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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. Since 1983 it has "creat[ed] an environment you won't get at Freshman Orientation"<ref>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---</ref>. | 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. Since 1983 it has "creat[ed] an environment you won't get at Freshman Orientation"<ref>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---</ref>. | ||
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No amorous conduct is allowed on COOP trips. As the saying goes, "Our love is intense, but not in our tents." | 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<ref>http://bwog.com/2011/03/08/sga-participation-edition/</ref>. | + | At a [[2011]] SGA meeting, the [[SGA]] discussed bringing COOP to [[Barnard College]], to surprise of COOP coordinators and dismay of commenters<ref>http://bwog.com/2011/03/08/sga-participation-edition/</ref>. 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 said 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.’” <ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/05/15/senior-profile-sarah-dion-cc</ref>. | COBOP coordinator Sarah Dion said 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.’” <ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/05/15/senior-profile-sarah-dion-cc</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 13 June 2013
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. Since 1983 it has "creat[ed] an environment you won't get at Freshman Orientation"[1].
COOP began in 1983 "to help ease the transition to coeducation"[2]. At first only a hiking trip (now COHOP, in 1996 the program added COBOP and COHOP, for biking[3]. Several years ago, another program was introduced, COROP, for rafting/canoing. Participants of the outdoors program tend to develop an attachment to one another that lasts throughout their undergraduate experience, or at least NSOP week.
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. 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 said 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].
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
