Scholar Dinner

The first school event I attended with students from my cohort was a scholar dinner.  Scholars from this year and past years were invited to attend a dinner on campus.  I was really excited to meet more students.  I also knew a handful of individuals from the finishing cohort, and I was excited to see them again too.

It was a little difficult for me to choose an outfit for the evening.  I knew it wasn't going to be a formal dinner setting, but I also knew that I wanted to make a good impression and look like a lady.

Finally made a decision.

Thankfully I didn't have to worry about your typical "What time do I arrive?" conundrum.  The PC had invited me to meet with her before the dinner to talk about a few business items that we weren't able to discuss prior to the dinner.

Not too long after my mini meeting, other students and faculty started to arrive.  The first person I met was an individual who had been home-schooled until his undergrad years at Clemson began.  I then met a few other people who are just as geeked about science and math as I am.  The tables were arranged in a horseshoe manner, so I didn't get a chance to speak personally with everyone, but we did take turns going around the group introducing ourselves, talking about our background, and then just engaging in regular discussion.  We talked with past scholars about their experiences and got a bunch of tips from them.  It was great to see them still smiling and saying good things about the program.  The faculty members present took some time explaining their roles in the program and at Clemson in general.  They did a really nice job, also, of providing more information about the details of the program.

We ended the evening with a series of group pictures.  I haven't actually seen any of the images that were snapped, but we'll just hope that if they are ever posted anywhere on the Internet that I look decent.