<p>Convocation for the Class of 2013 is set for August 23, 2009. I would suggest everyone eligible attend...
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The Florida State University will honor its incoming first-year students and welcome them officially into its community of scholars during New Student Convocation, an hour-long ceremony scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. (doors open at noon) on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center.</p>
<p>Families and members of student organizations are invited to the event, which will introduce the Class of 2013 6,100 of the state's best students to Florida State University history and traditions and university pomp and circumstance.
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<p>They say it’s mandatory</p>
<p>How are they going to know if you went?</p>
<p>I enjoyed the Convocation last year–my first.</p>
<p>There is no attendance taken, no PRS clickers to account for your presence. Go. Or don’t go. Just like going to classes–you get out of it what you put into it. It is a great way to start your experience at FSU and get a feeling of community. You will learn some lyrics, and it is over in less than an hour. It includes the Torch Ceremony, reciting the creed, and a special pinning. You will practice and learn the alma mater, and recite the honor code. </p>
<p>No one will know if you don’t go. Except for you.</p>
<p>Every freshman should attend; but it’s not mandatory.</p>
<p>Okay, maybe it really is not mandatory, but I got an email about convocation the other day and it said “All new students must attend Convocation, which marks their entrance into the life and traditions of Florida State University.” So that’s where I got the idea that it’s mandatory from.</p>
<p>That’s a change - if its “must” then its mandatory. You’ll like it.</p>