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Posted on 8/8/23 at 11:28 am
Posted on 8/8/23 at 11:28 am
My daughter moves in this week to start at UGA and while she’s a great person and super smart she’s also shy. Any suggestions from alum that I might share with her as far as things to do that may grease the social wheels? We live in middle Tennessee so she won’t be making it home for weekends, but I have family close by as a stop gap I just don’t want her discouraged and getting homesick too quick. She’s a Dawg through and through and really wants to get in with the spike squad. Just concerned as a father and want to set her up for success without meddling.
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Posted on 8/8/23 at 11:37 am to ruckusdawg
Dorms have become increasingly less social also. Nothing like no AC or internet back in the day to force you to socialize.
Biggest thing from recent experience is to get to know the people around her in dorm.
Spike squad would be a great social tool.
I am not up on all the social or interest clubs.
Meddling is still your job!
Biggest thing from recent experience is to get to know the people around her in dorm.
Spike squad would be a great social tool.
I am not up on all the social or interest clubs.
Meddling is still your job!
Posted on 8/8/23 at 11:53 am to ruckusdawg
This is her time to develop lifetime social skills and some lifelong friends. Encourage her to approach one or two people and introduce herself and ask them to join her for coffee or a coke and get to know them. That will lead to meeting other people these people know. I wish her the best and hope she has a great time and gets a good education.
Posted on 8/8/23 at 11:56 am to ruckusdawg
Definitely keep meddling. You need to be supportive and make sure she doesn’t go off the deep end one way or another.
There are a million clubs, groups, events, etc to get involved no matter your interests. Encourage her to meet as many girls in the dorm as possible. Try to attend all the dorm events, freshman events, etc as possible. She will certainly get into a group of girls before her first day of class.
Reach out to her often. She’s still your girl. Ask about things and keep encouraging her. Thousands of girls like her go off to freshman year of college. She will be fine
There are a million clubs, groups, events, etc to get involved no matter your interests. Encourage her to meet as many girls in the dorm as possible. Try to attend all the dorm events, freshman events, etc as possible. She will certainly get into a group of girls before her first day of class.
Reach out to her often. She’s still your girl. Ask about things and keep encouraging her. Thousands of girls like her go off to freshman year of college. She will be fine
Posted on 8/8/23 at 11:58 am to ruckusdawg
What are her hobbies?
Posted on 8/8/23 at 6:49 pm to ruckusdawg
It's obviously too late now but if you have any other children I HIGHLY recommend freshman college. The last thing I wanted to do the summer after my senior year was start classes early but it was the best decision my parents made. 
Got to move in early, with only a few floors of students in Russell and take 2 classes of credits. It's a good way to ease into the college experience because there are not as many people and you get to meet everyone in classes or at the SLC or whatever. That's how I met about 5 of my future unbeknownst pledge brothers.
Got to move in early, with only a few floors of students in Russell and take 2 classes of credits. It's a good way to ease into the college experience because there are not as many people and you get to meet everyone in classes or at the SLC or whatever. That's how I met about 5 of my future unbeknownst pledge brothers.
This post was edited on 8/8/23 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 8/8/23 at 7:49 pm to ruckusdawg
One of the campus church groups.
On the one hand it’s good to challenge oneself to get out of the comfort zone.
Otoh it’s probably ok to just be herself and be shy. There are probably dozens or hundreds of shy folks in every uga class who do just fine.
On the one hand it’s good to challenge oneself to get out of the comfort zone.
Otoh it’s probably ok to just be herself and be shy. There are probably dozens or hundreds of shy folks in every uga class who do just fine.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 10:55 am to ruckusdawg
When my sister was a freshman and my dad made me drive to athens and drag her out of her dorm room to go to the first football game of the season. A couple weeks later she had found some friends and was good to go.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 10:59 am to ruckusdawg
From someone who just did this, your worries are unfounded. Soon you will wish she called more
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