Orientation Day at Bahria University 2001

Written on 1st Nov, 2009 Personal Diary

By

Sadaf Fayyaz

After getting admission at Bahria University for my BCS program, we were all formally informed by the administrative authorities about our orientation day. I wasn’t much interested in attending it but the word “Mandatory” convinced me to attend it. We were asked to come in full-fledge uniforms. The Orientation happened in the end of 2000 and our regular semester classes commenced from 12th Feb, 2001.

We all came in our uniform and those who came in fancy weren’t allowed to enter the auditorium. I remember a girl, who later became a friend of mine in BCS, came in dark make up and lilac colored dress. The authority figures didn’t let her enter the auditorium. We entered and were getting bored, as Rector’s speech and address was something very conventional and monotonous, repeating to every new batch of students in every semester. However, the lecture by the two Head of the Departments was worth listening and much impressive. I think Bahria should change its strategy of repeating the same kind of lectures and addresses for each semester. Policies and rules keep changing at Bahria, so why not the addresses and speeches by high authorities?

After the session ended, we were led by a young lecturer Kiran Hayat, to take a round of the campus and the premises. She took us to cafeteria and said,”This an ideal place for your bunking classes and these windows ideal for jumping out of the class.” She taught us Data Base Management System (DBMS) and System Analysis & Design (SAD) in third semester. Later, the ones who joined BCS program introduced themselves to each other. I remembered only Mehreen, Apsara, Zara and Mudassira and no one else. Our regular classes started afterwards in February 2001. The earlier batches were getting their degrees from Peshawar University, with which BU was affiliated. In 2001, it became a chartered university, granting its own degree during our times.....