What to expect at the Free Korean Barbecue!

So you've circled, "Free Korean Barbecue and New Student Welcome Night" on your Welcome Week calendar. That's a good thing, for sure. But what to expect? Seems like everyone and their cousin is going to be there.

In previous years people came to the barbecue because they got one of our ubiquitous flyers, met a new friend who was going, or just smelled the thing as they were walking by. Here was the common scenario in years past: New student goes to registration table, says hello, gets name tag, wanders over to really long line which is serpentine in form and Disneyland in length, gets plate of food (which smells really good), isn't sure where to sit, is a little intimidated by the massive amount of people, and (if said student came alone) uncomfortably sits near a cluster of people trying to belong, and enjoys good food. If said student is lucky, will meet a Koinonia or acts2fellowship member and strike up a good conversation.

We always thought that wasn't a very good experience. Yeah, the food's good. But it's not just about the food. It's about the people, meeting someone and connecting with them, finding out a little bit about our group and what makes us tick. So here's the scenario you can expect tomorrow night (it's only one day away!): New student comes to registration table and gets cool name tag with colored sticker, says hello, gets plugged into a group of 10-15 other people, is directed to big cluster of colored balloons corresponding to the color on her name tag, sits down with group and meets other people and has interesting conversation, eats good food, has more groovy conversation (like, "I know someone from that high school!" or "I visited your hometown before... I think it was when I got lost on the way to my SAT." or "Oh my gosh! I collect spoofy youtube movies too!"), and then walks over to Wheeler Auditorium with new group of friends, laughing and holding hands all the way.

With the exception of the holding hands part, that's what you can expect tomorrow night when you get to the barbecue. See you there!