we dont know if we should come tomorrow thursday or if the classes will start on monday dance performances live shows and song recitals livened up the atmosphere as they sauntered out of the orientation venue they followed in the footsteps of their seniors by looking around for eateries popular haunts and making new friends freshers began this new phase of life with style and gusto nazaakat an indian dance society pulled in the maximum students with 100 signing up for it the atmosphere was charged with political activity as various student organizations and aspiring leaders declared their intention to stand for the coming student union elections and introduced themselves to the firstyear students perhaps fyup is a good idea as we will get to spend more time in college and pursue our hobbies seniors juniors guided juniors on the courses and activity clubs on south campus students at lady shri ram college were surprised by a visit by the vicechancellor during the orientation programme with so much happening classes were definitely the last thing on students mind especially in hindu college where even the orientation got a tepid response the street plays staged by the seniors on the college lawns however were a big draw for those just out of school the first day at delhi university turned out to be wholesome and exciting student volunteers distributed chocolates to them at kirori mal college while hans raj welcomed them with a cake for varshya a firstyear economics student looked forward to college life the atmosphere crackled with the excitement as volunteers advertised their activities and students gravitated towards different groups students got a traditional welcome in the form of rangoli and diyas it is really symbolic as we will tend the sapling and see it grow just as we will mature ourselves said gitanjali at miranda house across the roads students bustled around the administration office to collect the information handbook although the notice board had a list of students with their course and allotted room numbers students claimed the college didnt notify the timetable new delhi the dance and drama societies were the most sought after students who described the day as the first in a new way of life familiarized themselves with the campus the musical performance by seniors at ramjas got the thumbs up from the audience followed by lunch a number of students inquired about extracurricular activities and collected timetables and their syllabi priya a student said there was no information on the timetable teachers say it will take at least three to four days to get things sorted for the freshers at gargi members of different societies went all out to convince the freshers to join their group at srcc students got down to business as classes began after tuesdays orientation like every year the freshers entered college life by planting a sapling on the college premises and pledging to take care of it during their stay studentspart of the first batch