Events

Join the PHINS to learn more about fun, no-to-low-cost places to visit for fun in Philly. SEPTA (bus, subway) passes will be provided. Visit places like Magic Gardens; Old Cit…

Receive a warm welcome from campus resources, and learn more about the lives of first-gen students at Penn from our fabulous FGLI Actors.

Collect a Penn Resource Passport, and get it stamped. Once you’ve collected enough points, return to the Shleifer Family P1P Center and collect an ice cold popsicle or ice c…

Meet the FGLI PHINS and members of the Penn First Plus team, pick up orientation materials, and head over to Houston Hall to get introduced to the resources available at the S…

Take a bus to IKEA to buy necessities for your room and pick up some freebies!

Students will need to use the QR code we wi…

Enjoy a meal and meet fellow FGLI students and staff from Penn First Plus and the Penn community.

Meet the FGLI PHINS and members of the Penn First Plus team, pick up orientation materials, and head over to the Penn First Plus Center to get introduced to the resources avai…

All new transfers who identify with minority backgrounds are encouraged to join for a social event with upper class transfers identifying with a similar minority background.

Optional; Go on a tour to nearby thrift stores in West Philly with tPHINS and fellow new transfer students and be introduced to the economic fit options in the area.