While Tuesday, August 20 was the official start to First Week, roughly 80 freshmen in the Honors Program had the chance to move in August 19 for the third annual Honors Move-In day.

Honors Move-In, orchestrated by the Transitions Committee of the Student Honors Advisory Council, brought a fresh start to First Week. Formerly, this day consisted of icebreakers, running, games, and overall exhaustion. However, this year the organization attempted to renovate the stressful day into something much more entertaining.

Amanda Skopek, a sophomore honors student who planned the majority of the events for the day believes that, despite numerous setbacks and limited funds, it was a success.

“As a student in the honors program, I was ecstatic to move in early last year. Yet despite my enthusiasm, things were not all smooth sailing,” Skopek says. “We were told there would be volunteers to help us move in, but they were nowhere to be found. The activities were also less than desirable. After experiencing all the craziness of last year, I knew there needed to be changes done for this year.”

These changes included an eager group of Honors students and volunteers from Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and Alpha Chi Omega sorority ready to help students move in. A fresh set of activities was also a major change, including a photo scavenger hunt and campus-wide capture the flag to help acquaint students with the school.

“I feel like over the past three years it [Honors Move-In] has been going on, every year it has progressively gotten better and better,” says Jacqui Rogers, the president of SHAC. “This year has definitely, 100 percent, been the best year yet.”

The freshmen honors students who attended the event couldn’t help but agree.

Taylor Hagerdorn and Jonathan Rieck, freshmen who attended the activities, thought it was very beneficial.

“The sense of community was apparent as we pulled into the lot. People were immediate to help and smiles were universal,” Rieck says. “The Honors Move-In also gave the LLC a chance to become an actual community.”

Hagerdorn continued on the subject.

“Honestly, it gave us the ability to fraternize with one another and begin bonding with the coolest people in the world,” Hagerdorn says.

Students can anticipate next year’s event being even better.