[Customize!] The city or campus fact
A question or task about your own city or program. (Intro committee: come up with a question or photo task, for example "What year was this university founded?" or "Photo at the oldest building on campus", with the answer.)
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Select any related challenges below, then add them all at once.
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Advice from an upperclassman
Find an older student and ask for the best tip for your first year. Take a photo together and write down the tip.
Ask a local for directions
Politely ask a passerby for directions to a well-known spot in the city. Record a short video of the moment they point you the way.
Find your match
Find two people in your group who share something surprising: same birthday month, same shoe size, same hometown. Take a photo of the match with a note saying what they share.
Intro crew group photo
Final challenge: one group photo with your whole intro group after a day out together. Everyone in it, with the group name if you have one.
Recreate a statue
Find a statue or sculpture in the city and recreate its pose exactly with your group. Take a photo of your version next to the statue.
Selfie with the mentor
Take a group photo with your intro mentor or guide. Everyone in it, the mentor in the middle.
Spot a student society
Find something from a study or student society: a flag, a sticker, a stand, a poster. Take a group photo with it.
Student transport formation
Take a photo of the whole group on bikes, at the bus stop or on the tram: the real student transport of your city.
Terrace introductions
Settle in with your group on a terrace for a first drink together. Take a photo of the whole group at the table.
The best student snack
Find the tastiest or most typical student snack nearby (a sandwich, fries, a kebab, a toastie) and take a group photo with it.
The campus icon
Find the best-known building or landmark of your campus or program and take a group photo there.
The cheapest coffee
Find the cheapest coffee or soft drink you can get nearby. Take a photo of the price tag or the menu with the price on it.
The group name reveal
Come up with a group name for intro week. Write it big and legible and take a photo of the whole group holding up the name.
The intro chant
Come up with a short chant or a few-line song for your group. Record a video of all of you performing it together.
The intro conga line
Form a conga line with your group and make a lap down the street or across the square, hands on the shoulders of the person in front of you. Record a video of it.
The name sprint
Stand in a circle. Each person in turn says their name plus the names of everyone who has gone before, getting faster each time. Record a video of the round until the last person has to recite every name.