DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Sophomore Derrick Osborne watches 1 game from the benc 4 Opening

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More Than Youid Expect From . . . Life At DePauw n August 25, 1984, 600 freshmen arrived to begin their college ca- reers. Expectations varied, but few people really get what they expect from college. First there was rush, pIacement tests and orientation. Would anyone believe college would be so much work? Then classes- began and DePauw wasn't so much fun anymore. Over time however, some freshmen discovered ways to make studying bearable. They joined the up- perclassmen and hung out with the books at the Hub or socialized on the second floor of Roy 0. Library. The freshmen soon memorized the phone numbers of every pizza place in Greencastle and every flavor of Delaney's ice cream. They could locate the boulder, the owl and the Iate-hours room. And they knew what Mofo and S 8: M really mean. Through the year, freshmen exper- ienced those unique activities e ali-cam- pus picnics, kiss-ins, Monon Bell, and Winter Term parties -w that make De- Pauw life special. No matter what happened to each stu- dent this year, it had to be more than you'd expect from life at DePauw. - Becky Fleming These students heid a taiI-gate party before the Monon Bell game. -

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More Than You'd Expect From . . Students Like These erhaps the most vivid im- age I have from my fresh- man year at DePauw was a conversation I had during Orien- tation Week with a girl going through sorority rush. I asked the girl what she thought about DePauw, and she promptly answered, It's the Barbie and Ken doll school of the Midwest. Horrified, I won- dered what I had gotten myself into. Barbie and Ken doll A porn squad entertains the Tiger fans at ime to the tune of Dan Hannats marching I. school? Could there be any se- rious students at a place like this? The rest of my freshman year dampened my hopes. Reports that Color Me Beautiful was the bestnselling book at the DPU bookstore didn't help, nor did statements like I won't be in class much this week - it's hell week. I began to resign myself to the fact that DePauw would always be in a little bubble. Then one day a faculty mem- ber confided in me how he viewed students at DePauw. He said he gave them a personality grade in addition to a letter grade. One could be a GP, an L, or an I. A GP was a grade-pusher tself-explanatoryL and L was like- able, and an I was an individual e according to him, the highest mark he could give. He assured me they were out there, and I set out to find them. Slowly I discovered there were many people that I met in classes, in activities, and socially, striving for something higher than the glitter and the greek letters, people who were able to put DPU in perspective, and re- alize a world out there that was just waiting to be experienced. The individuals are here, every- where, the problem is you just have to see them. Certainly, not the kind of people you would expect from a place like this. - Ken JIennison s t;- Opening 5