Website: http://fli.tamu.edu
Email: fli@msc.tamu.edu
Fall Application & Informational Schedule: https://flac.tamu.edu/schedule/
A freshman organization that presents international outreach and service programs that promote cultural understanding and international awareness. MSC FLI is a place for freshmen to develop into global-minded leaders.
Why apply to MSC FLI?
MSC FLI is a great opportunity to find your people at Texas A&M. We strive to be a family of members who all love to learn about international culture! MSC FLI is one big family that will hopefully become a home here at Texas A&M University. We understand that college can be tough and we are here to be a support system for you.
To provide a glimpse into what the experience of being in MSC FLI looks like, the FLO’s Student Leaders completed an assessment of their previous year. The following should be used as information to help you make an informed decision about being a member of MSC FLI but please note that your experience may look different.
What does a “week in MSC FLI” look like?
A week in the life of a FLI freshman would be a general committee meeting (GCM) and a subcommittee meeting. Each of these only last an hour. A normal week would also include some sort of fun, optional social with some members in FLI. These would range from anything from hanging out in the Student Programming Offices (FLIs home base), going to get some boba, a game night, a FIFA tournament, going to play some type of sport, and so much more!
What did the remote experience look like due to COVID-19?
Whenever we were remote, we had lots of virtual hangouts every week. We were also able to execute a program about four different dance styles from four different regions of the world! The members worked collaboratively via Zoom, Groupme, FaceTime, or whatever means was easiest. We were able to produce four different dance tutorials that not only showed the viewer how to dance, but also some interesting information about the origin and history of each dance.
Organization Size:
| Position | Freshmen | Counselors | Executives |
| # Students | 80 | 19 | 6 |
Being involved with MSC FLI I can expect to pay…
| Dues & Known Costs | · Fall Semester: $80 | |
| Financial Aid
(if available) |
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FLOs are evaluated yearly based on several factors. Three of these factors are Leadership, Service, and Social. Here is what last year’s members experienced in these areas:
| Leadership | · Every week our freshmen lead our General Council Meetings that has to do with some international topic. This can range from international holidays, economic systems, governments, international crisis’, and pretty much whatever peaks the interest of the freshmen. This year, we had 10 GCMs that met these requirements. |
| Service | · We host a program entitled SHARES (Students Helping Aid Refugees in nEducation and Service). For this event, we travel to Houston, TX and work with a school for refugees.
· Planned but not able to complete: A campus beautification project co-program with MSC FISH and MSC ALOT. · We were also signed up for Big Event. Due to CORONAVID, we were not able to attend. |
| Social | · We participated in the following…
· FLO Cup, Mr.FLO, FLO Bowl · · The following were social opportunities that we had within our own FLO · · Intramural Soccer Team, Intramural Football Team, Ice Skating (x2), Park Social (x3), Ice Cream Social, Game Night, Halloween Social, Christmas Social |
Does MSC FLI have a Big/Little Program? Yes
What does the Big/Little Experience entail?
This is a great opportunity to get to know some upper classmen and get some insight on what college is like, what are some fun things to do at A&M and get to know various majors that exist here. Our bigs are former members of FLI and are just here to enhance the FLI experience and make sure your freshmen year is one you will never forget!
Want to learn more?
Attend the FLAC Coordinated livestreams, informationals, and reach out to the student leaders using the contact information available on this page.
Find the full recruitment schedule here: https://flac.tamu.edu/schedule/
Want to Apply?
Go to: https://flac.tamu.edu/apply/