It is move-in day for Marquette University. It will welcome the class of 2028 to campus today. We’re told the incoming Freshman class is made up of nearly 2,150 students from 40 states, Washington D.C., two U.S. Territories and 11 other countries.
Two of those students are Lily Kuypes and Avery Sill. The pair met on Instagram and the rest is well history in the making. They said their excited to make memories and tackle year one side by side.
"I’m looking forward to making new friends and being in a new city," said Kuypers.
"Same, I'm just excited for all these new opportunities," said Sill.
Some returning students made their way back to campus a day early to roll out the red carpet for the new class.
"Our building is super nice and everyone here is so welcoming to us." said Sill.
Alexis Mennis is a rising sophomore helping out with Freshman orientation on Wednesday. She said she’s eager to share everything she knows in order to make things easier for incoming students.
“My orientation leader was the best,” said Mennis. “She definitely got me adjusted to Marquette and showed me all the ropes. So, I just want to give all the new students my advice and all the information because I just feel like coming out to bat with all the information is better than being a lost little Freshman.”
A group of seniors were also in early to attend the orientation training session. Jack Lynch, Arik Zintel and Noah Kinnison have all been friends since their Freshman year so sharing this experience one last time is special.
“I remember move in day myself,” said Lynch. “I remembered being very excited but also very nervous and obviously it’s a lot of emotions at the same time. So, it’s cool to kind of be there and get to experience other people going through that for the first time again.”
Almost 3,500 students in total are expected to file into nine different residence halls this Fall. Students say you can already feel the excitement in the air.
“I’m definitely excited to see all of my friends,” said Mennis. “It’s been a long summer without them and I’m super excited for basketball games. They’re honestly just the most fun here on campus. So, I feel like the freshman are going to enjoy basketball games and honestly the classes too. Like just learning is my favorite thing to do.”
Mennis said welcome week will be jam packed with a lot of fun. The move-in process begins at 8am with a formal blessing for students and their families at 9:30am.
There are street closures you should keep in mind while move-in takes place. There will be closures on 13th, 17th and 18th streets between Wells Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
Watch: Students excited for move-in weekend at Marquette University.
There was no shortage of advice from returning students.
“My move in tip would definitely just be to get involved as quick as you can,” said Zintel. “I know you probably hear it a lot but yeah I met all of my friends from the student orgs that I’ve been in. So, I’d say get involved when you can.”
“My move in tip is to do the orientation activities because they’re super fun and you get to meet a whole bunch of other freshman and cool seniors like us,” said Kinnison.
A plan Lily and Avery said they'll stick to.
"I think we’re gonna go to all the orientation activities as much as we can to try and stay involved and meet people and get involved with the community," said Kuypers.
However, there was one tip they seemed to miss by just a bit.
"Some move-in tips is definitely to kind of like pack light," said Mennis.
"Overpacked," said Kuypers.
"Overpacked," Sill quickly agreed.
"I think I brought all my clothes," said Kuypers. "I brought every single pair of my everything I own and I brought a lot of dupes of things in case I ran out.”
The first day of class for all undergraduate students in August 26th.
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