Check out the Frogs First schedule on Guidebook for the latest event information and updates.
Frogs First 2026 Schedule Highlights
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am-11:00am | International Tea Time | Frog Fountain |
| 10:30am-12:30pm | EnVISION Your Future with LeadNOW & LINKS | Beck & Geren |
| 11:00am-12:30pm | TCU Basketball Shoot Around & Meet the Teams | Schollmaier- Practice Facility |
| 11:30am-1:30pm | Tacos with UKirk | Frog Fountain |
| 12:00pm-2:00pm | Neeley Open House | Neeley School of Business |
| 12:00pm-2:00pm While Supplies Lasts | ReFrog Shopping | University Baptist Church |
| 12:30pm-2:30pm | Welcome Tables & Color Group Bracelets | Campus Commons |
| 1:00pm-2:30pm | Plant Your Roots | Intercultural Center |
| 1:00pm-2:30pm | FLO’s & Floats | Frog Fountain |
| 2:00pm-3:00pm | Frog Threads | Fine Arts Building |
| 2:30pm-3:30pm | Cold Treats with TCU Wesley | Campus Commons |
| 2:30pm-3:30pm | Cookies and Colleges | BLUU 3rd Floor |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | Dodgeball with Chi Alpha | Recreation Center |
| 3:30pm-5:30pm | Geek Out & Game On | Intercultural Center |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | Frogs First Cycle | Recreation Center (limited spots by sign-up only – registration link in guidebook) |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | Disciples on Campus-Popsicles on the Porch: A Place Where Everyone is Welcome | Jarvis Hall Front Steps |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | Keychains & Kolaches with ENC | KFCB Lawn |
| 5:00pm-7:00pm | Transfer Frogs- Transfer Connections & Treats | Transfer Connection Space |
| 6:00pm-7:30pm | Kona Ice Social with Reformed University Fellowship | Sand Volleyball Courts |
| 6:30pm-7:30pm | Dirty Sodas & Floats with Baptist Student Ministry | KFCB Lawn |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | Tiramisu Social with the Italian Club | Scharbauer 3004 |
| 8:00pm-10:00pm | *GLOW Frogs! First Kick-Off with HRL & theCrew | Campus Commons |
*Indicates a required event for first-year students.
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am-11:00am | Class Schedule Walk-throughs | Intellectual Commons (Sign up to secure your spot-registration link in guidebook) |
| 9:00am-10:30am | Caffeine Connection with Baptist Student Ministry | KFCB Lawn |
| 9:00am-10:30am | Iced Coffee & Poppi’s with UKirk | Frog Fountain |
| 9:00am-12:00pm | Frogs First Free Climb | Rock Wall in the Rec |
| 9:00am-12:00pm | New Horned Frog Media Day | Hill Collision Space |
| 9:30am-10:30am | Plant Your Own Ivy! With TCU Facilities | Campus Commons |
| 9:30am-10:30am | Frogs First Yoga | Recreation Center (Limited spots by sign up only-registration link in guidebook) |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Frogs First Service Project | Location in Guidebook |
| 10:30am-11:30am | Self Defense Class with TCUPD | Recreation Center (Limited spots by sign up only-registration link in guidebook) |
| 11:00am-1:00pm | Meet Fort Worth with the Center for Texas Studies | BLUU- Miller (RSVP link in Guidebook) |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Applied Research Open House | IBR Library-3034 |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Learn to Line Dance with the TCU Twister | Recreation Center |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Dippin Dots with TCU Wesley | TCU Wesley (2750 W. Lowden Street) |
| 1:00pm-3:00pm | New Horned Frog Media Day | Hill Collision Space |
| 2:15pm | MSA: Jummah Prayer & Tour of Spaces | Jarvis Hall |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm | Ice Cream Social with the Innovation Network | Rees Jones Hall Innovation Lab- 101 |
| 2:00pm-3:00pm | Davis College of Science and Engineering Treasure Hunt | TBD |
| 2:00pm-3:00pm | Passport to Spanish & Global Studies | Scharbauer 3004 |
| 2:00pm-4:00pm | Student Success Coffee House | Student Success Center (Samuelson Garden Level) |
| 4:00pm-5:30pm | Afternoon Tea | Legends Club in Amon G. Carter Stadium |
| 6:00pm-7:00pm | TCU Catholic Back to School Sand Volleyball | Sand Volleyball Courts |
| 7:30pm-9:00pm | *Frogs First Pep Rally with TCU Athletics Pep Rally Includes: TCU Athletics Pep Rally and Class Photo Be sure to wear a purple shirt! | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
| 9:00pm-11:00pm | MCG x D9 | BLUU – Beck & Geren |
*Indicates a required event for first-year students.
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am-11:30am | Class Schedule Walk-throughs | Intellectual Commons (Limited spots by sign up only-registration link in guidebook) |
| 10:00am-11:30am | Paint Party with Chi Alpha | Jarvis Hall Lawn |
| 1:00pm-4:00pm (Come and Go) | I-Fest | Recreation Center |
| See Guidebook for Locations & Times | Color Group Activities | See Guidebook for Locations & Times |
| See Guidebook for Locations & Times | Off Campus Excursions | Limited spots by sign up only-registration link in guidebook |
| 5:00-7:30pm | Dinner in DIning Halls | Various Locations |
| 4:00pm-6:00pm | *Welcome to Your Community! | Various Locations based on Residence Hall |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | Commuter Connections | BLUU- Miller |
| 8:00pm-8:30pm | *Chancellor’s Welcome | Schollmaier Arena |
| 8:30pm-10:00pm | *Campus Commons Celebration | Commons |
*Indicates a required event for first-year students.
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30am | TCU Hillel Bagel Brunch | Jarvis Hall |
| 11:00am-11:45am | Frogs First Worship | Robert Carr Chapel |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Frogs First Faith Feast | TBD |
If you are interested in learning more about a specific on-campus religious community that you may want to join, you can meet these communities outside the chapel.