Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Tofal UniversiTy Educafion AloouT The hole in The wall, well I was hiTTing a Ten- nis ball and . . .The plasTer oTT The ceiling? . .. The guys upsTairs were running in place and . . .oh yeah, The whiTe spoTs on The Tile, The aTTer-shave loTion Tell off The dresser. Ending The school year for residenTs was The check for room damages. ln addiTion To Tallying cosTs Tor repairs Tor each room, The examinaTion proved one Thing. STudenTs do live in Their rooms. The residence hall provided sTudenTs wiTh more Than iusT a sTorage area Tor Their belong- ings, iT was o sTorage of friendships, hardships, good Times and bad. Primarily, dorm life TaughT The parTicipanT To be on his own. No one was around To keep his room clean, To geT him up in The morning, To see him off in The evening. STudenTs began Their les- sons in adulT educaTion The firsT Time They enTered Their room. CooperaTive living, sharing, laughing TaughT Them To enjoy Their TirsT chance To live on a campus. Close! space wasn'f always whaf was expecfed, but if generally sufficed Space was af premium when The campus was rampaged by monsoons. .M ei Midnighf fire drills were seldom welcomed by unsuspeding coeds. 5252255 Inferior design gave a clue fo the personality of each room's owners. 'K 5- 4,7771

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Residence Hall Experiences Contributed fo Y 'hi Residents in Noyer shunned the Joe College role for an evening and enjoyed themselves in high fashion-Harold's style. Hard days ol classes and studying were valid excuses lor some relaxing. For Hire: One maid, experienced rugeshalcer. Dvnus,.,,,,,,,,, A ,V ' ' , 'ffvpyq B I : ' i , xiii ' Q i It 5. 1 Lounges witnessed pensive, pouting, cheerful moods of its residents in its universal role as an entertainment and recreation center.

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7ii,i , Greek Life Contributed i I to Social, lnlellecluol -e y Development in M embers G. misi K 1' x f 'W' N055 If- Q ?'Q Knowledge ol the Greek alphabet, in itself, is not o vital necessity to students on the university level Q ' of education. But to o certoin percentage ol this I some campus, the olphobet holds within it the nomes of hundreds ot lroternol organizations. Boll Stote's Greek system was still in its developmental stages, its reolm encompassed o minority of the campus, but they contributed o weolth of ossets not only to the campus but also to the surrounding oreos. They contributed to the campus with their dcinces, variety show, fish fries, watermelon feasts, and other sociol events. They sponsored food drives, and collected monies for various charities during the year involving groups outside the compus. What 1 f is o Greek? He can most eosily be defined os someone Mp, -f striving for sociol ond intellectual development while growing in maturity, giving and receiving from a bond ol sisterhood or brotherhood yet remoining o contributing port of the totol university. l so glg. .l ., Grades had to be made belore members could enjoy the Greek social life. l Social adeptness was forfeited for a good time when sorority members physically fOUg'lf for a first place.