Orientation

FALL 2023 ORIENTATION WEEK

The Society of Graduate Students is pleased to present its Fall 2023 Term Graduate Student Orientation Week schedule of events! These events run Monday, September 18th to Sunday, September 24th, 2023.

ALL SOGS MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE!


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

KNOW YOUR SOGS: RESOURCE FAIR & FREE BREAKFAST | 8am – 11am | Grad Club

Get to know your home away from home — the Grad Club — and your grad student union — SOGS! Learn more about the benefits and support SOGS offers, as well as the many ways you can participate at SOGS — Executive, Non-executive, Committee chair/member, and more.

The first 100 grad student members to arrive will get a FREE GRAB’N’GO BREAKFASTCOFFEE or TEA and a CROISSANT or MUFFIN!

Quantities are limited; first come, first served.


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19:

GRAD CLUB TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA |  7pm at the Grad Club

Join your peer trivia hosts for another instalment of the Grad Club’s weekly trivia night! Come alone or bring a group of your peers, lab mates, and/or friends!

General trivia. Prizes for winning teams. Three (3) rounds of trivia.

 

 


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20:

BEERS AND PEERS | 6:30PM – 7PM | Grad Club boardroom 

Join the Orientation and Social Committee for a casual social hang where you can meet new friends and drink beer (or whatever drink you prefer).  RSVP required!

Attendees will receive a complimentary 1/2 pint of Grad Club lager or non-alcoholic drink.

 


BOARD GAME NIGHT |  7PM at the Grad Club 

Join the Orientation & Social Committee for another instalment of BOARD GAME NIGHT at the Grad Club!

The Grad Club has over 60 games in its collection!

LIMITED snacks provided (nachos to share)! Complete the above registration so we know how much food to order.

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

ELDON HOUSE TOUR & COFFEE DATE  | 2:30PM – 4:30 PM | $8

Join us for a tour of Eldon house (interior or gardens), a historic house museum in London, and a coffee date at Commonwealth Coffee for light refreshments (small tea/coffee + donut)!

Note: Tickets are FINAL SALE! If you cannot attend the event, please give or sell the ticket to another grad student. SOGS will NOT issues any ticket refunds. Limited spots. One ticket per SOGS member.

Learn more about Eldon House here.

Tickets on sale in early September!


RICK MCRick MCGHIE | 7PM | GRAD CLUB

Join is for a casual night at the Grad Club where you can listen to the acoustic musical stylings and cover songs of London legend, Rick McGhie!

FREE event. All welcome to attend.

 
 
 
 
 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

 

BON FIRE NIGHT | 8PM on the Grad Club patio

 
✨Join the Orientation & Social Committee for our annual bon fire night on  the Grad Club patio. We are serving s’mores packets (regular and plant-based/halal).
 
FREE EVENT! All are welcome to attend.
 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

HOME COMING FOOTBALL GAME & PUB GRUB | 2PM – 4PM | Grad Club

Love football? Want to watch the Mustangs play on the big screen? Head over to the Grad Club to watch the HOCO Mustangs football game and get free limited quantities pub grub (flatbreads and other apps). Food is generously paid for by WesternU.

Register to attend and win 1 of 3 WesternU HOCO clothing prize packs.


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

APPLE PICKING AT APPLE LAND STATION | 10AM – 2PM | $10

Join the Orientation & Social committee and the International Graduate Student Issues committees for a super fun day at one of London’s beloved orchards — Apple Land Station (329 Richmond St, Thorndale, ON N0M 2P0).

Pick-up/Drop-off: Middlesex College front doors

Buy your $10 ticket – Tickets are limited! First come, first served. 

Ticket pays for your entrance into Apple Land and your return bus ride. If you want to pick apples, you will buy a self-pick bag at the front gates.

Learn more about Apple Land and its attractions HERE.

Tickets on sale in early September!


Questions about SOGS Orientation Week? Email the SOGS Communications and Promotions Manager (sogs.communications@uwo.ca).

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