WINTER 2025 ORIENTATION WEEK
The Society of Graduate Students is proud to present its Winter 2025 Term Graduate Student Orientation Week schedule of events! These events run Monday, January 27th to Sunday, February 2nd.
ALL SOGS MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE!
MONDAY, JANUARY 27
INTERNATIONAL TRIVIA NIGHT
5-7 PM | The Grad Club (MC, Room 19)
Are you a new international student? Love trivia night? Want to flex your brain’s braun and win gift certificates and prizes at your new home away from home?
We will play three (3) rounds of 20 questions each. Winning teams will win The Grad Club gift vouches ($25 for each round) plus swag and other fun prizes!
Our trivia questions will span world cultures and touch on the international student experience.
📍The Grad Club (Room 19, Middlesex College)
📆 Monday, January 27th
🕰️ 5pm – 7pm
🏆 gift cards, SOGS swag, and more!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
HATHA YOGA CLASS AT &ASANAS
6-8PM |&asanas: The Collective | 🎟️ $5
Need to stretch and move your body after too many hours in your office or lab? Stressed because grad school is tough? Tired of staring at a computer monitor?
Join us for a hatha yoga class at &asanas: The Collective and relax your body and mind! After yoga, stay for some tea and relaxation in the &asana tea room. Yoga mats provided, if needed (BYO if you have one!)
HATHA YOGA: A type of yoga that focuses on breathing and stretching, suitable for beginners. Non-heated yoga.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
NACHOS & BOARD GAME NIGHT
6-8 PM | The Grad Club (MC, Room 19)
Love board games? Love Tex-Mex fries nachos? Did you know The Grad Club has 60+ board games in its collection?
Join our Orientation & Social Committee for another O-Week instalment of Board Game Night at The Grad Club! Bring your friends, peers, and colleagues for a night of games and fun.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
HARRY POTTER TRIVIA
7 PM | The Grad Club (MC, Room 19)
Love Harry Potter? Wish you weren’t a muggle so you could go to school at Hogwarts?
Join us for another Harry Potter trivia night at The Grad Club! Come for Pottermore, stay for the Butter Beer.
🏆 CASH PRIZES (gift cards) for best Harry Potter-themed costumes/outfits!
🍸 Harry Potter-themed cocktails and food items available for purchase at the bar
👥 Hosted by our VP Student Services, Kesavi Kanagasabai
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
KARAOKE NIGHT78 PM – 10 PM | The Grad Club (MC, Room 19)
Love to sing yer heart out in the shower? Sing your favourite songs on The Grad Club main stage at our O-Week Karaoke Night!
First five (5) people to sing will get a $10 Grad Club gift certificate!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
TUBING – BUS TRIP TO BOLER MOUNTAIN
12:45 – 4:15 PM | BOLER MOUNTAIN (689 Griffith St, London, ON N6K 2S5) | $25
Enjoy the sun, snow, and friends tubing with us at Boler Mountain!
🚌 Return bus (pick-up/drop-off) at Middlesex College, front doors
🎟️ $25 –> Buy your ticket: https://forms.gle/pC4oygxLUutnk14i8
🚨 TICKETS ARE FINAL SALE. 1 ticket per SOGS member. If you find you cannot make the trip, kindly sell or give your ticket to a peer or colleague.
💰 SOGS is subsidizing $16 per person to make this more affordable and accessible to SOGS members!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING & SNOW SHOEING – BUS TRIP TO CIRCLE R RANCH
9:30 AM – 4 PM | CIRCLE R RANCH (3017 Carriage Rd, Delaware, ON N0L 1E0) | 🎟️ $40
Want to get outside, move your body, and be in nature? Come to Circle R Ranch with us to experience top-tier Canadian winter activities–CROSS COUNTRY SKIING and SNOW SHOEING. Let’s get into our winter.
🚌 Bus pick-up and drop-off at Middlesex College, front doors
🍽️ Bring your own LUNCH and DRINKS
💰 SOGS is subsidizing $16 per person to make this more accessible and affordable for members.
Questions about SOGS Orientation Week? Email the SOGS Communications and Promotions Manager (sogs.communications@uwo.ca).