Conventions and customs of Queen’s
Applied Science
The Grease Pole: Frosh must work together to scale a greased pole to reach the tam on top.
Sizzle like bacon: Frosh are instructed by their frosh leaders to lie on the ground and shake their bodies.
Arts and Science
Traditional cheer: “Frosh! How do you feel?” Frosh olympics: Students are covered in dirt, peat moss and shaving cream before participating in a day-long series of outdoor tournaments.
Commerce
Syndicates: First-years are separated into these teams and work together to impress the head Commerce frosh leader, the Chief Boss.
Attire: Frosh wear ‘I like commerce’ t-shirts and knee-high socks.
Computer Science
CompSci Olympics: Frosh are tested with technology trivia.
LAN Party: Computer labs are opened with unlimited online game play for first-years.
Concurrent Education
Mystery Retro Road Trip: Frosh, dressed in eighties attire, take off to an undisclosed location for the day.
Sock Wrestling: Con-eddies pair up and race to pull off each other’s socks.
First Year Not in Residence
Boat cruise: Frosh Week begins with a three-hour night-time cruise around the Thousand Islands, which includes a dance and live auction.
Bigger and better: Starting with an issue of the Journal, first-years must trade it for bigger and better items downtown Kingston.
Physical Education and Kinesiology
Camp Oconto: Frosh head an hour north of Kingston to decorate their coveralls and compete in tournaments.
At the end of the week, frosh are given a whistle to signify their official welcome into the faculty.
New, Exchange, (woohoo) and Transfer Students
Roadtrip: NEWTS are taken to a nearby city that changes year-to-year; Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto have been favourites in the past.
Afterward, students decorate their neon orange coveralls and finish Frosh Week with a semi-formal dinner.
Nursing
Nursing frosh week begins with students parading around campus holding hands clad in latex gloves.
Thundermugz: Nursing students are propped up on home-made chariots crafted by first-year engineering students before being pelted with a mixture of glue and oatmeal dubbed thundersludge.