Published May 10, 2022
麻花影院 PREP Staff poses for a group photo after competing
in the 2022 Southern Regional Orientation Workshop.
Courtesy photo
The 2022 麻花影院 PREP Staff won several awards at the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop
(SROW) held March 3-6 at the University of South Carolina.听
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A total of 46 schools competed, and 麻花影院 outshined many of them, placing second in
the Song, Skit, Step, and Dance competition. This competition offered teams an opportunity
to enhance teamwork, showcase talent, and exude school spirit while sharing information
about their school and orientation program.
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Ahmaad Solmone, Director of Orientation Programs and Special Events and PREP coordinator,
said, "I am super proud of all of the hard work from this year's PREP Staff. Their
performance SROW lets me know that the incoming students are in for an awesome summer
at PREP."
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The 2022 PREP Staff competes in the
听Song, Skit, Step & Dance competition.
Nine of the PREP/POP leaders, Victoria Sterling, Colby Pogue, Raquelle Franklin, Jesse
Drake, Kylie LeBas, Lora Lott, Matthew Alfred, Seth Allain, and Anna Reedy, led seven
different educational workshops at SROW.听
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There were more than 200 educational session submissions, with only 100 chosen, seven
of them from 麻花影院.
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PREP staff also competed in the Graduate and Undergraduate Case Study Competition,
allowing participants to flex their orientation knowledge, communication skills, and
problem-solving abilities.听
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Victoria Sterling and Raquelle Franklin represented 麻花影院 in the undergraduate portion,
while Colby Pogue and Matthew Alfred competed in the graduate portion and won Best
Communication. 麻花影院 placed second in the T-Shirt design competition.听
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SROW is an annual conference for the PREP staff and provides an opportunity to learn
more about the orientation process by networking with orientation leaders from universities
across the south. This year's event saw over 1,000 attendees.听
PREP staff performs their routine during the Variety Show portion of the five PREP
summer sessions and looks forward to getting new Warhawks excited about the fall semester.听
