General Motors Institute - Reflector Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Fresh . Orientation IC Weekend Saturday, September 28, was just the beginning for a new batch of techers. The Student Orientation Committee (SOC) arrived bright and early to help the incoming fresh- men adjust to their new surroundings at GMI. SOC buddies helped by moving luggage into the residence hall, serving at the President's reception, and giving tours to freshmen and their parents. Highlights of the weekend included a dance Saturday night and competitive games between units all day Sunday. The combination of these activities helped to make everyone feel like a winner! 4 WINNING COMBINATIONS io WRK S a Aine Sy

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What a Combination! Career Oriented Gumpers originating in Flint, Michigan, and what more could you ask for?? Some view us through those stereo-type eyes: “GMI students: a sober, goal-oriented group with little interest in poetry, sports, or campus politics. They begin a twelve week semester of hybernation and grogily emerge to re-encounter the corporate world. Their entire curricu- lum is centered around chasing electrons, calculating gear wobble, designing widgets, clocking conveyors, and imagining the ‘right’ management style.” Some of us challenge this view strongly, feeling it portrays our life as being cold, sterile, and so career-oriented as to eliminate any interest in other creative or personal activities. Others sadly agree. That does not, however, mean that our educations begin and end on that note. But, face it, the opportunities facing the “Corporate Gumper”’ provide a horizon of opportunities and winning combinations. Not all of us will utilize our degree, some may, others may use it simply as a stepping stone. Regardless, what one gets out of GMI is a matter of personal choice. The poor quality of student life at GMI has been a hot topic of discussion for years on campus, but still a great number of students cannot see past the apathy and emptiness they encounter. They walk away with bitter memories of the “institute”. On the other hand, many have found real life inside these brick walls—real friendship, fulfilling activities, and the intense (as opposed to well-rounded) education. The attitudes of the people that make up GMI are diverse, the expression of them, personal. The 1986 Reflector has given individuals a chance to express and explore their feelings, their own interpretation of the “GMI Experience’, their frustration and loneliness, their relationships or lack of them, their successes or failures. It is the synthesis of the many winning combinations in our daily lives, of our time at GMI. TABLE OF CONTENTS THEME 4 LIFESTYLES IS ACTIVITIES 24 PEOPLE lOO QUEST WINNING COMBINATIONS 3

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GMI Campus Candids ge ou GIUT For most students, college is a transition between roles: adolescent to adult, dependent to wage earner. It is characterized by quiet moments influenced by books, teachers, roommates, and friends. The days seem too short to get everything accomplished and still have time to enjoy themselves. Yet students find the time to catch some rays on the beach, socialize in the Sunrise and Sunset rooms, and do alittle “research” in the library. Wherever students are, there’s a picture to be taken (and it was). The combination of work and pleasure is viewed as a part of successful student life at GMI and has resulted in many winners. WINNING COMBINATIONS 5