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Most of my son's friends went away to school, and coming to the University of Memphis, he
was not so sure if he was going to know too many people, Frosh Camp gave him that opportunity
to meet new, incoming freshmen, to get to know people, to kind of get a jump start on
his freshman year. She knew she wanted to go. From the minute she heard about it, she
reminded us every day leading to the first day you could sign up and got up at like 6
to re-remind me that morning that she wanted to go. I have three daughters that have attended.
They're all different personalities, one's very shy and was kind of reluctant, and she
later became a frosh camp counselor for 2 years. I think Frosh Camp is so important
for any incoming freshman. It made my son aware of what to expect, what to do, a feeling
of belonging, even before he ever started on his first day of school in the fall. It
was just so important. Well as a father of a daughter, of course safety is something
you always think about I really wasn't worried about it. We had a lot of information about
the camp ahead of time and we knew they had a lot of counselors and everything. It was
like an enclosed place. I was pretty cool with it, I felt okay about her going. I was
confident that it was a safe place, just being with the University and how they handle things.
I knew that he was not going to have access to his phone during Frosh Camp, and his father
and I were ok with that. We knew he was in good hands. He was at a University sponsored
event and we knew everything was going to be just fine, no worries at all. You connect
maybe with the people that you are there with more than you would if you are staring at
your phone maybe. Otherwise you would be talking to the people you already knew, texting and
thinking about everything you are missing, it just gave her a focus and I think it's
good. It was a very wholesome, informative experience for my son. Very well led, very
well supervised. He enjoyed every minute of it and really was disappointed when the time
came to get on the bus and come on home. It gave her a chance to meet a lot of the students
that were coming in, make friends, acquaintances and it has such an impact on her, that, as
a matter of fact, her plan is to be a Frosh Camp counselor this year. I think it is a
good transition. It introduces them to college life, it's fun, it's interesting, mainly it
opens up doors, it's all about networking and to me, the University of Memphis is a
great first step into networking into the real world. It gives our children to be in
a safe, protected environment. She talked about the friends she made and how excited
she was to come to school. It's a small cost, but the benefit of it is really great. For
four days with food and lodging and everything, you are not going to find a summer experience
for a better price. And I encourage parents to, even if their children say they don't
want to go, they don't know anyone, I'm not going to feel comfortable, that feeling will
go away very soon, and they will fit right in, and they will have a wonderful time, and
they will become familiar with the University before they ever start.