SOAR: Student Orientation Advisement and Registration

Family of the Year Quiz

Families that answer fifteen or more questions correctly will be entered into a drawing for the Family of the Year contest. The winning family will be notified prior to their arrival on campus for Saluki Family Weekend. The deadline for submitting this entry form is Monday, October 12th at 4:30pm . Make sure you clearly enter your contact information at the bottom of the survey.

The Family of the Year will receive a prize package including:

Two nights complimentary lodging provided by Barton House Bed and Breakfast
Family Saluki apparel compliments of the University Bookstore
Four tickets to the football game
And much, much more!

The SIUC mascots that appear in “human” form at sporting events are referred to as:
Brown & Gray Dawg
Bert & Ernie
Black & Maroon Dawg
The SOAR Program, which is the required orientation program for freshman students at SIUC, stands for:
S:
O:
A:
R:
The University Bookstore, a sponsor of the Saluki Family Association, is actually a ________ bookstore.
Barnes & Noble
Waldenbooks
Follett
What was the name of the first saluki mascot that was buried at the north end of the football stadium?
Cleopatra
Hunter James
King Tut
What is SIUC's motto?
Deo Volente "God Willing"
Ditat Deus "God Enriches"
Excelsior "Ever Upward"
SIUC is classified as a Carnegie II Research Institution.
True False
What song does the Pulliam Clock Tower play each hour of the day?
We Will Rock You
Southern Alma Mater
Wild Thing
Saluki Athletics compete at the Division __________ level.
What is a Saluki?
An orange tabby cat
A wild mynx
An Egyptian hunting dog
The Saluki Family Association offers discounts from sponsors?
True False
Student Development, a department on campus, houses approximately how many student organizations for students to become involved with?
200
300
400
500
SIUC was founded when?
1776
1869
1902
1928
Approximately how many students attend SIUC?
25,000
19,000
21,000
15,000
SIUC was the first major university in the United States to be handicap accessible in the 1960s?
True False
Currently how many graduates are there world wide?
220,000
300,000
270,000
330,000
Who was out longest serving President and greatest contributor to making Southern what it is today?
Glenn Poshard
John Theodore Sanders
Delyte W. Morris
US News and World Report ranks Southern as a ____________.
National College
Liberal Arts College
Business College
Engineering College
The Carbondale area is referred to as:
Humid and Sweaty
Little Egypt
Small Town USA
In just the last year, the Daily Egyption won over 25 awards from the Illinois College Press Association and was the recipient of the ____________.
National Newspaper Pacemaker for General Excellence
College Press Freedom Award
Which way does the Delyte W. Morris statue face?
North
South
East
West

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Please review your questionnaire thoroughly before clicking on the button below. Once you have submitted your questionnaire (clicked on the button below) you will be unable to make further changes to your responses. You can contact the Saluki Family Association at family@siu.edu or via telephone at (618)453-1000.