@HeliMom74, my D’s roommate is an engineering major. She participated in the welcome weekend and greatly enjoyed it. She was a NMF from waaaaay out of state who knew no one. This gave her a chance to meet people right away and it was then very easy to become active in the department and the Women in Engineering organization throughout the rest of the school year. I also understand that she “got a lot of free stuff” during the weekend, which has to be a good thing for any college student, right? 