Outdoor Action
Information For Participants
Required Reading: The Future of Life (2003) by E. O. Wilson: Buy it and read it before August 10th
We hope your summer is going well so far. It is about time for your college years to begin, so get excited! It is great to know that before your classes even start, you will enjoy a week full of memorable experiences with other incoming freshmen. We would like to inform you of a few things to expect during your upcoming week with Outdoor Action.
Residential Life will be allowing all Outdoor Action participants to check into their permanent residences beginning at 8:00-2:00 on Sunday, August 10th. Res Life personnel will be available in each residence hall to issue keys, etc. You and your parents may move your belongings in to your permanent room and get set up as much as possible.
Check in day for Outdoor Action will begin on Sunday, August 10 at 1:00 p.m. in the Riverside Commons. From there we will have a week full of activities ranging from canoeing to camping. On Friday morning, August 15th, Outdoor Action will conclude.
We will be providing breakfast and lunch, but you may want to bring extra food (i.e. granola bars, crackers, etc...), which can be stored in your room and carried with you in your backpack. If any of you have a special dietary requirements, please be sure to let us know as soon as possible. We will be
eating dinner as a group at local area restaurants; please budget accordingly. $8.00 per night is a good estimate for meal costs.
Let us know if you are a female and are interested in participating in Panhellenic Fall Recruitment. Outdoor Action and Panhellenic will be more than happy to make accommodations to enable you to partake in both activities