Welcome Week
A great start to an unforgettable college experience
Welcome Week at Emporia State University is an awesome university-wide week of events that set the stage for your academic and social success.
We’ll help you transition into college life if you're a new student, or get back into the swing of things if you're returning.
There will be events, games, prizes, free food, free SWAG and MORE. You do not want to miss the fun.
Keep checking back for more events, and check out the ESU Events Calendar for more!
Hornet Welcome Week Schedule
- Wednesday, August 13
- Residential Life Move-In | 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | ESU Residence Halls
- Thursday, August 14
- Residential Life Move-In | 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | ESU Residence Halls
- Floor Meetings | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | ESU Residence Halls
- Dinner | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Hornets Nest
- Hornet Kick-Off | 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Memorial Union Web Hall
- Friday, August 15
- Morning Mixer | 9:30-10:00 a.m. | Kellogg Circle
- Learning Communities Orientation | 10:00-11:30 a.m. | Various Locations
- Lunch | 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Hornets Nest
- Class Tours | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Office of Student Life
- FSL Ice Cream Social | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Office of Student Life
- Floor Meetings | 1:30 p.m. | ESU Residence Halls
- Speak About It | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Plumb Hall Albert Taylor Hall
- Open Offices | 3:30-5:00 p.m. | Academic Buildings
- Dinner | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Hornets Nest
- Hornet Games | 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Rec Center Parking Lot
- Saturday, August 16
- Building Community | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Memorial Union
- Brunch | 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Hornets Nest
- Inside Scoop to Your Success | 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Memorial Union Ballroom
- Advising Meet + Greet | 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Plumb Hall
- Dinner | 5:00-6:30 p.m. | Hornets Nest
- Get Rec'd | 9:00-11:00 p.m. | Student Rec Center
- Sunday, August 17
- Brunch | 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Hornets Nest
- Floor Meetings | 4:00 p.m. | ESU Residence Halls
- Dinner | 5:00-6:30 p.m. | Hornets Nest
- Monday, August 18
- Donuts and Directions | 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | ESU Campus
- Poster Invasion Sale | 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. | Memorial Union Mainstreet
- Emporia Mainstreet Block Party | 5:30-7:00 p.m. | Emporia Mainstreet/Commercial Street
- Monday Night Football | 7:30-9:00 p.m. | Welch Stadium
- Tuesday, August 19
- Fraternity and Sorority Life Info Night | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. | Preston Family Room, Memorial Union
- Wednesday, August 20
- Huge Engagement Expo | 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | Memorial Union Mainstreet
- PHA Sorority Recruitment Orientation | 6:00-7:30 p.m. | Memorial Union Preston Family Room
- Night on the Town FREE Bowling | 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Flint Hills Lanes
- Thursday, August 21
- Party on the Lawn | 6:00-8:00 p.m. | Kellogg Circle
- Friday, August 22
- PHA Sorority Recruitment Round One House Tours | 3:00-10:00 p.m. | Preston Family Room
- Saturday, August 23
- PHA Sorority Recruitment Round Two Sisterhood and Philanthropy | 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | Preston Family Room
- Sunday, August 24
- PHA Sorority Recruitment Round Three Preferences | 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Preston Family Room
- PHA Sorority Recruitment Bid Day | 5:30-6:00 p.m.