East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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The lucky few. Students that had their parents accompany them to ETSU had extra helping hands to carry the necessities. Ron Campbell Ron Campbell Traffic Jams And Suitcases In late August, the peace and tranquility of the ETSU campus slowly disappears as first one, then two and finally hordes of cars invade the Campus. This fiasco lasts for the better part of two days. As traffic jams are cre- ated, students fight for choice parking spots, park in fire lanes as well as re- served parking spaces and double park indiscriminate- ly, knowing that they may very well return to their car and find a white slip of paper plastered to their wind- shield, a gift from the ETSU campus security. Upon finding a parking space in the vicinity of their dorm, students must then make numerous trips to their cars and back, and after Climbing several flights of stairs, they eventually move all of their treasureci belongings into their newly assigried rooms. The job of unpacking turns out to be a little more exciting than the packing it- self. Students are then faced with the challenge of turning a cracker-box sized room into comfortable living quar- ters for the next nine months. a Arranging the room to suit both roommates, deco- rating the walls and deciding on which desk, bed, closet, etc., belongs to whom must be done at this time. Once students are finally moved in, they may relax for a while or go off to mingle with friends and prepare for the semester to begin. - Deanna Lyerly TRAFFIC JAMS AND SUITCASES 29

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28 STUDENT ATTRACTIONS Everythinghs settled. Once the de- cision as to where to put every- thing has been made, roommates can settle down to some intense textbook scanning. Three's a crowd. Taylor Hall's James Lowe, Mark Northern and Chad Correll Hshoot the bull in one of the many menes two-people dormitory erooms that housed three people. Ron Campbell Moving in. The beginning of a new semester means lugging boxes stuffed with personal belongings up numerous flights of stairs.

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A QUICKIE FOR FRESHMEN Ron Campbell A Applause. Students wishing for a standing ovation could get one dur- ing Playfair in the amphitheatre. Head over heels. The Fun and Games segment of Preview includ- ed the Body Pass. Students were passed from one end of a line of students to the other end. 30 STUDENT ATTRACTIONS Preview for incoming freshmen was a tremendous success this year, according to Preview Staff members, comprised of upperclass- men and university staff. The universityls annual four-day orientation pro- gram included many new ac- tivities from last years Pre- view and provided freshmen with a quick look at ETSU life. Playfair, a group partici- pation activity, and an ETSLI version of Family Feud highlighted the week. Playfair, which was held in the amphitheatre, made everyone loosen up, lose a few inhibitions, run around and enjoy themselves. Some Playfair activities included dividing into groups by the month of your birth, giving spontaneous standing ova- tions to whomever was brave enough to stand up and ask for one, and the final event e a game of llAmoe- ba Tag. Family Feud, one of tele- visions game shows, distin- guished Preview as an unfor- gettable experience. Battling for the champion- ship, the liWorm family and the HShoe family guessed the survey answer of more than 600 Preview participants. Family mem- bers gained control of the questions by catching a bounced ball. Director of Housing Har- vey Steele, who acted as host Richard Dawson, pre- sided over the pressure-filled crowd charged with ilWorm and ilShoe'l chants. The llWorm family even brought along their mascot -- a live worm - to the game, but after answer- ing five questions, a winner was decided. By the score of 42-12, the iiShoe family walked away the winners. Campus tours were also led by the Preview staff. The tours combined fun with a Chance to learn the campus layout of buildings. An open-air dance in the Brown Hall tSCience Build- ingl atrium, featuring the group Radio One, served to i both cap off Preview plusl welcome returning students. 1 Though plagued with a slow 1 start, the unfailing combina- tion of a beautiful night, lots of students and a live band did the trick, and by the end of the evening, all of the par- ty-goers in the atrium were rockin' to the music. 1 - Lin Ruys Eddie Montegomery Carol Thagard