Starting on Sunday, about 3,000 first year students will explore Delft in a fun packed introduction week. What should you not miss?
Enthusiastic participants in the cantus during OWee 2023. (Photo: Jaden Accord)
Kara yoga
Sing along to Livin’ On A Prayer at the top of your voice while doing the ‘downward facing dog’. Do this at the OWee! The tranquil programme at X will start on Sunday with a real kara yoga session. It is not quiet enough? If not, you can go to a Lay Down Piano Concert. A more relaxing start to the introduction week is inconceivable.
Sunday
20:30-21:30
Sports and culture centre X, Mekelweg 8
Leek hitting
This has become a real classic on the programme that D.S.V. De Nieuwe Bolk (or simply De Bolk) puts together every year. It’s nothing more than the name suggests – grab a leek and hit! Chaos guaranteed.
Monday
21:00-22:00
Student assocation De Bolk, Buitenwatersloot 1-3
Bob Rossing
Even those with no artistic talent whatsoever can conjure up a beautiful scene with the ‘Bob Ross’ method. Bob Ross was a landscape artist who become a cult figure that even reached the Delftsche Zwervers. The student association believes that this is the perfect moment to show your ‘most creative and stress resistant side’. It is the perfect opportunity to shake off the stress from the fire breathing workshop held just before (from 20:00 on Tuesday).
Monday
21:30-22:30
Student association Delftsche Zwervers, Schiekade 3
Eating oysters. Huh??
Is it a protest against the oysters and wine culture or is it embracing it? Who knows. Even Wolbodo isn’t sure. But it is the perfect opportunity to learn how to eat oysters as a member of the upper class. And it is being run by this recalcitrant ‘human’ association that was excluded from the OWee for running a workshop on drawing naked models during the Ladies Intro.
Tuesday
Time unknown
Human assocation Wolbodo, Verwersdijk 102
Aperol drinks
The manufacturer of the bright orange liqueur had a turnover last year of EUR 3.8 billion and if it were up to Virgiel, this record will be broken this year. Is the Aperol Spritz your favourite summer drink? Enjoy them at the Virgiel toko! Those who feel creative can express themselves at Lancet’s Creative Cafe beforehand (from 14:00 on) for a Mario Kart tournament in a Volkswagen van, decorating posters using lego blocks or copying their own heads in plaster. Creativity + Aperol = a good combination, we believe.
Wednesday
14:00-21:30
Student association Virgiel, Oude Delft 57
Helium singing
Are Mariah Carey’s larks not normally your thing? Sint Jansbrug believes that helium balloons are just the thing to bring singalong parties to new heights. ‘All I want for Christmas is you’ never sounded so good!
Sint Jansbrug always stands out for its originality. Students and prospective students who want to go crazy physically rather than verbally can go crazy in the Smash Your Stress Smash Room on Monday evening (20:00-22:00).
Wednesday
20:00-22:30
Student association Sint Jansbrug, Oude Delft 50
Friendship bracelets and bags
Call it objective journalism or shameless self-promotion. Whatever you call it, you can score a super handy linen bag at the Delta stand at the info market. New this year are friendship bracelets which you string and knot yourself.
Monday
12:00-18:00
Information market, at the Markt in Delft Centre
Want to know what else is on the program for the OWee 2024? Then go to the introduction week’s website. Participants and mentors will find their personal program in the OWee app. What the student associations have in store for them can be read on their own websites and social media.
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