Will You Carry the Torch?

It's still a little cold out, and the wait for the first major snowstorm of the season hasn't ended yet, but the search for summer orientation leaders is on! Applications are available in the Office of Student Activities and are due by 7:00 P.M. on February 22 to our office (Campus Center, 2nd floor).

Be warned, carrying the torch isn't just a job, it's a way of life... Having been behind the scenes for orientation the last few years, I've seen a little bit of what it's like to have that responsibility.

The hours are long, and there's a lot of information to take in, but the students who are selected walk away with a bond that doesn't end with orientation. OL's from past years are all still very close, and they make it a point to get together during the school year. It's hard not to get close to people when you spend as much time as the OL's do together.

If you've got a lot of school spirit and want to make a difference in the beginning of hundreds of students' college careers, now's the time to pick up your application!

The OL Experience starts well before the summer, as you'll go through your first round of training in the spring. Then, OL's come back to campus early in June for the beginning of the real fun. There's day-long sessions on the history of the school, that come with catered lunch and dinner as you prepare to induct a new class of students into the Lasell community.

Ask any former OL, and they'll tell you all about the Laser Link Orientation experience. There's so much more to it than carrying a clipboard around for two weeks in June.