Uniquely Frosh NSO: A Walk Down Memory Lane

With our Convocation desserts carefully packed away and our classes beginning we wanted to take a step back and admire the good ol' times. You know, to really celebrate the spirit of being #nSOEXCITED the first time. They never warn you, but you really only NSO once. So after the jump, the list of things that aren't quite the same #nsOverAgain:

1. Going to a Toga Party -- Though this may seem like a #college staple, Toga parties sadly aren't much of a thing around here. Probably because of the sweatiness PTSD. Hopefully you flaunted your toga-making skills while you could. Something that should not be a uniquely freshman experience however is going to the Penn Museum! Free admission with PennCard, people!

2. NSO Late Nights -- These are like Penn's version of After Prom: there so you don't have to go out and drink. Worth going to a few because you can always leave early to pArTy~ and was nice to play Jeopardy! with the people who rescued you the next night at 2 a.m.

3. Wandering in a horde and getting into a frat party -- but you don't want to ever do this (or this) again anyway, so...

4. Bonding with your floor -- never again will you be required to do the human knot and trust falls with your hall-mates. This is lucky if you've already broken the rules on floorcest, but it does mean you have to make actual friends now. There are exceptions and if you are one of them, in three years you'll be reminiscing about winning that game of tug-of-war at the photo shoot for Street senior superlatives.

5. Playing Hard -- As A-Gut continually tells us, Penn is a "work hard, play hard" campus. That being said, NSO is all play. Spoiler alert: mid-terms start the third week of school! Even during Fling you'll have that friend who has a paper due in three days. Enjoy the last bits of freedom and don't forget to #LivePennDRUNK. Because you might just not have the energy to schvitz the night away past midnight next year.

6. Convocation -- Sure, you'll go again with tupperware next year for the desserts, but this is the only time you'll be seated with your entire class before senior year and it's Amy G's last chance to make you feel REALLY special before the Class of 2018 blows your test scores (and MERT statistics) out of the water.  Remember to look left and right! Those people will be your best friend and husband and wife and neighbor on the Main Line one day!