Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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The Activities COHHGCtiOh Activities at Augustana often meant choosing between doing your homework or attending a concert, play. iecture, or even participating in an event For exam- ple. Homecoming provided students with opportunities to sing. yell, canoe down the slough. create the best heat and much more. But before even Homecom- ing came along, there was Orientation weekend to think of. And of course, along with that came Outdoor Education and an abundance of activities outside in the warm September sun. The Activities Fair gave students both new and returning to take a look at what the various organiza- tions on campus had to offer. Freshmen particularly had numerous activities to partake of. As the year roiled on, many more events took place to encourage student involvement. The Theater Department heid several auditions everv quarter for roies in piavst Cubom and other campus organizations sponsored events such as the Dance Marathon, Octoberfest, video game contests. and the All School Picnic. The Messiah and Santa Lucia entered 16 ACIIVities the lives of mahv during the Christmas season. And throughout the vear the athletic people interested in playing against their own were abie to take part in intermurai activities from basketball to swimming. UMOC tUgIv Man On CampUSl was another Augie actiVitV which took place in the Spring. in this contest students got to see the worst Side of some of the Dar- ticipahts. Ah activity which took place in the Faii was Asian Quarter. Selected stu- dents who took this trip were enriched with foreign experiences and untimited adventures in other countries They brought back to the rest of the student bodv and faculty exciting photos, stories and knowledge. For the seniors. probably the most waited for activity was graduation. They began feeling senioritis from day one of the 1985-198a school year, and their tri- umphant day was feit by all. All ih all, Augustana Coilege's activities offered something for everyone if h0t everything for someone. The unknown Augie student provides a hit of entertainment a: the Homecoming Veli With his comical disguise The Outdoor Education ieaders let ioose their energy one last time for their hicture after a week- end of Furl'fllled activities

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Orientation Opens New . Chapter For Freshmen a. AS 580 freshmen watched their over- ioaded suitcases and stereos enter their new dorm roomsr the reaiity of being in coiiege finaily hit them. Orientation week- end was designed to bring the feeling of unity within the freshmen so they wouid feel at home in their new atmosphere, Along with meeting roomates, the new students estabiished new friendships in their adyisirig groups which were com? posed of two upperciass peer advisers, a facuity advisor, and about ten freshmen. The theme, 'iOff and Running, somewhat described how busy the freshmen were throughout the weekend. Friday consisted of moving in, tearful goedbyes, and Casrno Night Westerlin Thoroughly invoiyed in Outdoor Education. these student-s cheer their group on during one of the many activities Outdoor Ed leader, Phil Hodgkinson, has trouble being serious expiaining the next actuwty. This orientation QfOUD eniOVS a DinilC-Stvie meai at the ., cafeteria tabies transformed into black, jack tables and roulette wheeisr The freshmen were set free With their monopoly money to gamble the night away. The rest of the weekend included iiCalifornia Night? a picnic at the home of faculty advisers, dinner at President Tredway's, and outdoor education. As upperclassmeh walked through the campus, they may have noticed freshmen chasing a medium baii around the world, or Hopping a parachute up and down. These activities of Outdoor Educa- tion marked the end of orientation week end and the beginning of a new chapter in a freshman's iife - hi5 enroiimeht in col- lege. home of their advrsnr, 12 OrientationfOutdoor EU wnw