Orientation Schedule
We can’t wait for Orientation 2024! The dates of Orientation are Saturday, August 24 – Tuesday, August 27, 2024. More to come on the specific 2024 schedule.
Last year’s schedule is below, for reference. See you soon!
The Office of New Student & Family Programs brings you Fall Orientation 2023! Orientation will run from Saturday, August 19 –Tuesday, August 22, the first day of classes is Wednesday, August 23, and there will be ongoing Orientation programming through the week.
8:00 AM–6:00 PM New and transfer student check-in, Hinkle Fieldhouse parking lot.
- Residential Students: Set arrival time for check-in is based on a student’s room location within the residence hall. This time is emailed in early August.
- Commuter Students: May arrive any time between 8:00 AM–4:30 PM ET.
8:00 AM–4:30 PM Office of Parking Services open, 4702 Sunset Ave. (Parking Garage, Suite 500).
8:00 AM–5:00 PM Starbucks open, Atherton Union.
9:00 AM–5:00 PM Spirit Shop open, Hinkle Fieldhouse.
9:00 AM–2:00 PM Brunch (first meal plan meal), Atherton Union Dining Hall.
Brunch is available for payment via credit (Visa and Mastercard accepted).
9:00 AM–5:00 PM Bookstore open, Atherton Union.
Online order pick-up available on the landing between the bookstore and Plum Market.
10:00 AM–12:00 AM Plum Market Open, Atherton Union.
Payment is available by credit card (Visa and Mastercard accepted).
10:00 AM–5:00 PM Relaxation Station, Orientation Tent, Clowes Mall.
Throughout the day, the Relaxation Station will offer activities to help students and families feel at ease. Examples include coloring sheets, massages, and snacks. Co-sponsored with the Student Government Association Mental Health and Well-Being Board.
11:00 AM–1:00 PM Butler Brew energy drink sampling: Lotus Energy Drinks. Orientation Tent, Clowes Mall.
11:00 AM–3:00 PM Health and Recreation Complex open.
1:00–3:00 PM Butler Women’s Volleyball Game, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Main Gym.
Free admission for students. Concessions stand open for purchase.
1:00–4:00 PM Student Accounts office open, Jordan Hall, Room 102.
1:00–9:00 PM Esports Park open, Esports Park, Butler Parking Garage.
2:00–5:00 PM Irwin Library Open House —Duck Drop Event, Irwin Library. Drop by Irwin Library to try your hand at the famous Irwin Fountain Duck Drop competition. Meet library staff and faculty, learn about library services, and enjoy refreshments and a rest from the heat. The Duck Drop competition is a rite of passage you won’t want to miss!
2:00–5:00 PM Resource Fair, Atherton Mall.
Meet with representatives from campus offices and external entities such as banks and other community organizations that serve and support our students.
4:30–5:30 PM Butler Catholic Community Mass, Atherton Union, Reilly Room.
Join the Butler Catholic Community for the celebration of Mass.
4:30–8:30 PM Dinner, Atherton Union, Dining Hall.
Dinner is available for purchase via credit card (Visa and Mastercard accepted).
5:30–6:30 PM Student-athlete welcome for athletes and parents (required for student athletes), Hinkle Fieldhouse.
For all new student athletes; families are encouraged to attend. Dinner will be served for student athletes and their families.
7:30–8:30 PM Student orientation group meeting (required), Orientation Group Meeting Room.
The location of your orientation group has been emailed to your Butler email.
8:00–9:30 PM Family presentation and dessert reception, Clowes Memorial Hall.
While students are in their required residence hall meeting, please come learn from university administrators on how we support our Butler families while also meeting and connecting with other Butler families. Dress is casual.
8:30–10:30 PM Residence hall meetings for new students (required for residential students), Residential College (ResCo) & Irvington House.
8:30–10:30 PM Commuter meeting for new students (required for commuter students), Pharmacy Building Room 150.
10:00 PM–12:30 AM First Night, Late Night @ BU! Atherton Union.
New students, join us for free food, Dive-In Movie at the HRC pool showing of “Teen Beach Movie,” lawn games on HRC lawn, Trivia, inflatables on the Atherton Mall, arts and crafts, plant night, and much more!
8:00 AM–4:00 PM Bookstore open, Atherton Union.
Online order pick-up available on the landing between the bookstore and Plum Market.
8:00 AM–4:30 PM Office of Parking Services open. 4702 Sunset Ave. (Parking Garage, Suite 500).
8:00 AM–5:00 PM Starbucks open, Atherton Union.
9:00 AM–2:00 PM Brunch, Atherton Union Dining Hall.
Brunch is available for purchase with credit card (Visa and Mastercard accepted). Meal plans are accepted.
9:30 AM–10:30 AM Butler University Convocation (required for all new students, families are welcome to attend). Clowes Memorial Hall.
As a Bulldog, there are two events that mark your academic journey at Butler: your induction as a scholar at convocation and your commencement as a graduate. Join President James M. Danko, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Brooke Barnett, Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Frank E. Ross III, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Lori Green, and other University leaders as we celebrate your formal welcome to Butler University as a student. Students will sit together on the main floor and first terrace of the Clowes, families will sit on all of the terraces. Overflow family seating available in the Schrott Center for the Performing Arts.
- New Student Photo Immediately Following Convocation, Lawn in front of Clowes Memorial Hall. Rain date: Monday, August 23, 6:00 PM.
- Convocation Reception. Immediately following the Butler University Convocation, please join Butler University faculty, deans, and administrators. Atherton Mall. Inclement weather location: Dugan Hall.
10:00 AM–12:00 AM Plum Market Open, Atherton Union.
Payment is available by credit card (Visa and Mastercard accepted).
11:00 AM–11:00 PM Health and Recreation Complex open. Normal hours of operation begin.
11:30 AM–1:15 PM Commuter Student Center open, Atherton Union, Commuter Student Center, Room 011.
Commuter students can hang out in this gathering space before the next required program. Members of the Commuter Student Organization and group’s advisor will be onsite. Lunch tickets will be provided. Butler Dining samples for grab and go options.
1:00–1:30 PM Family Farewell. Please use this time to say goodbye before student orientation group meetings begin.
1:30–2:30 PM Jordan College of the Arts (JCA) Family Reception, Schrott Center for the Performing Arts, Lobby.
Meet the JCA Dean, members of the JCA faculty and staff, and other JCA families. Light refreshments will be served.
1:30–5:00 PM Student orientation group meeting (required for all new students). The location of your orientation group has been emailed to your Butler email.
4:00–7:00 PM Register for Dawg Alert, bikes, and electronics, Starbucks Patio.
Dawg Alert Plus gives Butler administrators the ability to reach students, faculty, and staff, on and off campus via text messages, voice, and email alerts in the event of a campus emergency, weather-related delay, or closing. Students can also register their bikes and electronics during this time.
4:30–8:30 PM Dinner (returning students), Atherton Union Dining Hall. Meal plans are accepted.
5:00–7:30 PM Campus picnic for new students. Pick up your food in the Marketplace at Atherton Union and take plates out to the Atherton Mall and 46 St. Mall Tents.
Inclement weather location: Atherton Union Dining Hall.
Please bring your Butler University ID.
6:00–8:00 PM Commuter Student Center open, Atherton Union, Commuter Student Center, Room 011.
Commuter students can hang out in this gathering space before the next required program. Commuter students will have access to meals in Atherton Marketplace.
6:00–8:00 PM JCA—Music Theory 1 Exemption Exam (invite only), Lilly Hall room 133.
Music majors who scored a 93% or higher on the Music Theory placement exam or had an appropriate AP Music Theory Exam score were invited via email to take the Music Theory 1 Exemption Exam. If you have any questions or concerns, please email music@butler.edu.
8:30–9:00 PM Tail-Gate, Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Grab some spirit beads, boom sticks, and pom poms to cheer on Butler’s spirit crews at the Let’s Go Dawgs event!
9:00–10:00 PM Let’s Go Dawgs! (required for all new students), Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Join the Orientation team and get hyped with Butler spirit! Meet the Butler cheerleaders, dance team, pep band, Blue IV, and hear from Butler athletics’ coaches. Learn Butler cheers, the fight song, and more. Please bring your Butler University ID for check in.
10:00–12:30 PM Late Night @ BU, Atherton Union, Atherton Mall.
Join us for free food, play some board games and make a friendship bracelet at the Library, dance the night away at the Glow Rave in the tent, head to the firepits to build a s’more, play on the inflatables on the mall, and much more!
6:00 AM–11:00 PM Health and Recreation Complex open.
7:00 AM–7:00 PM Starbucks open, Atherton Union.
7:00–10:00 AM Breakfast (for all students, Atherton Union Dining Hall.
Please bring your Butler University ID to every meal. Meal plans are accepted.
7:30 AM–3:00 PM ResCo Dining , Residential College.
Grab and go options will be available.
8:00 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00–4:30 PM Office of Parking Services open. 4702 Sunset Ave. (Parking Garage, Suite 500).
9:00 AM–5:00 PM Bookstore open, Atherton Union.
Online order pick-up available on the landing between the bookstore and Plum Market.
9:00 AM–9:45 AM Wake Up With Wellness, Atherton Union Mall (inclement weather location: Fairview Community Room).
Use this time for your best self-care: sleep-in, attend the 45-minute morning yoga session on the mall*, participate in Eco Therapy walking trails around campus, or do something you love to recharge—walk, run, meditate, read, write, or grab a coffee with a new friend.
*If you wish to attend yoga on the mall, please bring a mat, towel or blanket and wear comfortable clothing.
10:00 AM–3:00 PM Academic Day (required for all new and transfer students). Locations to be announced.
- College Meetings | Required for all new first-year and transfer students. Locations to be announced
- Department Meetings | Required for all new first-year and transfer students. Locations will be announced during college meetings.
- Lunch with Department Faculty | Required for all new first-year and transfer students. Locations will be announced during department meetings.
- A Public Conversation – Can we “Live Happily Ever?”: Required for all new first-year and transfer students. Clowes Memorial Hall.
- A community discussion stemming from the Common Read in which representatives from the six colleges discuss the writer’s view of the variables that determine human happiness. Was “the late Neil Armstrong happier than the hunter-gatherer of 30,000 years ago?” And if not, “what was the point of developing agriculture, cities, writing coinage, empires, science and industry?”
11:00 AM–1:00 PM Breadworks Pastry Samples, ResCo Dining. Free!
11:00 AM–1:00 PM Breadworks Pastry Samples, Dugan Hall, Atrium.
Grab a pastry from Breadworks. Free!
11:00 AM–2:00 PM Lunch (for returning students), Atherton Union Dining hall.
Please bring your Butler University ID. Meal plans are accepted.
11:00 AM–8:00 PM Trip’s Corner Market open, Apartment Village.
Grab and go options will be available. (Visa and Mastercard accepted.)
3:00–5:30 PM Student orientation group meetings (required). The location of your orientation group can be found in your Butler email.
4:30–8:30 PM Dinner, Atherton Union Dining Hall.
Please bring your Butler University ID to every meal. Meal plans are accepted.
5:00–6:00 PM Special Dietary Needs? Atherton Union Dining Hall, Maximize your meal plan!
Meet with dining hall managers and learn about campus resources for those who have food allergies, intolerances, and special dietary needs. (Also offered on Tuesday at 12:00 PM.)
5:00–10:00 PM JCA Music Ensemble Auditions, various locations, details online, advance sign-up required.
Click here to sign up for an audition and view details. If your placement audition check-in conflicts with an Orientation session, please contact music@butler.edu.
6:00–7:30 PM Morton-Finney Diversity Scholars Kick-Off (Morton-Finney Scholars only), Fairview Community Room.
Join new and returning Morton-Finney Scholars for program overview, dinner, and games.
7:00–8:45 PM Playfair, North Atherton Mall.
Meet hundreds of new students while playing icebreakers and games. Inclement weather location: Health and Recreation Complex (HRC).
8:30—9:45 PM (immediately following Playfair) Center for Faith and Vocation (CFV) ice cream social and open house, Center for Faith and Vocation (The Blue House across from Schrott).
Join CFV communities to learn how to get involved in religious, spiritual, and secular organizations at Butler. Broad Ripple Ice Cream Shop (BRICS) sponsors the delicious ice cream offered.
10:00 PM–12:30 AM Late Night @ BU Co-hosted with University Program Council (@Butler.UPC), Atherton Union, Atherton Mall and Clowes Mall Tents.
Join new and returning students for food, play some rounds of Black Light Bingo under the tent for prizes, jump on an inflatable on the mall, tie-dye some apparel items, and enjoy outdoor other exciting activities!
6:00 AM–11:00 PM Health and Recreation Complex open.
7:00–10:00 AM Breakfast (for all students), Atherton Union Dining Hall.
Please bring your Butler University ID to every meal. Meal plans are accepted.
7:00 AM–7:00 PM Starbucks open, Atherton Union.
7:30 AM–3:00 PM ResCo Dining , Residential College.
Grab and go options will be available.
8:00 AM–Noon and 1:00–4:30 PM Office of Parking Services open. 4702 Sunset Ave. (Parking Garage, Suite 500).
9:00–9:45 AM Wake Up With Wellness, Atherton Union Mall (Inclement Weather Location: Fairview Community Room).
Use this time for your best self-care: sleep-in, attend the 45-minute morning yoga session on the mall*, participate in Eco Therapy walking trails around campus, or do something you love to recharge—walk, run, meditate, read, write, or grab a coffee with a new friend.
*If you wish to attend yoga on the mall, please bring a mat, towel or blanket and wear comfortable clothing.
9:00–9:45 AM Butler Brew Smoothies, Atherton Union Mall (inclement weather location: Fairview Community Room).
Grab a smoothie! FREE!
9:00 AM–5:00 PM Bookstore open, Atherton Union.
Online order pick-up available on the landing between the bookstore and Plum Market.
9:45 AM–12:15 PM Take Care Of You-sday (required for all new students). Please bring your ID for check in.
- Alcohol + You @ BU, Orientation group rooms. Learn how to BUBeWell while navigating social situations during your college experience. This interactive session will debunk common myths around drugs and alcohol and empower you to make healthy, informed decisions to keep you and your friends safe.
- Identity + Me, Orientation group rooms. Explore your own identities and how an awareness of them can lead to opportunities to establish and maintain belonging for yourself and others. This engaging session will build skills of self-reflection, communication, trust, and appreciation for diversity.
10:30 AM–7:00 PM Uprooted food truck open, south end of Atherton Mall.
Serving rotating menus every Tuesday-Thursday weather permitting. Meal plans may be used for the Butler Dining food truck.
11:00 AM–1:00 PM Butler Dining Samples Cold Brew & Iced Tea, south end of Atherton Mall.
Free cold brew and iced tea
11:00 AM–2:00 PM Lunch (for all students); Atherton Union Dining Hall.
Please bring your Butler University ID. Meal plans are accepted.
11:00 AM–8:00 pm Trip’s Corner Market Open, Apartment Village.
Grab and go options are available. (Visa and Mastercard accepted.)
12:00–1:00 PM Special Dietary Needs? Atherton Union Dining Hall. Maximize your meal plan!
Meet with dining hall managers and learn about campus resources for those who have food allergies, intolerances, and special dietary needs.
12:00–1:30 PM Commuter student meeting (required for all new commuter students), Robertson Hall, Johnson Board Room. Lunch will be provided.
12:30–1:30 PM Honors Student Meeting, Jordan Hall Room 141.
Official welcome and orientation for the newest members of the University Honors Program. Incoming Honors Program students will learn about mentors, program requirements, and other matters related to Honors at Butler. Lunch will be provided.
1:00–4:00 PM Commuter Student Center Open, Atherton Union, Commuter Student Center Room 011.
Commuter students can hang out in this gathering space before the next required program.
1:30–2:30 PM Indiana State Grant recipients’ session, (Frank O’Bannon Grant and 21st Century Scholars), Atherton Union, Reilly Room.
All students who have been awarded an Indiana State Grant through the Frank O’Bannon Grant program or the Indiana 21st Century Scholars program are required to attend this session. Your financial aid may be delayed in posting to your account if you do not attend. This session will explain the Indiana State requirements to ensure that you continue to receive your Indiana State Grants. If you are unsure if you are required to attend, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@butler.edu.
1:30–4:00 PM New athlete orientation (required for new student athletes), Gallahue Hall, Room 104.
2:00–4:00 PM JCA – Ballet Placement Class (new Dance majors only), Lilly Hall, Studio 310.
2:30–3:15 PM Money Matters—One on One Discussions, Jordan Hall 155.
Representatives from Financial Aid and Student Accounts will assist you with any questions you have regarding your financial aid, loan options, billing statements, due dates and payment options. Feel free to stop by during this time to make sure you’re all set for financial success! (This session is also offered on Wednesday at 4:00 PM). Please note: If you’re unable to stop by during this time, both offices are open during normal business hours:
- Financial Aid: Open 8:30 AM –4:30 PM, located in Robertson Hall, Lower Lever. Email: finaid@butler.edu Phone: 317-940-8200
- Student Accounts: Open 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, located in Jordan Hall, 102 Email: studentaccounts@butler.edu Phone: 317-940-9353
3:30–4:15 PM Student Disability Services Orientation (required for new students registered with SDS only), Jordan Hall, Room 141.
If a student wants to learn more about how to register with SDS, please email sds@butler.edu.
4:30–8:30 PM Dinner, Atherton Union Dining Hall.
Please bring your Butler University student ID. Meal plans are accepted.
5:30–8:00 PM Student Involvement Fair: Block Party, Atherton Mall and Butler Way Mall, Orientation Tents.
Meet representatives from Butler’s 200+ student organizations. Hosted by the Office of Student Activities. Click this link for a list of all recognized student groups.
5:30–10:00 PM JCA Music Ensemble Auditions, various locations, details online, advance sign-up required.
Click here to sign up for an audition and view schedule and details. If your placement audition check-in conflicts with an Orientation session, please contact tblanco@butler.edu.
7:00 AM–10:00 PM Starbucks Open, Atherton Union.
7:30 AM–3:00 PM ResCo Dining , Residential College.
Grab and go options will be available.
8:00 AM–12:00 PM & 1:00–4:30 PM Office of Parking Services Open. 4702 Sunset Ave. (Parking Garage, Suite 500).
9:00 AM–3:00 PM The Butler Brew Open, Dugan Hall.
9:00 AM–4:00 PM Information Gazebo – Ask a Dawg! Starbucks Gazebo.
Have a question and don’t know who to ask? Stop by the Information Gazebo. SOGs and staff from the Office of New Student & Family Programs will be at the gazebo to help. Grab a snack and get your questions answered.
10:30 AM–7:00 PM Uprooted food truck open, south end of Atherton Mall.
Serving rotating menus every Tuesday-Thursday weather permitting.
11:00 AM–8:00 PM Trip’s Corner Market open, Apartment Village.
Grab and go available for credit card (Visa and Mastercard accepted).
4:00–4:45 PM Money Matters—One on One Discussions, Jordan Hall, Room 155
Representatives from Financial Aid and Student Accounts will assist you with any questions you have regarding your financial aid, loan options, billing statements, due dates and payment options. Feel free to stop by during this time to make sure you’re all set for financial success! Please note: If you’re unable to stop by during this time, both offices are open during normal business hours:
- Financial Aid: Open 8:30 AM –4:30 PM, located in Robertson Hall, Lower Lever. Email: finaid@butler.edu Phone: 317-940-8200
- Student Accounts: Open 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, located in Jordan Hall, 102 Email: studentaccounts@butler.edu Phone: 317-940-9353
7:00 and 8:30 PM Modern Love: Consent and Healthy Relationships Workshop (required for all new students), various locations.
- The Modern Love workshop provides students with an in depth look at what healthy relationships look like from a variety of lenses (romantic or platonic) and engages students in conversations about how culture influences how we view relationships. Students will practice new techniques to communicate their boundaries, practically apply new tools to a variety of situations, and explore the resources available for those who experience sexual or relationship violence.
- Students will participate in their residence hall units. Contact your RA to find your designated date, time, and location for this session.
- We understand that our students come to campus with a wide variety of experiences and that the content found in the Modern Love workshop could be activating, particularly for those who have experienced interpersonal violence. If you are concerned how the content might affect you or wish to ask for alternative education, please reach out to Jules Grable with the Sexual Assault Response & Prevention (SARP) Office at 317-940-2047 or jearthur@butler.edu.
7:00 AM–10:00 PM Starbucks Open, Atherton Union.
7:30 AM–3:00 PM ResCo Dining , Residential College.
Grab and go options will be available.
8:00 AM–12:00 PM & 1:00–4:30 PM Office of Parking Services Open. 4702 Sunset Ave. (Parking Garage, Suite 500).
9:00 AM–3:00 PM The Butler Brew Open, Dugan Hall.
9:00 AM–4:00 PM Information Gazebo – Ask a Dawg! Starbucks Gazebo.
Have a question and don’t know who to ask? Stop by the Information Gazebo. SOGs and staff from the Office of New Student & Family Programs will be at the gazebo to help. Grab a snack and get your questions answered.
10:30 AM–7:00 PM Uprooted food truck open, south end of Atherton Mall.
Serving rotating menus every Tuesday-Thursday weather permitting. Meal plans may be used for the Butler Dining food truck.
11:00 AM–8:00 PM Trip’s Corner Market Open, Apartment Village. Grab and go options available for credit card (Visa and Mastercard accepted).
3:00–5:00 PM Get Hired! On-Campus Job Fair, Atherton Union, Reilly Room. Come learn about on-campus and near-campus part-time job opportunities from University Departments, Affiliates and Community Partners looking for student workers. If you need information regarding Federal Work Study or how to find an on-campus job, representatives from Student Employment and Career and Professional Success will be present. Bring your student ID to scan at the door.
7:00 and 8:30 PM Modern Love: Consent and Healthy Relationships Workshop (REQUIRED FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS), various locations.
- The Modern Love workshop provides students with an in depth look at what healthy relationships look like from a variety of lenses (romantic or platonic) and engages students in conversations about how culture influences how we view relationships. Students will practice new techniques to communicate their boundaries, practically apply new tools to a variety of situations, and explore the resources available for those who experience sexual or relationship violence.
- Students will participate in their residence hall units. Contact your RA to find your designated date, time, and location for this session.
- We understand that our students come to campus with a wide variety of experiences and that the content found in the Modern Love workshop could be activating, particularly for those who have experienced interpersonal violence. If you are concerned how the content might affect you or wish to ask for alternative education, please reach out to Jules Grable with the Sexual Assault Response & Prevention (SARP) Office at 317-940-2047 or jearthur@butler.edu.
7:00 AM–10:00 PM Starbucks Open, Atherton Union.
7:30 AM–3:00 PM ResCo Dining , Residential College.
Grab and go options will be available.
8:00 AM–12:00 PM & 1:00–4:30 PM Office of Parking Services Open. 4702 Sunset Ave. (Parking Garage, Suite 500).
9:00 AM–3:00 PM The Butler Brew Open, Dugan Hall.
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Information Gazebo – Ask A Dawg! Starbucks Gazebo.
Have a question and don’t know who to ask? Stop by the Information Gazebo. SOGs and staff from the Office of New Student & Family Programs will be at the gazebo to help. Grab a snack and get your questions answered.
10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Uprooted Food Truck Open, south end of Atherton Mall.
Serving rotating menus every Tuesday-Thursday weather permitting.
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Cone-sent Ice Cream Bar, Atherton Union, North Lobby Starbucks Table. Sponsored by the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention (SARP) Office.
Join the SARP Office for free ice cream sundaes! All you have to do is ask!
12:00–2:00 PM Butler Women’s Volleyball Game vs. Eastern Illinois University—Top Dog Challenge, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Main Gym.
Free admission for students, parents & families can pay for a ticket at Gate 4! Concessions stands open for purchase.
1:30–3:00 PM Trip’s Market at Apartment Village, Trip’s Market.
Free ice cream social featuring Sundae’s Ice Cream.
4:00–7:00 PM Atherton Open House, Atherton Union.
Atherton Open House is a showcase of the student services and resources located inside Atherton Student Union. The open house is a pressure-free space where students can get acclimated with resources and staff while simultaneously participating in activities, eating food, and winning prizes.
Sponsored by: The Office of Student Activities
6:00–8:00 PM Butler Women’s Volleyball Game vs. Oakland University—Top Dog Challenge, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Main Gym.
Free admission for students, parents & families can pay for a ticket at Gate 4. Concessions stands open for purchase.
8:00 AM–10:00 PM Starbucks Open, Atherton Union.
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Bulldogs Involved Through Service (BITS), Schrott Center for the Arts.
Join us for this time-honored Butler tradition and get to know your new city through service! Hundreds of new students will volunteer with returning student leaders for this large-scale service event. Volunteers will engage with different organizations throughout Indy.
Register Here!
4:00–6:00 PM Butler Women’s Volleyball Game vs. University of Akron—Top Dog Challenge, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Main Gym.
Free admission for students, parents & families can pay for a ticket at Gate 4. Concessions stand open for purchase.
8:00 PM–12:00 AM Bulldog Bash, Atherton Union.
Get ready to travel back in time at this year’s 80’s themed Bulldog Bash. So dust off your neon leg warmers, tease your hair, and grab your friends for a totally rad night. Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of the 80s, with iconic music, nostalgic games, and unmistakable fashion. Indulge in scrumptious treats, play iconic games, and win prizes. Don’t miss out on Bulldog Bash – where the 80s come alive!
To learn more about upcoming programs and opportunities, follow @ButlerActivities, @Butler.SGA, @Butler.UPC or visit butlersga.org!