Freshers get a warm welcome to TSOM
Times of Bennett | Updated: Sep 25, 2022 06:41
By Ashvin Soin and Divya Jyoti
Everyone has high expectations of their time in college and it wasn’t different at the
TSOM conducted its orientation for
First-up formal introductions
The freshers were given a warm welcome on their first day with formal induction to the school, the expectations, and introductions to the faculty members.
Seniors welcome the freshers with a big bang show
Following the formal introductions, the seniors welcomed the new entrants with an ice-breaking session that included dance, music and stand-up comedy. The freshers were also given an opportunity to showcase their talents. The orientation hall was decorated with handmade decorations and buntings made by the seniors. The seniors had a selfie stand to showcase the school’s radio station and another backdrop with the newspaper, The
Weeks of preparation finally led to a successful show. The missing of classes and staying up till 5 in the morning working on the décor and the perfect lighting was all worth it. The fresher’s orientation finally came to an end with a bang and the newcomers were left in awe with their grand welcome. “The orientation was amazing, more so because we didn’t experience it. It was fun organizing and preparing the orientation for the new batch,” said Smriti Goyal, a final year student.
Dances, music and games
The first challenge for freshers was to perform the hook step to well-known songs, and Shreya Talwar won the first game after wowing the audience with her dance styles. Then, the freshers had to identify the song by its tune called ‘Fill My Lyrics’. This was won by Chetan Anand.
Time School of Media seniors put on their best performances for the newcomers from classical dancing set to Bollywood melodies, to a fun skit that had everyone in fits of laughter and songs that mesmerized the newcomers.
The next game,
The much-anticipated event was the freshmen talent round. Rishi Bhushan, Chetan, and Sezal Sandhi enthralled everyone with their incredible voices. Shreya, Parul, Akshara, and Priyansh won the dance competition. “The orientation was beyond my expectations, to be very honest. It was so good! I was very nervous before my singing performance but everyone including the anchors comforted me so nicely. I felt grateful. It was a lovely experience.” says Sezal Kaur Sandhu, a BAJMC fresher.
The Team in Blue put on a musical performance while third year students, Omji Dubey's rap performance got full applause. And the quiz ‘Geoguesser’ gave the first-year students a tour the campus with pictures from famous campus locations that they had to guess.
Ready for the roller-coaster ride
The day's final activity was the introduction of the radio club. The club planned a humorous competition called ‘Dialogue Baazi’ in which first-year students had to portray the well-known dialogue using various emotions.
“The orientation served as a trailer that assured me of how great the upcoming years at
And here’s what a senior student advised the freshmen, “Just be strong and fasten your seatbelts because the ride from here on will be an emotional roller coaster.”
(The writers are both students of BA JMC)
