Student Orientation Guides
Do you have what it takes to be a Student Orientation Guide?
Do you…
- Have a passion for building community at Butler?
- Want to make a difference in the lives of new students?
Apply to be a Student Orientation Guide (SOG) for August 2025 Orientation!
Students who have never served as a SOG before are asked to complete the New SOG Application. New SOG applicants apply here.
Deadline: January 26, 2025
Students who have previously served as a SOG should complete the Returning SOG Application. Returning SOG applicants apply here.
Deadline: December 22, 2024 — new deadline: January 26, 2025
SOGs are student leaders who are selected to lead a group of incoming and transfer students throughout Orientation and their first year on campus. These student leaders serve as mentors and role models to new students, facilitate group discussions and presentations, and are an invaluable part of the Orientation team.
New Student Orientation Guides
- Applications are now closed
- Step 1: Complete the new Student Orientation Guide Application.
- Step 2: Participate in the first round of interviews, scheduled for late January 2025. Exact dates to be announced.
- Step 3: Following the first round of interviews, students invited to the second round of interviews will participate in individual interviews scheduled for early February 2025. Exact dates to be announced.
Returning Student Orientation Guides
- Step 1: Complete the Returning Student Orientation Guide Application.
Questions?
Please email orientation@butler.edu or call 317-940-8648.
A Student Orientation Guide (SOG) Group is the group of new or transfer students that will navigate Orientation programs with you before the start of classes and serve as a support for you throughout your first year at Butler.
Student Orientation Coordinators (SOCs) are student leaders who have previously served as a Student Orientation Guide and are now helping plan Orientation! SOCs are responsible for leading a team of over 150 Student Orientation Guides, planning late night events, running communications, and assisting with the overall logistics of Orientation. Student Orientation Coordinators work with New Student and Family Programs staff, starting in the middle of fall semester all the way until the following fall to ensure that Orientation is a success!