Freshers' Week

New to Oxford? We'll show you around!

By now you should have received a welcome email by your College parent, offering hard-won wisdom and general knowledge to help make your transition to graduate life. If this has not happened, please contact Ari or Sara.

Your MCR will show you around in Freshers' Week, one week before your academic programme starts. We'll give you a feel of how great it is to be in Oxford. Meet other students, find out where to find what and check out Oxford's nightlife.

For Freshers' Week, the week before your academic programme officially starts, we've got the events below planned. Feel free to join us - it's a great chance to mix with other students. Enjoy the week!

Time Event Location Dress code
all day Faculty/department orientations    
7:00pm Exeter House drinks party Exeter House, 237-9 Iffley Rd casual
  Exeter House residents only: Be given a warm welcome by Exeter House President, Patrick Wadden.
all day Faculty/department orientations    
7:00pm Scavenger Hunt Kickoff Exeter MCR casual
  You will be given teammates (or you can pick yer own) and a list of Oxford landmarks and Places of Interest For Students, plus a disposable camera. Read more about your mission
7:30pm Pub Crawl Exeter House, 237-9 Iffley Rd casual
  Visit other college's bars, make new friends, compare poisons, try to find your way home before dawn. Exeter, Green, Univ, Templeton, and LMH are on the schedule, led by the small but intrepid Maria Lamprakaki and sidekick Joao Rosa.
9:00am-6:00pm College Talks* Exeter: Saskatchewan Room casual
  See college timetable for details
12:45pm Lunch with College 'Parents' Exeter Hall casual
  Every graduate fresher should have received an email from a current Exeter graduate student. Your 'college parent' will be in College on Wednesday and want to eat lunch with you in our lovely Hall. The Scavenger Hunt also officially stops here. Hand in your cameras. Judging will take place on Friday (after photos are developed). Don't miss out.
6:30pm Graduate Freshers' Dinner* Exeter Hall semi-formal & gown
  Meet in the MCR for pre-dinner drinks at 6.30pm. Dinner is served at 7.15pm in the Hall (freshers only). Then carry on the night at the Freshers' Ball.
9:30pm Freshers' Ball Freud (Jericho) semi-formal
  Please contact Maria if you are interested in tickets (£12).
9:30am-12:30pm University Freshers' Fair* Exam Schools, High St. casual
  Tickets for the fair will be posted in your pigeonholes.
afternoon Signing the college register* Exeter: Rector's Lodgings casual & gown
  Check noticeboard for your time.
3:00pm Student Spouses' Welcome Exeter MCR casual
  If you are in a long-term relationship with an Exeter graduate fresher, come along. Lindsay Weichel and Meredith Riedel will tell you all about resources for you in Oxford!
4:00pm Tea & Cakes Exeter MCR casual
  It's our first tea & cakes of the year! Yummy cakes and that classic English drink, the panacea for anything and everything, hot tea, wil be prepared by Lydia Carr.
9:00am Eucharist Exeter Chapel casual
morning Signing the college register* Exeter: Rector's Lodgings casual & gown
  Check noticeboard for your time.
3:00pm College Fair Exeter JCR  
  The JCR is sponsoring a College Fair featuring all college clubs, teams, activities etc., that you might want to be involved in.
4:00pm Tea & Cakes Exeer MCR casual
  This time the VP for Graduates, Ingrid Frater, will be on hand to explain the curiosities and benefits of OUSU, the Oxford University Student Union. Plus more yummy cakes and hot tea.
6:00pm Exeter House BBQ Exeter House, 237-9 Iffley Rd casual
  Come along, even if you're not staying at Exeter House!
tba MCR Football tba casual
12:00pm Boat House BBQ Exeter Boat House casual
8:00pm JCR Bop Exeter JCR casual
  The JCR is sponsoring a college-wide party, known as a 'bop' in Oxfordese. All welcome!
     
6:00pm Freshers' Chapel Service Exeter Chapel casual
all day Sleep & recover    

Any questions - just get in touch

President Meredith meredith.riedel at exeter.ox.ac.uk
Exeter House President Patrick patrick.wadden at exeter.ox.ac.uk
Freshers' Reps Maria 0774 762 40 90
Brian brian.moss at exeter.ox.ac.uk
Joao joao.rosa at exeter.ox.ac.uk
Katherine katherine.lafrance at exeter.ox.ac.uk
John john.bolin at exeter.ox.ac.uk