Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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REALIZATION It ' s All Falling Into Place As soon as the freshman class descended on the formerly serene and orderly campus of Agnes Scott, it began to experience doubts and problems. Almost every one of the Scottish Highlanders was more than a little nervous about her new life here. The new room- mate, a questionable social life, more than four-hundred faces and names to connect, and mountains of aca- demic and extracurricular responsibilities piling up all contributed to that easily recognizable Freshman Look. Sporting the latest fashions, complete with wrin- kled brows and glazed eyes, the freshmen withstood countless dorm meetings, Honor Court meetings, class meetings (interrupted regularly by the Sundance Kids screaming meaningless rhymes), book discussions, and library tours. Yes, if a girl can go through all these endurance tests she can definitely make the grade at ASCI Still, doubts existed in the minds of many new stu- dents. Was this really the place to be for the next four years? Will college life be as exciting and mind-opening as Mother always told me? Can I handle all the aca- demic work plus the extra things 1 want to do? Can my roommate and 1 survive an entire year together, adjust- ing to each other ' s habits and pet peeves? For most girls, these puzzles were settled within the first two or three weeks of school, and almost everyone came to the same conclusions: the work could be handled, the Scott environment was likeable, Scotties were likeable, and college was turning out to be even better than they had expected. Yes, they were cut out to be Scotties. For the upperclassmen, the return to campus was a homecoming. It was exciting to see all the close friends from past years and to see how they had changed over the long summer. At first, it was difficult to understand their new commitments to boyfriends, or the changes in status of previous beaux, but it was a new year with old haunts to visit and familiar objects to unpack. It was time to start out all over again. Out came the comfort- ers, distinguished by the battle scars from study ses- sions and study breaks, out came the old books, marked and bent with use, and out came the old pictures and posters, once again serving as decorative master- pieces. It was funny how everything seemed to fall into place, unchanged and stable. Friends had matured or grown in some ways, yet it was surprising how easy it was to return to the normal, if somewhat erratic, colle- giate scene. Concentrating on the present problems of academic life, the upperclassman Scottie looked to the future with serious consideration. She was being led, step by step, into a vast and confusing world outside the secure cocoon that she knew so well. But, when the time came, she would be ready, and her wings would be strong enough to carry her over any weather.

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Agnes Scott One of the main comments we at Agnes Scott hear from visitors, both male and female, is how close every- one is on campus. Close, we say, That ' s because we are all sisters of sorts! And while these sorts vary, each is just as special as another. What type of sisters do we have at Agnes Scott? Let ' s take a look . . . 1 .Sophomore Lisa Bowers is a Sigma Alpha Epsi- !on little Sister at Tech. ' j} Kappa Alpha Liitls Sisters Karia Sefcik, Jackie Umfladfer, snd Barbara Caulk stand with their Big Brothers enjoying the fraternity of the KA house. i) One of the many projects in which Little Sisters are involved is the preparation of special meals for the brothers. A welcome change from their usual fare. The Little Sister . Have you ever noticed how many fra- ternity-jerseyed girls there are running around campus? Well, the students occu- pying those jerseys are usually little sis- ters at Georgia Tech (and sometimes Emory) fraternities. While being a Greek doesn ' t appeal to all Scotties, many out- going girls find it to be a great social outlet and a fun way to be involved off campus. They help at the house, party with the brothers and take part in rush. What better way not only to make new sisters out of fellow Agnes Scott girls, but also to gain fifty or sixty new brothers at one shot I