With school starting soon, Golden Bear Orientation is right around the corner. This is a special time for new Golden Bears, with a large number of events to introduce them to UC Berkeley! We\u2019ve all experienced this chaotic, wondrous time \u2014 so whether you\u2019re an incoming student or a seasoned senior, here\u2019s a fun quiz to teleport you to GBO! Which orientation leader do you get, based on your major? The options vary, so let\u2019s hope you get lucky!<\/p>\n
Psychology – the bickering couple<\/p>\n
You\u2019re a psychology major stuck with the bickering GBO couple. In between your trip to the city and your graduation class\u2019s banner signing, these two fight \u2014 the ones who thought corralling first-years would be a relationship-bonding experience and ended up involving everyone else in the drama. You\u2019re here to analyze what exactly went wrong with this relationship. Good luck!<\/p>\n
Business – the networker<\/p>\n
This GBO leader networks with just about anyone, including the people they\u2019re leading in orientation. Stop for a chat as you share LinkedIn profiles or discuss upcoming consulting club applications. As a business major, this is your opportunity to take notes as this leader stops in the street to say hello to that one club colleague or ask for a coworker\u2019s socials.<\/p>\n
English – the enthusiast<\/p>\n
Congratulations! You got the GBO leader who\u2019s interested in teaching and thought to try it on a bunch of first-years for the first time ever! Their energy and love for team-bonding persists as you stroll along Telegraph, checking out their favorite bookstores like Pegasus Books or Moe\u2019s Books. You even stop for a delicious ube matcha at Binge Coffee House, talking about different writing and publishing clubs to join. You enjoy yourself, even if you need to withstand a few cringy icebreakers here and there.<\/p>\n
Art – the creative<\/p>\n
Your group has objectively the best sign with the most creative art, showcasing your group\u2019s number for all to see. Your GBO leader goes viral on TikTok and Yik Yak. You get a slight cameo in a video \u2014 impressive! And instead of the usual orientation activities, your leader takes you and your groupmates to a niche cafe in the middle of nowhere \u2014 enjoy!<\/p>\n
Engineering – the absentee<\/p>\n
Uh, where are your GBO leaders? You look around to find them, and eventually they show up, after having left you and your group to fend for yourselves in the middle of Downtown Berkeley. Perhaps it\u2019s time to get your inner explorer going and use your navigation skills, touching grass along the way. Enjoy quality you-time as you attempt to navigate back to campus for the orientation\u2019s late-night drag show, all while your GBO leaders nap away!<\/p>\n
Biology and chemistry – the tutors<\/p>\n
These GBO leaders have found the opportunity to market themselves as tutors to your whole group. Maybe you\u2019ll get tips on how to make a quick side hustle yourself! Chat with them for long hours on the Glade about the nuances of tutoring and how to teach advanced science \u2014 maybe you\u2019ll be instructing high-level math at the Student Learning Center in no time.<\/p>\n
Environmental sciences – the pigeon feeder<\/p>\n
In between getting a taco at a food truck and attending a campus tour, your GBO leader stops by bustling streets to scatter bread crumbs for the pigeons. Like many locals who do the same, this leader has truly bonded with the Berkeley pigeon family. During your group\u2019s excursion in the Bay, you and your leader continue to spread joy to the different birds of San Francisco and Oakland!<\/p>\n
Economics – the frat guy<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time to party! Your GBO leader is a classic fraternity guy. He\u2019s leading the group to lunch with a pep in his step, and he busts out the dance moves during silent disco. He invites you to some of the biggest parties happening during orientation week, a fun, yet chaotic, opportunity to meet people. It\u2019s time to start socializing!<\/p>\n
Philosophy – the philosopher<\/p>\n
Not to surprise you, but you get, well, the philosopher! This GBO leader, a modern-day Socrates, sits with you at dinner discussing the nuances of life as your hand intellectually rests on your chin. You both start to have an existential crisis about the meaning of life and of orientation \u2014 then time passes and you\u2019re off, flying to another GBO event with philosophical musings still in the back of your mind.<\/p>\n
Computer science – Oski<\/p>\n
You\u2019re wondering why you\u2019re at Berkeley\u2019s orientation instead of coding inside, and then Oski shows up, your leader who parades you around to different events like karaoke night at Jaguar Karaoke or a Bear Pact theater performance. With all of Oski\u2019s dance moves and the whole not-speaking thing, this is kind of a shock to you, but have no fear! Oski is here to introduce you to the wonder that is UC Berkeley! Regretfully, you wake up, disappointed that your GBO leader is just a normal human and not the iconic Oski himself.<\/p>\n
After teleporting to GBO, you find yourself returning to the present. But as your thoughts swirl with the diverse activities you experienced, from exploring the Fire Trails to attending a carnival on the Glade, you feel reluctant to leave. Whichever leader you got made a lasting impression, fostering memories about UC Berkeley for a lifetime. Hold those close.<\/p>\n
See you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With school starting soon, Golden Bear Orientation is right around the corner. This is a special time for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431961,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[2308,13793,171606,171602,12455,387,31744,2568,2633,965,2172,809,7367,99431,171601,171603,171600,171605,15342,121905,143,145,144,53855,28530,112719,45139,101,171604,30104,5294,3808,149,50999],"class_list":["post-431960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-art","tag-bay","tag-bear-pact","tag-binge-coffee","tag-biology","tag-business","tag-chemistry","tag-computer-science","tag-downtown-berkeley","tag-economics","tag-engineering","tag-english","tag-environmental-sciences","tag-fire-trails","tag-gbo","tag-glade","tag-golden-bear-orientation","tag-jaguar-karaoke","tag-linkedin","tag-moes-books","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-oski","tag-pegasus-books","tag-philosophy","tag-psychology","tag-san-francisco","tag-socrates","tag-student-learning-center","tag-telegraph","tag-tiktok","tag-uc-berkeley","tag-yik-yak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}