Student Orientation Leaders

We understand that adjusting to college life may be difficult. In order to ease your transition, each of you will be assigned to a Student Orientation Leader (SOL). They are upperclassmen who are eager to help you in any way they can. They can’t wait to meet you and want to introduce themselves to you!

Cat (2015) Eclectic is one way to describe me. Colorful is another. I play instruments and I drive a 20-year-old station wagon named Perry. I can’t wait to get to know you! Meow :3

Chief (2015) My name is Naalnishi but many people call me the Chief! I am quite tall and very friendly. I enjoy playing videogames with my friends and hanging out in general. I have a TV and xbox 360 in my room. When it’s hot I prefer to be by the pool or at the beach. I watch anime from time to time and my favorite show is "Bleach". I like watching scary movies. I used to live in San Diego. My favorite color is red. I love animals and going into pet stores at malls. I also am a pretty good shot at laser tag.

Denise (2014) Class of 2016!! I’m Denise and I’m a sophomore this year. I hail from Malaysia (that’s in South East Asia!). I can speak Malay, English and Cantonese. Currently I’m learning Japanese in SUA. I love exchanging stories with friends and eating cake! I’m so excited to be one of the SOLs who will be welcoming you to our campus this fall. I love our campus because it’s so gorgeous and the students here have such beautiful spirits! Since coming to SUA, I’ve made amazing friends here and I’m eager to be friends with you too. Congratulations on getting accepted and see ya’ll soon!

Daniel (2015) My name is Daniel from the Class of 2015! I am a very outgoing person who likes to tell jokes and have a good time. I’ve recently discovered a new passion for scuba diving thanks to the Scuba Club here at Soka, and I am open to a lot of different activities! I also love to meet and hang out with new people, whether it is at the cafeteria, playing sports, or even video games, so don’t hesitate to come talk to me!

Ho Jung (2012) Hi class of 2016, :-) My name is Ho Jung, but people also call me Gabrielle. I am from South Korea and a part of class of 2012. I am studying psychology and went to Japan for Study Abroad. I like to draw, sing, and dance. You might be feeling nervous about starting college life and being away from home, but your SOL group is looking forward to having you here at SUA and supporting you! I am very excited to meet you and share my SUA experiences! :D

Danny (2013) I was born in Vietnam but moved around a lot as a child before settling down in San Diego. My main extracurricular activity at SUA is Spirit Department but I have been in a few other clubs on campus such as Kendo. I am double concentrating in Humanities and the Social & Behavioral Sciences. I came to SUA my freshmen year without any prior knowledge of the school except that it had a cool name. But since the first time I set foot on this beautiful campus, I have been amazed by all the wonderful people I have met and experiences I would have probably never gotten elsewhere.

Manasvi (2014) Hi! My name is Manasvi and I am from India. I am from the Class of 2014. I really enjoy reading, dancing and music. I am taking Japanese at Soka. As of now I am interested in Psychology and Women’s Rights. I am a part of Josho Taiko, a Japanese drum club, and Ghungroo, an Indian dance club. I just like to chill with my friends and love making random and spontaneous plans!!

Ichi (2015) Hi! My name is Yukio, or ‘Ichi’, from the class of 2015. Please call me ‘Ichi’, but don’t get confused with ‘itchy’.　I grew up in Tokyo, Japan. My hobby is to play sports, especially baseball (I played for 8 years before coming to SUA). I currently belong to Josho Daiko club, which is a Japanese drums club. One thing I want to accomplish as SOL is to help international and domestic students to intermingle with each other and I will definitely work very hard for that. I am very excited to work with other SOLs and get to know you guys, the incoming freshman. Thank you!

Marica (2013) My name is Marica and I am from Houston, Texas. I was born there and grew up there my whole life, and I enjoy living in both Texas and California. I am a senior from the class of 2013. I love to read and play word games, like Scrabble. I also love listening to all types of music and watching movies, especially movies from the 80’s. I am really excited to be an SOL this year, and I can’t wait to meet all of y’all!

Jordan (2015) Hello Class of 2016!! First and foremost welcome to the Soka family! My name is Jordan and you will find out that I am a man with many names (most people just call me J-Classy). I’m 19 years old and hail from Chicago, IL. I do of course love the Chicago Bulls, while I also have a passion for music, fashion, poetry, and most of all dancing. I’m excited to meet all of you and once again congratulations on getting into SUA, you’re going to love it here. I guarantee it.