What These Three Leaders Say About “Osmaru”?

Osmaru (Orientasi Mahasiswa Baru) can be simply defined as a welcoming event for new students, it happens annually in most departments in this university, including English Department. With different concept and committee, every new student has their own experience in the way they acknowledge the department. Here is the interview with three different leaders of the Osmaru committee held in three different years.

What was the theme? Why did you choose that?

Desi Nursita (The Head of Committee of Closer 2010)

We chose music as the concept of the Osmaru. It had been discussed and everyone agreed. Closer stands for Camaraderie League of Star Serenade, which means a community of friendship and serenade of the stars. Moreover, it has a purpose to introduce the new students to their upper class seniors and the department.

Galang Pradipta (The Head of the Committee of Coffee Bean 2011)

The theme is about film genre.

Ryan Erwanda (The Head of Committee of OffAir 2012)

It has a concept of TV Shows, with “broadcast yourself with ED” as a jargon.

What is your impression of Osmaru as the leader of the committee?

Desi: When I was the head of the committee, many friends in the committee were enthusiastic although there were some people who were “hands-off”. It’s a little bit hard but challenging since I hadn’t joined any student organization and had to learn the bureaucracy things.

Galang: It was my first time being a leader of an event. It was stressing and burdening, I was shadowed by failure. However the experience made me and my friends grow up.

Ryan: It was fun because almost all of the committee was active, but there was a dificulty in handling the time management, the preparation period was too short.

What is your opinion about Osmaru?

Desi: For Closer, there were a slight problem with the attendance of the seniors. However, the event ran smoothly overall.

Galang: Closer did not vary the events. But it inspired Coffee Bean, and it ran well. However, the cooperation between committee had not been yet maximalized despite the full participation of the 2010 students. As for Offair, it had smaller number of committee, but they cooperated well and took their job seriously. However, the grouping was not well-done.

Ryan: I hope this event will be always held in the years to come. But we don't need violence in bully-ing since it would be better for us to get along with each other.

What is your expectation for the upcoming Osmaru?

Desi: I hope this event will be conducted every year because Osmaru is the effective event to familiarize new students to their surroundings. I hope the next Osmaru will be arranged more creatively and the cooperation have to be kept well.

Galang: I hope sometimes this event will be conducted outside the campus with more varried activities.

Ryan: The decoration also has to be taken care of. The cooperation has to be kept because conflict is always there. We have to overcome it in the best way.