What a difference a few years make. In fall of 2002, Outdoor Action announced that it would have to scale back its trip offerings during the academic year due to rising costs and a reluctance to raise the trip prices. But now there's an effort to make sure OA doesn't have to face that kind of choice again. The organization is part of a fundraising effort coordinated by Vice President for Campus Life Janet Dickerson to raise endowments for 32 campus life and athletic groups.
Though it never looked like the Frosh Trips would disappear, a group as important as OA shouldn't be facing financial problems.
Every year, nearly half the freshman class starts off its experience with OA, and for good reason. With students coming from all over the country — many of them not knowing anyone else at Princeton — the Frosh Trip gives freshmen an opportunity to meet 10 to 12 fellow Princetonians. It connects them to upperclassmen who can give them the heads-up on what kinds of challenges Princeton students face. This group can be a crucial social network for the first few weeks.
In order to make these trips happen, OA depends on students to serve as group leaders. These students are responsible for shepherding the freshmen. Cutting back on term-time trips deprived OA of a key source for these leaders.
The new fundraising effort gives hope that OA can become financially secure and that future freshmen will have the same opportunity to experience a trip that has become a Princeton institution.
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