Social Life at Tulane

Sally_Rubenstone
Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:21:15 +0000

My son attended “Greenie Camp,” one of many 4- and 5-day optional programs offered to entering freshmen just before school started in August. Now, six weeks later, he is still tight with his Greenie Camp pals (a mix of male and female), and they live in every freshman dorm on campus. This means that my son has made other friends in those dorms as well … roommates, floormates, etc. of the Greenie campers. Although my son likes his dorm friends, too, I think it’s a real plus that he started the semester knowing people in all of the other dorms as well. The programs are not cheap but I think it is money well spent.

While I realize that this suggestion won’t help parents whose children are presently at Tulane, I hope that some prospective parents will keep it in mind for next summer.

Meanwhile, @Momoffrosh … if your son is still unhappy and you want my son to contact him and make some plans with him, let me know. It might just be a temporary solution to a greater problem, but I’m sure my son would be willing to help. He’s also organized a flag football team (coed) that seems to have participants of varied abilities and levels of experience, and I think they MAY still be looking for more players (not sure about that but I could find out if your son is interested).