Our Crowdfunding Groups
Who Are We:
Each year, around 20 energetic and dedicated University of Memphis students are chosen to become Orientation Guides. These talented students are trained to assist with the New Student Orientation program throughout the summer. They serve as the primary leaders for new students and their families as they transition to the UofM! As part of their training, these students attend the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop (SROW). SROW is a conference for orientation, transition, and retention undergraduate students and professionals and is an opportunity to learn more about best practices that are happening in the field of orientation. SROW is held on a college campus each year – and this year, the conference is being held at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Help us offset the rising costs of this conference by giving back to a team that truly impacts the lives of students and families by welcoming them into the University of Memphis community!
How Your Support Can Help:
As we know, orientation is a vital program for incoming freshmen as it is the first stepping stone for freshmen, as well as their families, as they make a huge transition in life. Our goal is to make orientation a magical experience for not only freshmen but their families as well. With that magic, however, comes a cost.
We want our Orientation Guides to be equipped with knowledge so they are able to sprinkle the magic of orientation each session. The SROW Conference is a unique and vital experience in which our Orientation Guides are able to learn, grow, and connect with other Orientation Leaders all over! With the overall operative cost for orientation rising, it is important that we continue to support the program that is the welcoming face to incoming Memphis Tigers! Donations will aid the offset cost of registration, travel, and conference materials. Any additional funds would be used to further develop the team through leadership programming.
It costs about $20 for one Orientation Guide to have two meals. Remember the college days and having a college appetite? Your $20 gift would help alleviate the total cost of feeding the 2025 Orientation Guide team, allowing them to focus on team building during the lunches as well as making those SROW memories!
Lights, camera, action! It costs about $75 to provide the supplies for the Song, Skit, Step and Dance competition at SROW. Do you remember the feeling of being on stage and dancing your heart out? With your gift of $75, the 2025 Orientation Team will be equipped with all they need to be able to leave it all on the stage at the dance competition!
The SROW Conference has tended to the development in leaderships skills needed for Orientation Guides. Attending the conference allows the Orientation Guides to learn from, share experiences with and network with Orientation Leaders of other institutions. With your gift of $150, the SROW registration fees for one Orientation Guide would be covered! This gift would allow more guides to participate in the conference and gain valuable knowledge to be equipped this summer!
The Southern Regional Orientation Workshop (SROW) is an experience filled with memory making and friendship building! Those late nights spent in the room with your rommates filled with excitement for the next day and sharing what you lerned that day are one of the best friendship building and memory making times during SROW! With your $200 gift, the cost of one room for three Orientation Guides will be covered!
Do you remember the magic of SROW? There's something so special about sharing similar experiences with peers from all over the south! This magic, however, comes with a cost. It costs about $500 to fully fund an Orientaion Guide for the SROW conference. Your gift of $500 will provide the total cost for one Orientation Guide for the enitre duration of SROW!
