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

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A Beginning FIGHT! During the alumni picnic for the freshmen, shepherd Elian Thompson battles . . . wrestles . . . and goes down with the killer inflatable snakes. Round and round and round they go — when it will stop, no one knows! Michele McGurk and Toni Merritt wait patiently to be let off the spider ride at Carowinds. Step right up folks! Freshmen relax in the after- noon sun as they stand in line for drinks during the alumni picnic. Orientation — a freshman's first col- lege word. Its true meaning, however, came from the experiences that all new college students go through. Orienta- tion began on August 21, 1985, as freshmen lugged all of their prized possessions up to their new rooms. Then came the long-awaited moment of meeting that special person who was awarded the honor of being your room- mate. Then everyone climbed into their bed and awaited the new days of college. Freshmen met new friends through such activities as the alumni picnic, 1 □ Orientation

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 Donlyn Utchford Katta Reed Donlyn Litchfond Donlyn Uccdfond WFT - 4 Donlyn Litc ifond “My life is one big meeting. said junior Susan Cook. It does seem that way — if you're not meeting a friend for lunch or going to a club meet- ing. you're meeting for class. That's why students appreci- ated the opportunity to ex- press themselves, do some- thing different and have fun. Student life brought the familiar activities such as orientation, Rush, dance weekends and May Day. But. there were a few changes like spending the day at Citadel. fix-Nup Morrison week and listening to Kelly Ryan [Student Activities Director] laugh. Although the structure of student life remains the same, the pattern within the frame is constantly changing as the students themselves change. Student Life Division 9

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 To Change group meetings, going to Discovery Place to see life in the beginning and lumping out of buildings at Woody Woodward’s Outdoor Center. |j Orientation introduced the freshmen to the beginning of new life and started them on the road to maturity. They were on their own, trying to make new friends and decisions about just what they wanted to do and how they were going to meet their goals. But. in the end, they discovered . . . Queens Is It!! Eva Hill Freshmen, shepherds, and orientation leaders climb aboard as the WBT Fun Bus prepares to take them to the alumni picnic. Take me out to the ballgame! During the Charlotte O's baseball game, Angie DeBord, Toni Merritt. Pam Reynolds and Sarah Thomas attempt to prove they have the most spirit for the prize of a hat — a Charlotte O's hat, that is. Orientation 1 1