Frosh

Engineering Orientation Week

Orientation-week or O-week or more generally Frosh is an event for entering students filled with enjoyable activities, networking sessions to meet new students and Dank Memes.

What is Frosh?

Frosh (aka Orientation Week) is a 5 day long event filled with activities, parties, concerts, food and new friends! It is your introduction to Montreal, McGill and your new faculty which makes it an integral part of your first year of university. We know it can be intimidating at first, starting this big new chapter of your life, so we in the frosh community (coordinators, leaders and staff) are here to give you a warm welcome and ensure that you kick off your undergrad life in the best way possible

Frosh Events

At the beginning of September, day and night you’ll be busy making amazing memories as a result of the busy schedule of orientation week. Here’s a short recap of the types of events:

Day Events - Includes a park party, the Engineering Hard Hat Challenge, of course great times at OAP (Open Air Pub - McGill’s famous Engineering-run barbeque, music and BEvERage heaven) and much more! Night Events - The coolest parties featuring amazing music music and amazing people, including our traditional Toga Party Beach Day - A day long event that makes life long memories #beachdayeveryday Pub Crawl - What other great way to get to know your new home? Nuff said For more info on the scheduling of our events, check out our schedule! To request more information about accessibility, venues and everything else, contact your coords at oweek@mcgilleus.ca or message our Facebook page, McGill Engineering Frosh.

Frosh History

Previous Frosh Themes

Year	Theme
2019	TBA
2018	Froshed Ashore
2017	The Frosh and the Furious
2016	One Frosh to Rule Them All
2015	The Frosh Awakens
2014	Frosher Heroes
2013	Frosh of Thrones
2012	RodeO-Week
2011	Hawaii Five-O-Week
2006	Animation Domination O-Week
2003	O-Week of the Gods
2002	Medieval O-Week
2001	Superhero O-Week
2000	Double O-Week (James Bond)
1999	Aussie O-Week

Frosh Committee

The Frosh Committee is a group of engineering students who come together to over a period of 5-6 months before orientation week to plan and run the week. The 2019 Frosh coordinators are listed in the table below.

Position	Coordinator
Comms	Sam Cattani
Day Events	Froshed Ashore
Merch	Jenny Li
Pub Crawl	Ben Lusterio-Adler
Sponsorship	Alex Moreau
Leaders and Staff	AJ Masri
Float	Owen Quinn
Night Events	Yasemin Bicer
Sustainability	Maya Kenton
Chiefs	Ella Reifsnyder and Kevin Alforque
VP Interal	Spencer Handfield
IFC	David Ritch

What Roles Exist on the Committee

Communications - In change of social media, branding, videos, etc

Day Events - Organizes Park Party, Hard Hat Challenge, Sunday event, Food Crawl

Night Events - Plans large-scale events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

Sponsorship - Brings in that $$$. Typically hired before other coordinators

Pub Crawl - In charge of organizing all things crawl, including signing bars and planning the route

Sustainability - Assures safe and accessible frosh for all

Leaders and Staff - Coordinates leader and staff interviews, forms groups and makes staff schedules, organizes socials throughout the Summer

Float - Does a little of everything. Floats around

Merch - Designs and orders all the merchandish for everyone doing frosh - froshies, leaders, staff and coords

IFC (Interfaculty committee) - Works with other faculties to organize Beach Day and transportation, as well as all-faculty concert night on Thursday night

Chiefs (2) - Usually coords from previous years. Don't really do much, to be honest. (This is a joke. They select the coords along with the internal, plan retreat, set up registration and keep everyone in line)

EUS VP internal - Big boss of everyone, deals with budget and makes all executive decisions.