When it came to welcoming this year’s freshman class, Ohio University was in its purest form.
Everyone is happy to be back in this little bubble of a town. You may have been filled with joy when you heard the Marching 110 play for the first time. You could’ve been overly excited when you grabbed your new lanyard and ventured down Mill Street with your pals. You might have met OU president Duane Nellis or even Pumpkin, the Board of Elections cat, to celebrate being back.
From move-in to Convocation, here are seven tweets that help sum up what Welcome Weekend was like for students and community members in Athens.
Most students started coming to campus Thursday, and they were greeted by some friendly faces.
Spotted: a little Bobcat giving free hugs!! #GoGreen17 pic.twitter.com/9Y5aWwJQUW
— Housing & Res Life (@OhioU_Housing) August 25, 2017
Catch our new President Nellis, First Lady, and @housingdirector on East Green here to meet some of our new students. #GoGreen17 pic.twitter.com/up8F01qPo2
— Housing & Res Life (@OhioU_Housing) August 24, 2017
Freshmen students got to make Athens their home.
Look at all those freshman pic.twitter.com/3v523F97qD
— chlo (@Chlofeee) August 26, 2017
After moving into their dorms, students ventured to Mill Street, Court Street and beyond.
First night in Athens and I got nailed in the face with a beer can. OU oh yeah :,)
— Maddie Arkwright (@maddie_ark) August 26, 2017
Do I get volunteer hours for telling drunk freshman where Mill street is?
— Emily Cassidy (@emcassidyy) August 27, 2017
The weekend wrapped up with Convocation and the involvement fair.
I got to (briefly) enjoy the @marching110 for the first time as an alum during my brief pass through Athens & my heart is so full pic.twitter.com/2qkReKP4Ak
— Kyle Arnott (@arnottky) August 27, 2017
As is tradition, the @marching110 leads the Class of 2021 uptown to the Campus Involvement Fair after the First Year Student Convocation pic.twitter.com/Y0y9KTTTeV
— President's Office (@OHIOPrezOffice) August 27, 2017
It feels good to be back.
