“THE REASON why we conducted the Binyag
Arriba is because we want to orient the new students.
The same with other schools, we conduct orientation
programs. It is the same with the orientation done in
other schools but we call it differently. Letran na
Letran talaga siya,” said Erlinda Pontilar, head
of the Guidance Office.
The two-day Binyag Arriba on May
30 to May 31 started with a Mass celebrated by Father
Edwin A. Lao O.P., rector and president.
The new members of the Letran community
were taught about Letran’s house rules, history,
vision and mission, among others, on the first of the
two-day orientation. Members of the Colegio’s
administration and faculty were also introduced.
On the second day, students who
belong to the College of Business Administration and
Accountancy (CBAA) were separated from the students
of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and
the College of Education and were sent to St. Thomas
Hall and Mabini Hall, respectively. There, the heads
of different departments discussed essential information
about their respective offices. The traditional initiation
rite, as was done during the Medieval ages, was held
in the afternoon at the gymnasium. The event concluded
with dance numbers from the Letran Cheering Squad, Street
Beat, and Jazz Endanza.
“We are happy to note that
I believe a hundred percent of those who have enrolled
during that time participated. We had more than 400
participants. We actually met the target because we
targeted only 400 participants,” said Pontilar.
The Guidance Office together with
the faculty members of the collegiate level, the Student
Council, the Letran Youth for Christ, and the Letran
Peer Facilitators Association, or-ganized this year’s
Binyag Arriba.
“Masaya siya. Hindi ko akalain na may mga ganito
pa, Akala ko orientation lang tapos tapos na. Medyo
matagal nga lang siya pero interesting naman,”
one of the participants said.
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