Let's be real. You have more fun than most of the freshmen.
1. At some point you are sweating, tired and starving simultaneously.
I haven't slept, eaten and my shirt was light blue this morning; my sweat has turned it into royal blue instead. But look, I'm still smiling
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2. You've got a stack of matching T-Shirts and Polos lined up for the week.
You end up looking like a family reunion at Disney world with the matching T-Shirts. You've also made the horrible mistake of mistaking someone in a polo for a fellow OL. "Hey where have you – oh I'm so sorry I do not know you."
3. You get far too excited over the freshmen class trip.
We're going to Disney World.
4. You've taken the title as badass know it all.
You are prepared for any trivia about the history, layout and workings of the school.
5. Games between other OL's get intense to the point where no one is safe.
No one is safe from the invisible blow darts, not even your boss.
6. Ice Breakers? Second nature to you at this point.
Who's ready to play a game?! Me.
7. Mastering the art of being the Hype man for your orientation group.
Who's ready for the best four years of your life? With free food and giveaways. How can you not be excited?
8. The agony of the mornings where you're walking around campus before the sun even comes up.
I cannot. My time has come. Leave me here to die.
9. You have memorized the entire layout of campus, backwards and forwards.
Why yes I can give you five different ways of getting to the cafeteria. Would you like the scenic route or the fastest route possible?
10. You can eat in an entire meal in less than 10 minutes.
Most times it involves grabbing food and walking with it to your next destination. Still counts as a meal right?
11. Being prepared for any sort of weather.
Yea, I have a rain jacket on my waist and rain boots on in the 90 degree sunny heat, but let's see who's laughing in about 15 minutes.
12. You can fall asleep just about anywhere.
Got a 15 minute break in the office? To the floor I go.
13. Not needing a workout during orientation.
Move in day is your cardio.The freshmen dorms are three stories and there are no elevators. You are a running machine – kind of.
14. Spending hours making the orientation packets.
You leave with inked hands and paper cuts, but it is finally done.
15. You can do an entire choreographed dance to a song like a pro.
You hear the orientation song in public and still feel the need to break into your flash mob dance.
16. Seeing one of the kids from your orientation group getting involved and feeling like a proud parent.
The joy of seeing the youngins embark on an amazing journey.
17. You still get to enjoy those freshmen perks.
Yea I'm a senior, but I still love getting those free water bottles and tupperware.
18.It's basically a summer camp.
You have set times for activities, you have meal time, you sleep there and it's a massive amount of fun. Do you see any similarities?
19. Becoming family with your team.
You spend basically weeks with the group of orientation leaders who understand the struggle and passion of being an OL. Which leads you to having some amazing friendships.
20. Seeing your orientation group start to actually have fun.
The most monumental moment, when you see the freshmen drop the too cool act and begin to actually enjoy themselves. Then next year seeing some of your group apply to become orientation leaders.
