University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Jason Englander fills his South Forest apart- ment with the essentials: clean shirts, a soft comforter and Diet Pepsi. Monica Jaffee I Mil o vin Students Settle in after the Summer Overstuffed U-Hauls and double parked cars with blinking hazard lights line the streets of Ann Arbor. Students in cut off jeans and over- sized T-shirts hoist cardboard boxes. The city becomes a scene of chaos, clutter and confusion. Students would like nothing more than to see old friends, start classes, and hit the first fraternity party but there are boxes to be hauled, rooms to be set up, books to be bought and shopping to be done. Being subjected to swarms of fran- tic students attempting to simulta- neously establish themselves, is enough to disenchant anyone. Heavy traffic and bad tempers add to the chaos. The moving-in formula holds faithfully: heavy boxes plus cranky parents equals mass confusion. Seth Ader, first year student and Alice Lloyd resident affirms, Moving in day was pretty bad. Dorcas Blue, first year student and Betsy Barbour resident, did not think the day was so dreadful. There ' s not really too much you can do to change it, Blue observes. It ' s going to be hectic no matter how it ' s done. Apartments allow students a little more flexibility. I arranged to move into my apartment a few weeks early, said senior Ann Lambrix. Unfortu- nately, allowing students to move in early is not common practice for all management companies. O.K., unloaded boxes and poster rolls litter the floor. UPS counts its profits. Will boxes and suitcases be- gin to unpack themselves? Fat chance. I was the first one to move into my room, exclaims junior Miriam Win- ter, and the last to move my pile of clothes into the closet. Friends call- ing and party planning ulti- mately delays the unpacking process. For some students, orga- nizing rooms ranks right up there with midterms. The experience is not quite as bad for others. I was excited to unpack and set up my room, asserted Blue. This enthusiasm quickens the process and gets stu- dents to those first parties without thoughts of unpacking in the backs of their minds. Students do what they have to do. One last dinner on Mom and Dad puts an official end to summer. Bring on the school year! vRobbie Lambrix and Jennifer Aliotta ...heavy boxes plus cranky parents equals mass con- fusion. The end is in sight! Joel Katz helps a friend with the final loads. Monica Jaffee 12 Michigan Life

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rientation The Summer Before.. It ' s the summer before your first year of college. You arrive at East Quad. Nervous, tired, and hungry, you haven ' t been able to eat or sleep for the past couple days. You wonder. Will I get the classes I want? How will I do on my placement exams? Will I meet anybody? Relax. There ' s no need to worry - you ' re at Orienta- tion! For incoming freshmen adapting to a 35,000 student school is a big adjustment. Barry MacDougall, Ori- entation Programs Coordinator, de- scribed Orientation as among the most thorough and comprehensive T introductions to the University. A separate par- ent Orientation program was also featured. McDougall noted that over 2,000 parents participated. In the space of four days, students became involved in a myriad of activi- ties. In addition to placement test- ing, peer advising, registration, cam- pus tours and speeches, students played the new Game of Life. De- signed to introduce students to real life situations , it taught orientees how different aspects of campus life con- Half the people come to orientation to meet people, not to get classes. nect. For example, students consid- ering rushing a fraternity or sorority learned that time spent rushing could affect their grade point average. Paul Feschuk, LSA senior and ori- entation leader found the orientation program an improvement over his own. In the past, they held [foreign language] testing on the second day and people were already worn out. Now you take your tests right away. This sets people more at ease. Although many students worry about taking care of business , Paul notes that half the people come to orientation to meet people, not to get classes. Freshman Rachel Pinsky agreed that orientation was a great way to meet people. Feschuk finds that one of the big- gest challenges is trying to make it across campus to the MLB this fall without being asked ' Weren ' t you my orientation leader? ' Orientation served as an excellent introducion to the campus and its facilities. It fulfilled its most impor- tant objective: to help incoming stu- dents. For the most part, it also put fears to rest. Suzi Salib felt she was more prepared by going to orienta- tion. However, it was kind of long. As for CRISP? It was not the hellish experience it ' s made out to be. T David Jorns Orientation 11

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Jl V ' S i Mike Katz plans to keep his kitchen clean. T Monica Jaffee Eileen Engel can ' t believe she signed a lease for a third floor apartment. vMonica Jaffee Hot weather, heavy boxes and one too many trips fatigue Beth Steensma. -r Monica Jaffee Moving In