Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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Where Are You From? Preparing for the arrival of freshmen. R.A.'s Julie Teal, Tom Adam , Dcde Eades. Anthony Ross, and Dale McAbee meet at Jeff Schenning's home for a steak cookout. Capturing the true spirit of orientation. Gnger Biggs and Jeff Petty get to know each other better. Oricntatlon 21

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On Wednesday, September 7,1983, the class of 1984 arrived on the campus. The fresh faces came from 29 states, one territory and three foreign countries to begin four years of hard work, to form lasting friendships, and to be swept into the whirlwind of activities that is orientation. Orientation always moves at a rapid pace, and as many social activities as possible were squeezed into this year’s calendar. An ice cream social, a square dance, a FUSAB dance in the dining hall, a pep rally and a football game gave the students the opportunity to meet their fellow classmates and to adjust to Furman life. After the president’s reception on Friday evening. the new students used their own creativity to throw brother sister hall parties. Lane Kent, a freshman from Marietta, Ga., commented, “None of us had time to think about being homesick; I hardly had time to sleep.” The busy orientation schedule, however, included more than just social activities. Students spent time taking placement tests, meeting their advisors, and pre-registering for the first time. The orientation staff and other upperclassmen also enjoyed the week’s activities, although they had a different viewpoint. The week may be fun for us, said Paul Moore, an R.A. from Longwood, Fla., “but for the freshmen it’s something really exciting. They’re beginning their careers at Furman, and you just can’t match their excitement and enthusiasm Cindy Roberts Bringing out hidden personalities, freshmen punk out at a brother sister hall party during orientation. Serving refreshments at the President’s reception. Cathy Morrow and freshman John Marino get punchy. Greeting the new freshmen. Mrs. Johns fulfills one of her many responsibilities as the first lady of the university. En route to a brother sister hall pajama party. Kelly Prindible. Debbie Cann, Beth Hensick. and Nevanne Hensley undress for the occasion. 20 Student Life

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T-shirts Making a statement of the unique living arrangements. Allison Hintze and Emily Burry display the hall T-shirts of E-200 South. A coed dorm on the Furman campus? Temporarily, at least, yes. In order to accommodate all of the students who were promised dorm space, the Office of Residential Living had to temporarily reorganize conditions in both the men’s and women’s dorm complexes. The reason for the increased number of students was threefold. First, only one-half of the students who had planned to transfer from Furman did so. Next, more freshmen were accepted, and finally, more of the freshmen who were accepted chose to attend Furman. “The statistics of the past simply did not hold true, said Phil Howard, coordinator of residential life. “We always plan for a certain percentage of the freshmen accepted to cancel their dorm reservations in order to attend other schools. Very few freshmen cancelled during the summer. however, and the Residential Living staff had to devise an alternate plan in order to house everyone. The plan required a bit of reorganization. New furniture was purchased, and all of Poteat Hall was tripled, as were scattered rooms in the women’s complex. Finally, E20OSouth was converted into a women’s floor. According to Grisell Collazo, resident assistant on E200-South, the arrangements worked well. She commented that many of the men learned to appreciate having the women around, especially at laundry time. The students handled the situation very maturely, says Mr. Howard. But men were reminded that the arrangements were only temporary. Hank Hinnant CNyByrd Contemplating room assignments. Phil Howard faces the tough job of squeezing everyone into rooms.