Chicora College for Women - Nods and Becks Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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Get on Track with the Queens Connection Freshman lennifer Anderson discovers a new game to play with a baseball bat from her coaches Tammy Breneman and Stephanie Sam LEFT First things first, Beth Roberts unpacks her Cosmo before anything else RIGHT Paige Orrie and Phyllis Bruice take a ride on one of the horses at the alum picnic Orientation 11

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Tm T 7 don't know what I'd do without those girls in the blue t-shirts. A freshman's father Frankly, a lot of people wouldn't know what to do without Orientation leaders. For one thing, the new students would have to unload their cars by them- selves. There would be no ice cream social, no cam- pus tour guides, and Dean Kerr would have to teach Violent Love to the new students. The hard work and FUN began August 23 for the Orientation leaders. During the two-day workshop that preceded orientation, the leaders were taught new games, learned about the psychological as- pects of Orientation and strategies of handling a group of new students. On August 25, the new students arrived. Around 11:00 a.m. it began to rain, but it didn't dampen the spirits of the orientation leaders: they continued to bring stereos, teddy bears, and clothes to dry safety. The leaders' job of helping out didn't stop after the big move-in: they were always around to help answer questions, lead campus tours, and participate in games. Basically ori- entation leaders are around to help make the transi- tion from leaving home and going to college a little more bearable. Fortunately, the only activity planned during Ori- entation was not unloading cars. The Orientation Committee, composed of four students, Cathy Jea- kle, and Dean Kerr, planned a great variety of activi- ties. Some of the planned events were an ice cream- goodbye party for the parents, entertainment by the leaders and committee in Tillett, a city tour, a picnic at Park Road Park, a Charlotte O's Baseball game, a movie at the Cinema and Drafthouse, and an unfor- gettable trip to Carowinds. Overall, Orientation '83 was a success. The mon- ey and effort put into Orientation really showed this year. said Leader Tammy Breneman. It was an im- provement over past orientations, which is a good sign for the future. Maybe the enrollment will grow. — Allison Lyon ABOVE: A turtle always adds “snap to a dorm room according to Cathr Poral. RIGHT: Bryson Coffee helps Public Safety officer Sara Minnis direct cars in and out of the parking area during the move in day. 10 Orientation

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It was the highlight of the freshman orientation at Queens College, and I missed it! That is the trip to Carowinds on Sunday, August 28. That morning I went to my church, which is in Charlotte, because it was Homecoming Sunday. The church is more crowded on Homecoming Sunday than any other Sunday except Easter, and I had to sing in the choir. That, plus the fact that I was joining a brand new Sunday School class of which my mother is the su- perintendent meant that it was a day I could not miss. Clad in my Queens Orientation T-shirt, blue shorts, and tennis shoes, I left the big church picnic early, at 1:15. When I drove up to school at 1:451 got the distinct impression that I was alone. I ran up to my room to see if my friends had left a message on my door telling me where to meet the bus. The message on my door was that they left at 1:15 in- stead of 2:00 as originally scheduled. More surprising than the message was the fact that my door was open! My roommate, Michele, and her family had just arrived. I was so glad to see Michele because I had been without a roommate for the three days that I had been at school. Besides, the prospect of spend- ing all of Sunday alone in the dorm was less than thrilling. After unpacking, we all took a tour of the campus, guided by none other than myself. Michele and I drove to my house after her parents left for their hotel, and that evening we went out to cfnner with her family. All went well, and my roommate and I are great friends now. Although I had wanted to go to Carowinds for nostalgic reasons (I used to work there), it worked out best that I did not go. Michele needed me here, and I was glad to be here! BELOW: Kathryn Dunaway and Stephanie Swann: friends through 'thick and muc BELOW RIGHT: At the alum picnic Kelly Lovelace and Laura Wark make one more new friend. 12 Orientation