Difference between revisions of "Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program"
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| − | * [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/ | + | * [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/ COÖP website] |
| − | * [http://bwog.com/2011/08/24/coop-is-here/ A Bwog post about | + | * [http://bwog.com/2011/08/24/coop-is-here/ A Bwog post about COÖPers arriving on campus] |
| − | * [http://bwog.com/tag/coop/ Bwog's | + | * [http://bwog.com/tag/coop/ Bwog's COÖP tag] |
| − | * [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19831007-01.2.12.2&srpos=18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# An '83 | + | * [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19831007-01.2.12.2&srpos=18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# An '83 COÖP ad in Spec] |
| − | * [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960826-01.2.36&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# A bemused | + | * [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960826-01.2.36&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# A bemused COÖP first-year, in 1996] |
| − | *https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaCOOP?fref=ts | + | * [https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaCOOP?fref=ts COÖP's Facebook Page] |
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Revision as of 18:46, 27 April 2015
The Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program (COÖP) is a pre-orientation program for first year students in Columbia College and SEAS. It is geared towards those students that are interested in a non-traditional orientation program and enjoy the outdoors. COOP has since 1983 "creat[ed] an environment you won't get at Freshman Orientation"[1].
The program is divided into:
Contents
History
COOP began in 1983 "to help ease the transition to coeducation"[2]. At first only a hiking trip (now known as COHOP), the program added a biking trip (now COBOP) in 1996[3]. Several years ago, a third branch was introduced, COROP, that one for rafting/canoing. Plans for a fourth program, COFOP—Columbia Outdoor Farming Orientation Program—were drawn up and subsequently scuttled.
Program benefits
Participants of the outdoors program tend to develop an attachment to one another that lasts throughout their undergraduate experience, or at least NSOP week.
It is wonderful way to begin your time at Columbia, get to know a group from the entering class, and get out into the woods. It is also kind of a cult. No amorous conduct is allowed on COOP trips. As the saying goes, "Our love is intense, but not in our tents."
At a 2011 SGA meeting, the SGA discussed bringing COOP to Barnard College, to surprise of COOP coordinators and dismay of commenters[4]. It is unlikely that Barnard students will be added to COOP, on account of the requisite 1:1 male to female ration.
COBOP coordinator Sarah Dion had this to say of the program, “I can point to the person in COÖP who was like, ‘This is the thing I was involved in, this is really cool, you should check it out' " [5].
Leadership
COOP is much loved by current leaders, and attracts almost half of the participants each year to apply to be a leader the following year.
If you enjoyed your trip when you were a first-year, or if you just want to brave the outdoors, you can follow the steps below to apply to become a COÖP leader:
- Only first-year students and sophomores can apply to be leaders.
- The COÖP leadership application process begins at the start of the spring semester in late January.
- Applicants must attend one of the first two information sessions, then attend all other mandatory dates and events to be considered for leadership.
Official description
From the COÖP mission statement[1]:
The Columbia University Outdoor Orientation Program (COÖP) is an optional pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students entering Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. COÖP is designed to ease the anxieties of transitioning into the college environment through a four-day outdoor camping experience. The COÖP experience is divided into three trips, biking, hiking, and river, each of which pairs a small group of first-years with several upperclassmen trip leaders. The leaders act as mentors for the first-years, ensure safety on the trip, and create a comfortable environment in which first-years can ask questions, express concerns, and get to know one another.
References
- ↑ http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19830829-01.2.16&srpos=&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1781--txt-IN-swimming---
- ↑ http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19830829-01.2.16&srpos=&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1781--txt-IN-swimming---
- ↑ http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960122-01.2.9&srpos=8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----#
- ↑ http://bwog.com/2011/03/08/sga-participation-edition/
- ↑ http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/05/15/senior-profile-sarah-dion-cc
