.
Typically a Freshers' Fair for student clubs and societies is included as part of the activities to introduce new students to facilities on offer, typically outside their course of study, such as societies, clubs, sport, etc. The various societies and clubs available within the University have stalls and aim to entice freshers to join. Most campuses take the opportunity to promote safe sex to their students and sometimes offer leaflets on the subject and free condoms, as well as promoting the drinksafe campaign. A condom is a device most commonly used during Sexual intercourse. The aim is to lower the rate of sexually transmitted disease and to reduce the drunkenness that is common to Freshers' Week.
United States
Frosh is the traditional term for first year students arriving at school. In Texas, the term fish is also used. The week is their informal introduction/inauguration to the institution. The first year students are led by fellow students from upper years over the course of the week through various events ranging from campus tours, games, competitions, and field trips. Despite the age limit, heavy drinking and binge drinking, are quite common during the week. Binge drinking is drinking certain beverages with the intention of becoming intoxicated
In many colleges, incoming freshman are made to perform activities in order to earn their freshman status (e. g. the wearing of beanies, singing of songs, group physical activities, etc. ). These activities are often done to form a bond between the incoming freshman, their classmates, and the upper classmen.
Pulling pranks during the week is expected and almost encouraged. The majority of programs require their organizers to sign waivers stating they will not be under the influence of any substances over the course of the week as they are responsible for the well-being of the students. Most programs have one final party or kegger on the final night to finish off the week of celebrating, in which the organizers join in.
Although it has been officially banned at many schools, hazing is not uncommon during the week. Hazing is an often Ritualistic test and a task which may constitute Harassment, Abuse or Humiliation with requirements to perform random often This can be anywhere from the organizers treating the first years students in a playfully discouraging manner to forcing them to endure rigorous trials.
The attitude of the events also depends on the school. Some schools view their week as an initiation or rite of passage while others view it as a time to build school spirit and pride. In towns with more than one university, there will typically be a school rivalry that's reflected in the events throughout the week.
At some schools, incoming freshmen arrive at the school for a couple of days during the summer and are put into orientation groups lead by an upperclassmen trained for the position. Their Orientation Leader will take them around campus, do activities with them, have discussions with them, help them register for the next semester's classes and make them feel comfortable about coming to school in the fall.
Further reading
- Greg Gottesman, Daniel Baer (2004). College Survival. Peterson's, 41. Peterson’s, founded in 1966, is an American company offering personalized solutions for education and career achievement ISBN 0768914442.
- Laurie Rozakis (2001). The Complete Idiot's Guide to College Survival. Alpha Books, 16. Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA, is best known for their series of The Complete Idiot's Guide to ISBN 0028641698.
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References
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