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POLO

Preview and Orientation Leader Organization

Preview and Orientation Leader Organization

POLO is among the premier student leadership experiences at ETSU. Students apply and are selected through a competitive interview process each fall.

POLO 40th Reunion! 

We are excited to welcome back our alumni of POLO from the past 40 years August 12 - August 14, 2022!  Join us for a weekend of fun, fellowship, and good times. 

Please RSVP through this form by July 15. Registration is $25 for former POLO Leader and $20 for up to one guest for the weekend. Registration covers costs associated with the reunion including the banquet dinner Saturday night and a t-shirt (for former POLO Leaders only). An email will be sent to those who RSVP for payment information in the coming weeks.  Here is a complete schedule for the weekend: 

Friday August 12

POLO Reunion Drop-In 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m
Meet us at Johnson City Brewery Boones Creek to catch up with former POLO leaders and reconnect. 
 

Saturday August 13 

Campus Tours 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Leaving every 30 minutes)
Take a campus tour of ETSU’s newest spaces including the ETSU Football Stadium, D.P. Culp Center, and Martin Center for the Arts. Learn about upcoming renovation and capital projects in the works.
Lunch in the new D.P. Culp Center Dining Hall  Noon-1:30 p.m. (Drop-in)
Come enjoy lunch in the new dining hall and receive a special gift from us.
POLO Reunion Class Photos/Paint the Pride Walk
Come get your limited-edition POLO alum t-shirt and take a photo with your POLO classmates in the amphitheater
  • 2:00 p.m. (class years 1982-1992)
  • 2:30 p.m. (class years 1993-2003)
  • 3:00 p.m. (class years 2004-2014)
  • 3:30 p.m. (class years 2015-2022)
POLO Reunion Banquet Dinner - 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Come and enjoy an evening with POLO alumni, learn about the new POLO scholarship fund, help us present POLO alumni awards, and hear from current POLO leaders.

 

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Applications open up Fall 2022!

Interested in making an impact on campus? Do you have leadership qualities that could benefit the organization? Then join POLO this Fall. Applications for the 2023 POLO Team will open up Fall 2022.

Be on the lookout for more information soon!

 

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Give to POLO

How has POLO impacted you? Now you have an opportunity to give back to an organization that meant so much to you!

All the proceeds from your gifts will be used to enhance leadership and professional development for years to come. 

POLOlogo The POLO emblem is a circle of blue and gold.

It is surrounded by a laurel wreath inside of which are the words 'East Tennessee State University POLO TEAM'.

At the center, in the field of white, is a tree, a burning torch, and the ETSU mascot, Bucky.

POLO members receive a lapel pin with the emblem upon completion of their service.

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