Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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FRESHMAN CAMP STEERING COMMITTEE-Row 1: Dave Fell. sec- retary-treasurerg Dave Stooos, Sue Berllen, co-chairman: Jerry Jarnee son, Jlm Bannon, co-chairman. Row 21 Marilyn Schwanz, Shelby Frosh Camp Sees Record Freshman camp, which took place the Weekend before school started, accommodated a record 225 campers and 30 staff members at YMCA Camp Crosley on Lake Tippecanoe near North Webster, Purpose of the camp is to introduce frosh who were leaders in HS to college life. Counselors were campus leaders, and activities included speakers on Freshman camp counselors Phll Dawkins, Barb Eberhart, Carol Ryker and Dick DeCraene lead a buzz group to answer college life questions. Smith, sponsorg Dave Clayton, Dr. John Dooley, soonsorg Dr. Margaret Knueppel, sponsorp Dr. John Klern, sponsor. 225 Campers all phases of college life and recreation such as dancing, swimming and boating. A final campfire closed the session from which frosh and counselors went directly to campus. Dancing was a part of the recreational program at freshman camp. Here camper Ron Guldone dances with counselor Barb Eberhart.

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Lambda Chis, SEC Put Q - RW, V 2' '. --A-M ' f '- Ja. ' W' ' . kiwi in ' '1 5 2 ' , 'W ' '1 Q,-' 5 Q' Tom Caton and Phd Dawkins help freshmen Pat Shorter and Ginny Atkinson move into the dorm un the Lambda Chl Operation Sullcase Out BSTC Welcome Mat Two events helped show that Ball State had out the red carpet welcome mat when freshman and upperclassmen came to campus in September. Men of Lambda Chi Alpha gave freshman coeds more than the traditional friendly Hi of greeting through their annual Operation Suitcase. The coeds found moving into their new homes a lot easier and more enjoyable as the Lambda Chis in- vaded the no-man's land of women's residence halls carrying suitcases, garment bags and the thousand- and-one other items so necessary when a coed makes her debut on the Ball State scene. Later the Lambda Chis followed up their initial welcome with their annual freshman women's tea. Student Executive Council QSECJ officially wel- comed the entire student body with its annual all- school mixer, which took place September 10, the first weekend of school. Students were every place a person looked and that night plenty of looking was done as upperclassmen sized up the new fresh- men while freshmen did the same where sizing up their own positions was concerned. lt all fell under that ever-popular activity known by Ball Staters as bird-dogging. For those who could find a few square feet of floor not occupied by conversing students, there was Dan Sherry's combo provid- ing music for dancing. Ball States gym has more room for standing than for dancing at the all-school mixer sponsored bythe Student Executive Council. wiv he fa. it , xi ,X