Entomology Study Group (KSE) organized a series of activities as part of their Open Recruitment initiative, namely the Hatching Training and welcoming party. The Hatching Training aimed to solidify the knowledge of KSE ‘Eggs’ (new members) about entomology through presentations of mini-research projects they had conducted, serving as a requirement to advance to the ‘Larva’ stage. Following the Hatching Training, a welcoming party was held to welcome the ‘Hatched’ Eggs who had progressed to the Larva stage and to strengthen the sense of camaraderie among active KSE members and the newly initiated ones. Both events took place at Wisma Merbabu, Kaliurang, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The series of activities began on the first day, Saturday, November 11, starting at 09:45 AM and concluded on the second day, November 12, with the welcoming party until 11:00 AM. The entire series of activities was attended by the Eggs and active KSE members.
On the first day, Saturday, November 11, 2023, the events were led by Sheva Rimma Dhanty (KSE XXIII) and commenced with mini-research presentations by the Eggs at 09:45 AM. During this session, each group of Eggs presented the results of their previously conducted mini-research. Subsequently, the activities continued with an Entotalk seminar and an Entrepreneurship Seminar focusing on entomology and its practical applications. In the evening, there were art performances by each group of Eggs and lively games. The following day began with a morning exercise session, followed by a promotion ceremony overseen by the BPMK (Quality Assurance Board) of KSE. The Eggs ‘hatched’ into Larvae, Larvae progressed to Pupae, and finally, Pupae transformed into Imagos according to their respective fields of interest.
Following the promotion ceremony, the activities continued with the Welcoming Party, aiming to welcome the new KSE members who had completed the Open Recruitment series of events. All KSE members enthusiastically shared their messages and impressions about the conducted events. Additionally, awards were presented to selected nominees and game winners. The entire series of events concluded at 11:00 AM, and after packing up, the group returned to the Faculty of Biology, UGM. [Author: KSE]”