At Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre, new students (freshmen and junior college transfers) face the sudden impact of a production-heavy program in addition to the usual adjustments to college life. This appears to affect student success and retention adversely. Our Peer Mentoring Program was implemented to address some of the causes of confusion for students entering the program. In the spring of 2013, we launched a limited Peer Mentoring Council to offer guidance to second-semester students who chose to participate. We selected three approachable student mentors and assigned each of them six mentees. The mentors met with them at regular intervals throughout the semester to assist in disseminating information.  The program produced mixed results. The mentees who took full advantage of the program saw success, but many of the mentees did not participate actively in the program and were much less successful. Nevertheless, this abbreviated pilot mentoring program provided us with many insights that we will incorporate into a full-year program. The conclusions reached in this initial semester have produced a detailed set of needs for next year.  20 students have applied to be mentors for the 2013-14 school year. We are gathering resource materials and applying for a grant to support the Mentoring Council. The process outlined in my presentation will demonstrate the birth of a mentoring program in an undergraduate theatre program.