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

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New Faces - Open Houses Queens students Jennifer Garner, Leslie Owen, and Ming Ying Chan, fill part of their duties as hostesses by ac- companying their prospective students on a hayride during the October Open House. Alan Flora talks with two prospective students during registration at an Open House.

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Camera-shy Thom Gill is caught trying to hide from a camera in the bookstore. Enjoying the social part of meal time at Queens College are Michelle Wilder, Erin Gregg, Anne Irwin, and Olja Luketic. 21

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Grace McWhirter, Sara Himelrick and Jane Casto make plans for their guests during dinner at the Web. Tyrus Talley is excited about being a hostess and proudly displays her Welcoming sign. The Admissions Office offers five Open Houses each year for prospective students. High School students interested in Queens come and spend time on campus and are introduced to the opportunities Queens has to offer them. Current students serve as hostesses. Each hostesses is given a prospective student to spend time with and help find where he or she is going. At four of the Open Houses, the hostesses also keep the pros- pective students overnight. This gives the students a ch- ance to experience “dorm life.” and observe the day to day ac- tivities of current students from a closer viewpoint. During the Open House a student may also have a scholar- ship interview, an admissions interview', or audition for the musical department. The students are also given an op- portunity to sit in on classes and hear teachers for themselves. At each Open House, one major activity is planned for hostesses and prospective students. These have included a guest performer, attending a drama production, and the Morrison Love Feast in December. Open Houses are designed and run by the Admissions Core, a group of select students w ho have interviewed for their positions. They keep everyth- ing running smoothly. Each Open House is planned to give prospective students a chance to see Queens from various points and observe it from all aspects. Through this, the deci- ding process may be narrowed down, and the students will have decided if Queens is the college right for them. Open House guests got a chance to meet other prospective students during the hayride.