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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: alchemy on January 23, 2016, 12:22:17 pm
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So yeah, there's quite a few...which one should I go to?
Anyone care to share their experiences? Is it really as crazy as they say it is?
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I recently queried a friend of mine about the whole O-camp getting smashed/laid stuff. This is what he had to say :'That generally is the kind of atmosphere with these things. I went to the biomed one and thought it was pretty fun. They didn't force people to do anything they didn't want to, so different people could get involved with drunken shenanigans to different degrees. Although I'm guessing that biomed is one of the more tame ones :P. I guess it just depends on whether you like that kind of rowdy environment. It's definitely great for making friends :)'. He is a camp leader this year for the Biomed one.
As for which one to go to, it's probably ideal to go to your course one since the majority will probably be from the particular course, but camps are open to anyone so you can go with whichever one you want.
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i know lots about the o-camps and i have been on alot of camps myself during my 1 year at uni so far HAHA
so first let me just say it doesnt matter which degree you do to go to which camp, they all accept kids from any degree.
o camps in general: they are very very rowdy affairs. i first wanna say that no one is forced to do anything in fact i've been on camps that offer 'dry' groups for people that dont want to drink alcohol (in their team activities at least). however, most of the activities are alcohol related. therell be stuff like get to know you games where you play 2 truths and a lie and if someone catches the lie you have to take a huge swig of goon and shit like that. you're never forced to do anything really, but if you go on a camp with the 'no alcohol' option and you DONT join the no alcohol group, you will be very very very heavily peer pressured to drink because you are literally playing drinking games in your groups. ive heard that camps without the no alcohol option are alot less peer pressurey which is good. so you dont have to worry really. these camps for ALOT of these people are their first times drinking, first times away from home for an extended period, and first exposure to uni life. there are some people that go absolutely crazy because of all the pent up stuff their whole life HAHA. but overall they are very very friendly and very very warm affairs and you'll make HEAPS of friends, not just in your group/cabin but just random people. because everyone is drunk its very easy to make friends. although sometimes you can be friends with someone for a whole night and the next day they dont remember anything past 5pm and you met them at 6pm sooo LOL i didnt drink much at all on my first o camp and i still had an awesome time.
im not gonna tell any actually stories because they are all ridiculously crazy and identifying LOOOL but yes they are just as rowdy as you have heard, maybe even crazier. its good though because these camps are one of the few situations where you can have so many people in one area drunk and having a good time without virtually 0 violence or malice bc everyone is also there to make friends.
as for the different camps. theyre all rowdy and similiar but there are some small differences. the arts o camp tends to create the strongest friends and friendship groups that last for ages (in broad terms) which might be because how their activities and groups are structured. science camp is one of the biggest ones in terms of numbers and is really balanced. probably one of the rowdier camps with lots of fun events. eng camp from what i hear is just a shit load of drinking but maybe someone else can chime in. cant comment on biomed/comm but commerce tends to be the most exclusive one and if you do commerce you make lots of good friends in your course and for later year networking in there. not going to comment on any of the society ones because they change quite drastically each year
if i could only go to one i would go to arts just because its the easiest way to guarantee to make the best friends. unless you have friends going on other ones in which case go with them LOL
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I'll probably go to the commerce one tbh, the networking is what I'm really after. The science one seems nuts...I mean there's already nudes on the brochure and the number of times they mention 'free alcohol' and 'drinking' is ridiculously high.
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How do you get into these camps? I only got one email invite to the one at Hilda's. Am I missing something here? (Please let me know if there is a liquor one)
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When I met my circle of friends at biomed camp we pretty much stayed up all night playing riddles, icebreaker games and cards, so if you want to settle for something more chill I'm sure you'll be able to find other people who feel the same.
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Hey guys, where can I find information on these O-camps?
Sounds interesting!
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I'll probably go to the commerce one tbh, the networking is what I'm really after. The science one seems nuts...I mean there's already nudes on the brochure and the number of times they mention 'free alcohol' and 'drinking' is ridiculously high.
There is a commerce camp? Hmmm I swear my emails must not be working of something...
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There is a commerce camp? Hmmm I swear my emails must not be working of something...
The details are all on FB for the time being.
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search up all the different courses and societies and their camps on fb and ask about them on oweek. alot of the camps have lines where you have to line up like hours before it opens up to get a spot because they keep gender ratios 50-50. most of the lineups were in oweek, except for science camp which has already opened and you have to send your form in as quick as possible (they take alot of kids so youll get a spot)
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Will alcohol be provided there or is it BYO? I can't seem to find the answer anywhere.
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Will alcohol be provided there or is it BYO? I can't seem to find the answer anywhere.
For science it's byo, for commerce it's provided as far as I know.
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Anyone going to the science O'Camp?
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i'll go to the science one
soooooo, abc shots anyone HAHA :P
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I'll probably go to the commerce one tbh, the networking is what I'm really after.
I'm not sure that any serious networking has been facilitated on first year, introductory alcohol-drenched Commerce camps. :P
If you're talking about making friends though, then sure. Spots run out fast though, so you'd want to get on it quickly.
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when do we get to apply for these o camps
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when do we get to apply for these o camps
Science camp is pretty close to filling up as it is
They were handing out forms for it last Thursday, but if you didn't get them then you can probably check out the Facebook event, or just google it
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dayum i really wanna go, i need a form :(
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Ask a friend to pick up a ticket for you, they don't even have to go to melb uni!
With camps etc I wonder why there's no dry events, there's tons of religious ppl on campus and there would be many students who didn't grow up with that level of drinking culture :o International students from conservative countries etc
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dayum i really wanna go, i need a form :(
Forms here: ocamp.melbunisss.org
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bump!
pls -- more submissions of experience.
there are just so many camps it's overwhelming --
on top of each subject (e.g. vsa, sci) , there are club camps as well (e.g. aa) 😱😱
????? who's been to what and what happened lmaoo
all the videos look innocent as heck but i've heard a lot about sexual assault 😰
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bump!
pls -- more submissions of experience.
there are just so many camps it's overwhelming --
on top of each subject (e.g. vsa, sci) , there are club camps as well (e.g. aa) 😱😱
????? who's been to what and what happened lmaoo
all the videos look innocent as heck but i've heard a lot about sexual assault 😰
each camp is different I guess, some more crazier than others.
basically all involve a lot of drinking (not forced, but encouraged) and partying (and the stuff that happens behind the scene at parties, if you know what i mean).
subject camps, in my experience, are better than club camps in the sense that you are more likely to make friends who you see throughout the year in your course or at uni. club camps, like the aa one, generally have people from different unis and different years all mixed, which you may prefer.
the rumours of sexual assault are the same which apply to any party really...i wouldn't worry too much about it unless you are really strict or religious.
one thing i would suggest though, if you are keen make sure you line up for tickets really early as spots are limited and many miss out.