Custom, handmade with a good cause! Come make Yale-themed hydrating lip glosses with a special color changing formula, and learn about student life and entrepreneurship with Forever Kin.
Monday April 21, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT Cross Campus
Learn Wushu basics in this dynamic workshop—explore martial arts forms, movement, and what Club Wushu is all about while building strength, focus, and cultural appreciation.
Come watch the Chinese dance group at Yale, Red Lantern, perform Chinese Classical and Folk dance with intricate fan and handkerchief tricks! All are welcome.
Monday April 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:00pm EDT Beinecke Plaza
Join for a relaxed evening of creativity and connection at the Middle Eastern and North African Cultural (MENA) Community Suite! Get to know the MENA community at Yale while painting your own tote bag to take home—complete with some swag. This is the perfect chance to ask questions, meet new friends, and learn more about all the exciting opportunities MENA community has to offer.
Join Yale's only organization dedicated to free speech and intellectual diversity on Cross Campus to discuss matters pertaining to campus political climate while enjoying Chick-fil-A
Monday April 21, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT Cross Campus
Join University Church in Yale students and pastor for this weekly bible study, catered dinner and a chance to ask your questions about Christian life on campus.
Interested in theater at Yale? Come to this Yale Drama Coalition (YDC)-hosted get-together of undergraduate theater groups where you can get all of your burning questions answered.
Meet other members of Yale's QuestBridge Scholars Network, connect with other admitted QuestBridge Scholars, and ask any questions you may have about being a QuestBridge Scholar at Yale. Food, drinks, and snacks will be provided.
Monday April 21, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT WLH 119100 Wall St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Join the Brazil Club at Yale for a fun night with salgadinhos, paçoca, samba, and forró! Enjoy great vibes, music, and conversations with amazing people!
The Alexander Hamilton Society at Yale invites you to an exclusive conversation with Jim Sciutto, anchor of CNN Newsroom and CNN's Chief National Security correspondent.
The Yale Glee Club, Yale's principal undergraduate mixed chorus and oldest musical organization, invites you to join an information session for prospective members. There will be snacks and a chance to meet current members of the ensemble. Afterwards, interested can move to Woolsey Hall to watch the Glee Club's rehearsal for its upcoming performance of the Mozart Requiem.
Meet members of BlackGen Capital for a relaxed night of card games while learning about the community and connection among students interested in finance, investing, and professional development.
Join the Black Men's Union (BMU) for the election of next year’s Board and an aux battle, giving future first-years the opportunity to meet the incoming leadership team.
Join The Yale Review of International Studies to meet people interested in international relations, sample delicious snacks from around the world, and partake in an elimination-style smash bros tournament.
Come join the Yale Undergraduate Moot Court Team for an open practice! Engage in debate, ask questions, and learn more about the Constitution! (Also in LC 204)
Monday April 21, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT LC 20363 High St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
The Progressive Party will debate the topic "America First." Pre-frosh are encouraged to come relax and enjoy the vibes; speaking is not at all required. Indian food will be provided.
The Federalist Party, Yale's foremost conservative debate society, will gatther for a formal parliamentary debate on Resolved: Yale Should Develop Thinkers, Not Workers. All are welcome. A walking group will depart from Phelps Gate at 9:45 pm, or you are welcome to meet the group directly at 220 York Street.
The Yale Bengali Student Association (YBSA) invites you to an evening of fun South Asian cinema! Come unwind and engage in meaningful discussions regarding Bengali identity at Yale. Meet current YBSA members and connect with other incoming students who share your experiences. Spicy snacks, drinks, and henna provided!
Monday April 21, 2025 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT DL 316
Join Yale Student Academic Competitions for QuizBowl practice! Afterwards, join group members in PH 310 for a social, snacks provided. (Also in LC 105)
Monday April 21, 2025 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT LC 10463 High St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Join Yale Student Collective for Abolition, Education, and Resistance (YCARE) for a screening of Re-Visions of Abolition, a film exploring prison abolition as an urgent, necessary alternative to the violent criminal legal system.
Monday April 21, 2025 10:00pm - 11:50pm EDT ESC 110
Bulldogs Racing is Yale's Formula SAE Team: a group of students that designs, constructs, and races an all-electric formula-style racecar. The team will give a brief presentation and run tours of the garage. No experience is required to join! Prospective team members may include engineering/business students, car enthusiasts, or F1 fans!
Monday April 21, 2025 10:00pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT ML 107
Want to learn more about computer science at Yale? Meet the Yale Computer Society (y/cs), Yale's largest undergraduate software development organization! Come learn about the software development applications used by all Yale students and the developers who work on them behind the scenes! Food (bytes?) and drink provided.
Monday April 21, 2025 10:00pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT LC 31863 High St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Join Dwight Hall, Yale's Center for Public Serive and Social Justice, for its annual Night Market . Come learn about community service at Yale over boba, snacks, and live music!
Monday April 21, 2025 10:00pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT Old Campus
It’s crunch time at the annual Lettuce Eating Competition, where speed meets salad. Contestants line up with heads of lettuce in hand, ready to chomp their way to victory—no dressing, no forks, just fast, leafy action. The rules are simple: eat the whole head as quickly as possible. The winner gets bragging rights, a crisp title, and maybe a newfound respect for salad.
Join Mecha, Baile Folklórico, Yalies Fronterizos, and Mariachi de Yale for a fun Lotería game, community-building, food, and a chance to connect with Yalies!
Join Asian Recipes at Yale (ARAY) to make and eat traditional Chinese potstickers until you're full! ARAY explores anything and everything about Asian cuisine through fun pop-ups, recipe development, and more.
Calling all pre-frosh! Relieve any finals stress by learning dances from three amazing dance groups on campus: Yale Steppin' Out, Dzana, and Rhythmic Blue.
Join the Yale chapter of thhe Alexander Hamilton Societ to learn about the vibrant foreign policy scene on campus! Pre-frosh interested in the Global Affairs major will have the chance to meet current students in the department. There will be cookies!
Monday April 21, 2025 10:30pm - 11:45pm EDT PH 207
Interested in consulting, non-profits, or business? Come learn more about the Global Strategy Consulting Group at Yale, a pre-professional consulting group for social impact organizations.
Come learn about climbing at Yale with Yale Climbing Team and Outdoor Climbing At Yale, enjoy delicious snacks, and try your hand (feet?) at slack-lining!
Monday April 21, 2025 10:30pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT Cross Campus
Join the Yale Undergraduate Research Association and learn more about research at Yale! Explore the group's comprehensive research database and join its undergraduate-graduate mentorship program. (Also in LC 208)
Monday April 21, 2025 10:30pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT LC 206
Come hang out with Yalies4Palestine IY4P) while painting tote bags, decorating sugar cookies, and more. Come learn about getting involved with Y4P on campus, as well as to hear from members of Yale's Dabke troupe and Jews for Collective Liberation in Palestine.
Join the Japanese American Students Union and the Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective for a student performance and free matcha! Jam session afterward—all are welcome.
As seen on your favorite YouTube channel, come pick a side with the Black Pre-Law Association and get messy as group members dive into their hottest Jubilee takes.
Swing by to chat with the Yale Men's Club Rugby team! If you’re looking for an unforgettable athletic experience at Yale combined with a vibrant team and social culture, rugby is the place to be. Come chat with players, compete in activities, and enjoy snacks and refreshments.
Monday April 21, 2025 10:30pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT Room L73, Bass Library
Join the Grace Hopper College Council for fun movie night under the stars! There will be plenty of snacks and a chance to meet oher pre-frosh and the amazing members of Hopper College. Feel free to stop by or stick around for the entire movie!
Yale Scientific Magazine, the nation's oldest college science publication, welcomes new Yalies for a night of sushi and science! What better way to learn about science journalism than with urumaki?
Monday April 21, 2025 10:30pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT Room 115, 17 Hillhouse Avenue17 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Join Yale iGEM to learning about plasmid constructs by solving puzzles, pipetting mock gels with syrup, and building bacterial cultures (out of candy).
Join the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Student Chapter for buffalo chicken quesadillas, mozzarella sticks, and chicken nuggets. Test your knowledge in trivia for epic prizes!
Learn more about Design For America's team and projects, unwind by painting some postcards, and stick around for some yuzu lemonade and New Haven's famous Olmo Bagels!
Monday April 21, 2025 10:30pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT 2nd Floor, CEID
YHack is Yale's largest Hackathon, hosting competitions annually for CS students to develop projects, meet other students, network with companies such as Google, Meta, etc. All are welcome to learn more.
Monday April 21, 2025 10:30pm - Tuesday April 22, 2025 12:00am EDT Room 111, 17 Hillhouse Avenue17 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
End your day or start your night with the Yale Undergraduate Piano Collective. Join for some two-piano jamming with pre-frosh and students while munching on some Libby's Italian pastries!
