Spelman College - Reflections Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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C L 05E D DOOR One may wonder what's happening on the other side of this closed door. Just as your mind begins to wander youtll suddenly hear the roar of laughter and squeals of excitement and triumph as the occupant of this room yells . . t Gin rummy, Robert, I win! Sometimes we break the rules in an effort to protect a constitutional right, P R I V A C Y. LBCKS-KEYS KEYS This place of business can be sued for 'tduplication of articles used to enter a private entity w your own dormitory after hours! Sometimes we break the rules because we cant always rely on others to give us access to our own living quarters. MICROWA VE AND REFRIGERATOR Sometimes when the most important need is not met before 6:30 p.m., a craving for Stoufferhs Lean Cuisine, and Budget Gourmet, may cause one to break the rules.

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2.4 . . . MADE TO BE BROKEN Remember first semester Fresh- man year when your Resident Direc- tor at various mandatory dorm meet- ings laid down a set of rules that Spelman women adhere to? What happened to those rules? Remember that old addage which says ';Some rules were made to be broken? Spel- man women have remembered that addage generation after generation. Spelman history reminds us that at one time we had to wear skirts and gloves on campus. When Spelman- ites were given Male Visitation , it was only in the main lounges of the various dorms. Times have changed and as the years have passed, many unwritten rules were added to the Spelman tradition. The rules that we were taught were sometimes hard to take. In an attept to rebel against the system, Spelman students broke a few rules. Some got caught and were forced to deal with another Spelman tradition - probation! We did man- age however to live through Fresh- man year and complete our initiation into the Spelman Sisterhood. akWIUI' 1' :'EN R ULES8 U 12 Otclock curfew weeknights; 2 Otclock weekends. ZJ Sign out before you leave. 30 Sign in when you return. 4t Male visitors out of the dorm by 11:30 pm. 5t Observe quiet hours. altUNWRfl'TEN' RULESj't 60 No rollers in the cafeteria. 7t Don't drink the punch at parties. at Doth be seen on Morehouse's campus when the sun comes up. 9t Don't get caught climbing in or out of dorm windows. 1CD Don't hang at the Front gate. Trying to Get Over Officer: Excuse me young lady, but I have reason to believe that you have fraudulently acquired several meals from this institution For the past 3 weeks. Student: But officer I haventt done anything. Dining hall attendant: Including placing an 87-88 meal sticker on 88-89 ID

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26 DORM DIMENSIONS Dormitory life at Spelman Col- lege is very diverse. Just as each woman at Spelman is unique 50 is each dormitory. It is communal living of dorm life that allows for the forming of lasting friendships, clothes swapping, laughter, tears Student Life I ililil iii: lel Ii I ! Ii Ilil 3i I III III lili' W. 531:: and cram sessions. The ladies of Abby Hall diligently studying on the front lawn, where else can you soak up the sun and enrich your intellect simultaneously. Howard Harreld ladies enjoy hanging out on the front steps of their dormito- ry, observing passers by while conversing. Inside Manley Hall we find someone attempting to study amongst her clutter. All of these women are taking advantage of the Spelman utopia.