Orientation
First-year students are welcomed to campus each year with a fun and informative three-day program of getting-to-know-you activities, academic preparedness programs, class unity events, awareness building educational workshops, and introductions to campus and student services. Well-trained senior, junior and sophomore student leaders including: Orientation Leaders, Resident Advisors, Peer Counselors, Peer Mentors, International Peer Counselors, LAF Executive Committee members and Landis Center Staff, assist new students with their transition to College during the Orientation period and beyond.
Meet the OLs

Activities Fair
During the first week of classes each academic year, the Office of Student Life Programs sponsors the Activities Fair. Representatives from campus clubs and organizations, as well as some departmental programs, are on hand to display information, answer questions, and take names and contact information from potential new participants. Each year, the fair is packed on with activities tables and students looking to get more connected at Lafayette. This fall we had well over 100 groups represented!

Student Clubs and Organizations
A listing of student organizations. Includes contact information and a description of the clubs.

"What to Do at Lafayette" Brochure
Get a snapshot of some of the ways to get involved at Lafayette!

1,000 Nights
The 1000 Nights formal for first-year students is a Lafayette tradition that brings approximately 400 members of each year's new class (exclusively) together for dancing and socializing in style.  Inspired by the long standing 100 Nights formal tradition for seniors that occurs each spring approximately 100 days before their graduation, the 1000 Nights event gives new students a chance to anticipate and celebrate the 1000 or so college days before their distant Commencement.

Family Weekend
Lafayette hosts the largest annual campus event each fall when it invites its students and their families to enjoy a packed three-day schedule of events for Family Weekend. A committee of students is selected and spends six months planning for this wonderful Lafayette tradition starting with a program theme. The weekend includes student performances and major entertainment, faculty panels, discussions and showcase lectures, athletic events, tours, open houses and exhibits and, of course, lots of food!
September 25 - 27, 2009
Family Weekend Information

Lafayette/Lehigh Spirit Week
A week of activities leading up to the most anticipated football game of the year: Lafayette v. Lehigh! Some of our activities include the Pep Rally, Midnight Breakfast, and school spirit competitions. So put your game face on, stop by the events, and show support for our 'Pards!
November 16 - 21, 2009

Presidential Ball
A new Lafayette tradition began out of the success of President Daniel Weiss’s Inaugural Ball in the fall of 2005. The Trustees of the College sponsor this annual event in the Marquis Bergethon Room that is coordinated by the Office of Student Life Programs, the Lafayette Activities Forum and the Student Government. This formal, big band, big food and festivities event, brings together students from all class years, Trustees, faculty and administrators for a evening of dancing and socializing in grand style!
January 29, 2010
See information about last year's ball here

Lafayette Leadership Institute
Approximately 200 campus student leaders attend this annual leadership conference by invitation each February. A committee of selected senior and junior studen Student Leadership Interns and a handful of administrators and faculty spend the fall semester planning the day’s program, which includes a keynote address by a prominent alum, multiple educational sessions on leadership topics, an alumni panel, roundtable discussions and a leader recognition ceremony to close the event.
February 6, 2010
(for junior and senior student leaders only by invitation)
Click here to register

ISA Extravaganza & ISA Formal
The International Students Association sponsors several major campus events annually, including the Extravaganza each spring and the ISA Spring Formal. Extravagaza is a week of programs showcasing regions and countries of the world and culminating in an exciting international culinary and performance experience.
ISA Website

Aaron O. Hoff Awards
"On May 9, 1832, at nine o'clock in the morning, a black student, Aaron O. Hoff '36 had blown the horn that called forty-three students and three teachers to their first class at Lafayette" (Gendebien, 1986). Since 1991, the Office of Student Life Programs has been honoring Aaron's legacy with an annual service and leadership recognition ceremony. Each spring, students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community members receive Hoff Awards for leadership, volunteerism, teaching and service to the Lafayette community.
Past Hoff Award Winners

All College Day
All College Day is a long standing Lafayette College tradition that brings together all students, faculty and staff for a day of celebration at the end of the Spring Semester. Sponsored by several campus offices and organizations, All College Day is a full day of bands, games and free food. The finale of every All College Day is the annual Midnight Break-fest.
2010 All College Day: May 8th!

Midnight Breakfast
Enjoyed twice per year on Lafayette vs. Lehigh rivalry game Saturday in the fall and All College Day Saturday in May, the Midnight Break-fest tradition offers all students a delicious late-night breakfast in the Farinon Drake Dining Room.  Not only is our midnight menu extremely popular, with 500-1,000 students attending each fall and spring, but the fact that the meal is served by their favorite professors, administrators, staff and coaches adds to this unique and memorable event.
May 8th

Major Concert
The Office of Student Life Programs, Lafayette Activities Forum and Student Government work together to bring established performers to campus. The major concert usually happens sometime in the spring semester. Watch for more information and remember to get involved to help pick the artists that come to Lafayette!

LAF Major Events
The Lafayette Activities Forum sponsors a number of annual major events, such as Sex Week, Charity Dodgeball, College Day at Dorney Park, as well as comedians, coffeehouse events, weekly films, etc. See their website for the most up to date information!
LAF Website

Senior Class Events
The Senior Class Council is a body of senior students elected early in the fall semester by their peers to provide activities for the class including Senior Nights, 100 Nights Semi-formal, Class of '63 Senior Speaker, and Senior Week.

Books & Coffee Series
Faculty and staff lead discussions of books that students are reading for fun. The program gives students the opportunity to hear faculty and staff talk about topics that interest them apart from their research and teaching specializations. Events will take place in the Gilbert's Cafe. Past events include Professor McMahon prsenting on the Harry Potter series and President Weiss presenting on The Great Gatsby.