Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Steven King Mark Kiingler Steven King Mark Kiingler

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Freshman Camp As they wander around... So many lasting and meaningful friendships began at freshman camp. Maybe it was Ixrcause evenone had something in common right at that moment. They were all alone. None had ever experienced college before. Gill it mutual nervousness that brought everyone together. For most, it was a great experience. There were so many people to meet in what seemed such a short perkxl of time. F. very one was friendly l)ecausc no one tried to distinguish between the CFA crowd and the CIT and MCS crowds, and H S.-SS crowds. At freshman camp, everyone was equal. It was an experience not unlike going to camp as a kid. First there was the bus to loaded with piles of sleeping bags and pillows...and people. Then there were the counselors; those crazy people who volunteered to go to school early just to help the freshmen survive their first year. It didn't matter that most were only a year older than you. they were in charge because you were completely clueless as to what to in this new situation. They were there to talk to about what life was. going to Ik- like in college, to make friends with, and to play silly, but fun. games with. Freshman camp is an experience that every camper- rememlxrrs as their first impression of Carnegie Mellon. .1 . (• Klin filer

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Moving In We brought it all Moving in., the only time of the year when one flight of steps seems more like ten. Your door opens, in many cases, to a hollow, unfamiliar room, cluttered with a jumble of mismatched furniture. You mumble to yourself something derogatory about university housing and then proceed to slide of lx of junk through the doorway. For the next week you probably arranged and rearranged all of the stuff brought from home. Some of it probably never found it’s proper spot. But face it. o matter how much trouble dragging your whole life from the car or storage room up to your room, moving in is exciting. It is a chance to create and design a living space which truly reflects ones own personality. Chris DeGracia