Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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INTERDORM COUNCIL Row one: Pot Hughes, Judy Waddington. Row two: Carolyn Korb, Julie Witwer, Marjie White, Willyann Stout, Jeonnine West, Jean Morgan, Noretta Willig, Mary Lou Ontko, Jeanle McClure. Row three: Sue Connett (advisor), Judy Small (president), Herlie Reeves, Ruth Ohnmeiss, Sue La Croix, Mike Lipkowiti, Beverly Perry, Pat Andrews, Norma Ray, Barbara Zettelmeyer, Elaine Gradis, Melissa Weekley, Pat Mulloy, Alice Pitcock, Ruthie Davis, Bette Ann Jones. 12

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Dormitories STRANGE THE FIRST DAY, IT ' S HOME FOR A YEAR Phofos by Glenn Long Copy by Gail Larrick That first day, your room is filled wltfi tfiree radios, two phonograpfis, five clocks and your mom saying: I don ' t see where you ' ll put it all. For half a day, your roommate seems really weird. Then you discover his wicked sense of humor, his wardrobe that fits you. By the next day, he is your best buddy, your tutor, your confidant, your favorite philosopher. There ' s a counselor who knows the ropes; he teaches you a vocabulary — ace, TGIF, mic- key mouse, MIA, convo. There ' s a bull session on life and girls and war and girls; the guys down the hall start a water fight. You trudge up the hill every day, stand in lines you gripe about, to eat food you gripe about. You win a trophy, ace o test, meet a girl. This is home. Somehow, you must find a time and place to study. You close the door o( your room on the noise and tun and friendship. Music provides a background lor talk, for sleep, for dreams. It soothes and relaxes.

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The governments of eight wonnen ' s dornns function harmoniously under the direction of Inter- dorm Council. Composed of the president, vice-president and social chairman of each dorm, Interdorm meets twice monthly to discuss problems relevant to the comforts and wishes of all dorm women. A recom- mendation that closing hours be extended to 12:30 on weekends originated in Interdorm. In the fall, Interdorm plans and coordinates the activities of Freshman Day. Early in the morning freshmen are awakened by wildly ringing alarms and shouts of the upperclassmen neighbors. From then until late at night, the freshmen must do the bidding of the upperclassmen — emptying waste- baskets, singing songs, writing skits. In March, Interdorm sponsors the B-Dinner for coeds in university housing who earned a 3-poInt or better the previous semester. The Interdorm for mal, free to all dorm residents, is in the spring. Boyd, Bryan, Center, Howard , Jefferson, Lind- ley, Scott and Voigt — all are represented by Inter- dorm in the formulation of campus policy in Wo men ' s League and Student Council. Representatives to Interdorm analyze and discuss the procedures o( dormitory government. In Its role as a sounding board (or common problems and plans, Interdorm builds strength and harmony among the women ' s dormitories.