Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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Sophomores and freshmen enjoy Mix Week together. here Is pictured the annual hay ride event. Skip Willuim Be t j»cll Seniors wait in line patiently for the 1:00 opening of the doors so they can register for fall term classes. The last phase of registration is completed for Tracy Ballcw and Nick Torcllo as Lisa Muse answers another student's question. 16 Registration Orientation Bo l .»ell

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KELLY GREEN The Return of the Horse ... Accompanied by the roar of the crowd, the Paladin white horse returned for the home opener against East Tennessee State on September 19. Athletic Director Dutch Baughman arranged for the return of Furman’s mascot. a Paladin riding a white horse, who had been missing from the games since 1977. Baughman searched stables and horse shows and finally found the horse. Jim and Jodi Watson of Taylors. S.C.. agreed to bring their white Arabian. Kelly Green, to Paladin home games. Jodi Watson, wearing the helmet, cape and shield, rode the horse around the end one when the Paladins scored. Karen Casey Kelly Green and her rider. Jodi Watson, stand alert tor a possible score. Photo by Mike Zarin. The Paladins have scored again 3S Kelly Green, the mascot, races back and forth on the sidelines Photo by University Relations. Some of the Royal Ambassadors, a group of Baptist young men. surround the horse in a friendly gesture during the Appalachian State game. Photo by University Relations

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Starting All Over — A Brand New Year Orientation, that exciting week that the 1981 freshmen had been eagerly expecting all summer, began on September 9. 1981. On move-in” day. nervous freshmen unpacked bags, met roommates and said goodbyes. All day. one could see excited, sad. astonished, overwhelmed, but most of all. new faces. Orientation was a fun week in which everyone was a professional college student” attending no classes yet. but having a good time. The main events of Orientation were the beach disco, the square dance, the cidermaking party and the reception with Dr. Johns. Also, each freshman met with his advisor for breakfast to discuss his classes. Later in the week was a picnic and a scavenger hunt. Mixed in with all the fun were the dreaded placement tests. After classes began, the sophomore class sponsored Mix Week, a time for freshmen to meet more upperclassmen. Activities included a barbecue cookout. an ice cream social and a hayride to the mountains for a watermelon feast. The freshmen's orientation into Furman's academic life, however, came on hectic Registration day. Some freshmen, who had been in line since the crack of dawn, could be seen with pillows and blankets. Students rushed up and down the halls trying to find the classes they wanted and to get their ID's and meal cards made. Orientation. Mix Week and Registration were exciting times for freshmen—filled with fun and new people. When classes began on September 15. 1981. college life had really begun for the freshmen, and they were ready for it! Carla Cumarda Phi Mu Alpha brorher Jay Holmes convinces some freshmen to buy a subscription to the Greenville Ntws anil Piedmont. Ik PowcU Registration Orientation 17