MEOW Days/BuilderFest
First-Year Student Orientation
MEOW Days is a time when students learn about Southwestern College traditions, spirit, expectations, and the life of a student.
Each day will consist of indoor and outdoor interactive activities where students will be able to meet other students and connect with upper-classmates and mentors.
MEOW DAYS 2023
Monday, July 31
7:00 am – 7:45 am Full Breakfast, Smith Dining Hall (OL’s and Staff)
8:00 am - 4:00 pm First-Year Student Move-In/Registration Mossman & Residence Hall (Time slots assigned)
11:00 am – 2:00 pm Family Lunch Smith Dining Hall
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Parents Meeting Richardson Performing Arts Center (RPAC)
4:30 pm Catered Meal (students only) RPAC Lobby
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Explore Winfield Dinner
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Movie (Monsters University) on the lawn and lawn games Deets Library lawn
Grab a new friend or your family and join the rest of your classmates to enjoy a movie, popcorn, snow cones and the start of a new journey!
Tuesday, August 1
8:00 am – 4:00 pm First-Year Student Move-In/Registration Mossman & Residence Hall (Time slots assigned)
7:00 am – 2:00 pm* Brunch Smith Dining Hall
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Parents Meeting Richardson Performing Arts Center (RPAC)
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner The Grove
7:00 pm Hall Meetings:
- Women @ Cole Hall 3rd floor
- Men @ Wallingford
8:30 pm MEOW Days start! Richardon Performing Arts Center (RPAC)
Wednesday, August 2
7:30 am – 9:00 am Breakfast Smith Dining Hall
9:00 am Team Building Activities & Spirit Show Practice
- Team 1- Library
- Team 2- RPAC
- Team 3- Messenger
- Team 4- Wroten 1
- Team 5- Second Floor Beech
- Team 6 - Pounds Lounge
10:00 am DIE (aka Curtis Hill) RPAC
11:00 pm Lunch Smith Dining Hall
- 11:00am: Group 1
- 12:00pm: Group 2
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Active Shooter Training RPAC
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Session B Builder Health RPAC
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm The C-WORD: Title IX & Consent & Bystander RPAC
5:00 pm Dinner Smith Dining Hall/Java Jinx
7:00 pm Stomp Practice
- Team 1- Library
- Team 2- RPAC
- Team 3- Messenger
- Team 4- Wroten 1
- Team 5- Second Floor Beech
- Team 6 – Pound's Lounge
Thursday, August 3
9:00 am-10:30 am Breakfast Smith Dining Hall
10:30 am - 11:00 am Spirit Practice – Groups in various locations
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Builder Games RPAC
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch – groups go staggered
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Builder Games RPAC
Spirit Presentations RPAC
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Dinner Smith Dining Hall
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Builder Games Jantz Stadium
Friday, August 4
7:30 am Breakfast Smith Dining Hall
9:30 am Freshmen Work Day Multiple locations
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dinner Community Potluck The Grove
8:00 pm Bonfire Processional Bottom of 77 steps
Saturday, August 5
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Brunch Smith Dining Hall
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Bingo Night Location TBA
Sunday, August 6
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Brunch Smith Dining Hall
FREE DAY!
BuilderFest 2023
Monday, August 7
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pick your activity:
- Friendly Dorm Recipes @ Grace United Methodist Church
- Friendly Dorm Plants @ Gottlob WN & Landscape LLC
- Self-Defense class @ White Tiger Martial Arts
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Pick your activity:
- Sand Volleyball Tournament
- Biking Around Winfield @ CC Bike Co.
Tuesday, August 8
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pick your activity:
- Room Decorating @Winfield Arts & Humanities
- Macrame @ Winfield Arts & Humanities
- Mindfulness & Yoga Location TBA
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Residence Hall Programming
Wednesday, August 9
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tie-Dye T-Shirts Roy Smith Student Center
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm SC Float Fest @ Ark City Public Pool
Thursday, August 10
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Majors Orientations Addtional Locations TBA
- Social Science Division - 11am to 12pm - Mossman 108
- Communications, Computer Science, and English Division - 11am to 12pm- Deets Library Daniels Study Area and Conference Room
- Natural Science Division- 11:15am to 12:15pm- Deets Library Reference Room
- Business Division - 12pm to 1pm - Mossman 101
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Women’s Empowerment Location TBA
- Men’s Gaming Night Location TBA
Friday, August 11
9:00 am – 11:00 am Keeping the Spirit Wallingford Lawn
Sunday, August 13
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Back Chapel The Grove (south of Welcome Center)
Monday, August 14
First Day of classes
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Transfer Student Orientation Deets Library
Tuesday, August 15
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Education Division Orientation Mossman 201
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Rock Painting Party Wallingford Lawn
Wednesday, August 16
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Chapel The Grove
Thursday, August 17
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Moundbuilding Ceremony Cole Mound Plaza
8:00 pm Football scrimmage game Jantz Stadium
Friday, August 18
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Opening Convocation RPAC
