Wesleyan College - Veterropt Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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September brought a new class of Green Knights to Wesleyan. Their first few days of college life were spent in the orientation meet¬ ings of the new peer counseling program, and with enthusiastic upperclassmen. All Wes- leyannes were welcomed to Macon by local businesses at the annual Merchants Festival. The Oval Hall was filled with displays showing merchandise and services available in the area. Fall Convocation on September 4th opened a new decade, and the 145th academic year, of Wesleyan history. Dr. Kayron Me Minn gave the convocation address on the role of the liberal arts institution and its relevance to our lives. During the convocation an honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities was conferred upon Teh Ming Pao, president of Wesleyan ' s sister college in Taiwan. The final week of orientation brought sur¬ prises for the new Green Knights as they were introduced to the tradition of Rat. Members of the Wesleyan Community have questioned the controversial aspects of Rat, and were now giving the class of 1984 a chance at this brand of “sisterhood. ” The state of Willet Library was another Sep¬ tember surprise. The long-promised new car¬ peting was finally installed during the first few weeks of the term. The basic inconvience of a topsy tervy library kept students, professors, and the hard-working library staff busier than usual until the needed addition was complete. 1 Flora Hasty models a street length dress at the CSA fashion show held September 10. 2 Teh Ming Pao and President Hicks greet the college community at Fall Convocation September 4 3 The Tri K seniors march to the Porter Auditorium to hear an address by Dr Kayron McMinn, the first female academic dean in Wesleyan s history. 4 Assistant librarian . Susan McCreless. shuffles books in the library while workers install new carpeting. 5 Parents of incoming freshmen gather early Sunday morning to settle their daughters into dorm life 6 Visiting artist, Adrienne Anderson seen here with Lib¬ by Bailey, poses before one of her paintings at a reception given in her honor. SEPTEMBER September Greets New Class And Year 20

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New Green Knights Come To Campus Freshmen began their college days in a new orientation program re vamped by the counsel¬ ing office. Each day was filled with testing meeting with faculty advisors and administra- tion. Students had the opportunity to meet area ministers at a special picnic and local businesses at the annual Merchants Festival. Meeting other freshmen, organizing dorm rooms, finding mail- boxes and learning new rules were no small feats for freshmen. The final event of orienta- tion was registration-lots of confusion and frus¬ tration in an attempt to match classes, hours numbers, and the professors your peer counsel¬ or told you to get were a relief to complete Some fun thrown in by the peer counselors rounded out an informative week for the newest Wesleyannes.