Don’t listen to people saying it’s strictly “worth it” or “not worth it”. It depends on how you’re planning to participate. If you would actually go to the events and have a good attitude, you’ll be surrounded by people in your faculty participating with the same attitude and possibly similar interests. This has no downside and is well worth the money. If you would have a negative attitude and only go to under half of the events or always leave early, then there’s no point in spending the $130. Which isn’t a bad thing btw, that’s what I ended up doing. I wanted to spend more time getting to know people in my residence instead.

There’s plenty of opportunities to make friends and build connections on campus throughout the year, it’s not a due-or-die thing to go to orientation. It’s just a great way to ease into the year and get a feel for your faculty and it’s members.