Winter blitz lowers Spring Fest attendance

     The annual GCSU Springfest was held on Saturday, March 8.  Springfest is a day-long event where potential freshmen and their families come to tour the campus, view the residence halls and become acquainted with the GCSU community.
     Several hundred potential freshmen came and took part in the event, which started at 9 a.m. and lasted throughout the day.
     The day began early for the visitors with a welcome meeting held in Russell Auditorium.  Student Ambassadors spoke to the visitors there, telling them about the university and praising it’s merits.
     After this was concluded, freshmen were divided by whichever major they were interested in studying should they choose to come to GCSU. Many went with the undecided track.
     Once these meetings were complete, visitors could visit the  Bobcat Marketplace, the view-rooms in the residence halls or go to Sodexho for lunch.  Students who had already confirmed they would be attending could also go to the library to take advantage of POUNCE, the system to enable them to register for classes now.
     Many campus organizations had tables set up at Bobcat Marketplace, but visitor attendance was poor due to extremely cold and windy weather.  Senior Noelle Rose was working at the Pride Alliance table, and noted there were fewer students visiting the tables than there had been in previous years.
     “I was hoping there would be more students there,” Rose said.“I think the weather had a lot to do with keeping some visitors away, but the tables are on the way to parking spots so we got the same amount of traffic we would usually get, it’s just many found it hard to stop and stand in the cold.”
     The visitors that did stop by did seem very interested in the organizations they spoke to, according to Rose.
     “Our table received just about the normal amount of interest we usually get, but in general I think students were more interested in keeping warm and getting back home than they were of organizations here on campus,” Rose said.
     Students who toured the residence halls could view rooms in Bell Hall, Adams Hall, Wells Hall or the 600 building at West Campus.  The rooms were pre-chosen by the housing staff from each building.
     The Bell Hall view room was selected by residents who watched the Bell Hall Cribs video,” Bell Hall C.A. Britney Graham said.“Two Bell RA’s took a spin-off of the MTV Cribs show, and videoed residents’ rooms that wanted to participate.”
     There will be more orientations held over the summer for students who elect to attend GCSU.  Anyone seeking a private tour should contact the Admissions Office at 800-342-0471 or online at http://www.gcsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/visit.html.

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