FYE Success Series
The FYE success series was an interesting thing for freshmen. I thought it actually was pretty cool to do…I was able to attend three of the programs they put on. The first was Sex Signals, which was basically talking to freshman about safe sex, alcohol & sex, rape, and other points of interest. It combined comedy and factual information & advice into one program, so it was laid back for everyone and easy to understand. People participated, people laughed, and overall it was a good time.
The next program I attended was a majors fair that was put on in the middle of the day at the ballroom. At the majors fair, there were professors, parents and more there to talk to students about different major options in college. I had already decided that my major was political science but after attending this program, I actually had other majors in mind that I was thinking about changing to. Education would be interesting to me, as well as engineering, but the math required for that is a bit too much for someone like me who isn’t a math freak!
The last program I attended was “White Like Me” by a guy named Tim Wise. I actually didn’t like this program at all…it was a lot different than I thought it would be. Everyone has different opinions on things, but Tim made a few points on how white people are more and more racist as our generation goes on. He was interesting, but I disagreed on just about everything he said and thought a lot of it was inaccurate, but hey, everyone is different! Overall, the programs were great for freshmen and I’m sure Georgia Southern will do them again next year!
