Founded by transfers in 2011, the Transfer Student Organization (TSO, a student group at the University of Pennsylvania) is a community of transfer students dedicated to providing academic and social support for its members. Transferring to a new school presents challenges outside the realm of traditional advising and support structures and thus TSO was created. TSO now plays a central role in coordinating and staffing the New Student Orientation for transfers in order to foster relationships and integration into the Penn community.

Jaein Kim

Co-President

Claire Shepley

Member

Emilia Caya Blonkenfeld

Mackenzie Sleeman

Executive Vice President

Alana Yang

Ben Jurutka

Caroline Milgram

Charlotte Davey

Cosette Lachance

Darae Kang

Devin Casano

Emilia Wright

Janeth Zaldivar

Joyce Ho

Former Co-President

Keira Feng

Landon Le

Leo Zhou

Lily Davis

Maria Staszkiewicz

Melanie Lefkowitz

Mia Kim

Michelle Edavettal

Noah Gold

Oma Irikefe

Rebecca Nadler

Rosie Daniels

Ryan Cho

Samy Antifit

Sarah Dipietra

Sarah Mester

Shannon Rogers

Shereen Ahmad

Tyra Chisley

Transfer Student Organization

Transfer Student Organization (TSO) is a community of transfer students dedicated to providing academic and social support for its members.

While Penn is a generally amazing school, I think the fact that it has such a passionate and engaged group of transfer students makes it the perfect school for an incoming transfer student. When I entered Penn, I was unsure of how my transition was going to be. However, during the week of transfer orientation, I was able to meet a ton of great people (some of whom ended up being my best friends). As a result, my transition ended up going more smoothly than I could ever have imagined. For me, TSO is what Penn has that other schools simply do not, making it the ideal destination for students transferring schools.

My favorite and most memorable mentorship event was the smores event because that's when I first met my mentor Jane. Jane found me at the event and we ended up talking for most of the time we were there. Meeting one-on-one with a person can be intimidating at first, and I think the smores event allowed me to meet and become acquainted with my mentor in a relaxed environment.

Transfer Student Organization

Children of Transfer Student Organization

Parents of Transfer Student Organization