Georgia Institute of Technology - Blueprint Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Georgia Tech is an institutiong it has rich traditions, buildings and pavement, and an excellent faculty. But above anything else, Georgia Tech is its students. It is the students which give life to the classroom, give meaning to the traditions, keep the vitality of the Institute intact. If it is the student body which is the real heart and motivation force of the school, then it is surely the diversity of this population that gives Tech its unique character. People of all walks of life at- tend Georgia Tech - there are those for whom the school is a twelve hour plane flight, while for others, it is nothing more than a twelve minute ride down I-75. Rich and poor, different nationalities, different religions, different values - Tech is an amalgamation of them all. Textbooks, classrooms, and mechanical pencils - Tech is this, but it is also much more. Put to the test of time, the friendships fostered here will outlast the course material studied. Activities outside of the classroom are the ones which make life at Tech special, and vibrant. Georgia Tech is truly unique as a university. lts low tuition makes it accessi- ble, while its reputation and caliber make it covetable. As a result of these two fac- tors, people of tremendously varying backgrounds choose to attend Georgia Tech. The effects of this mixture are manifest in the unique quality of Tech's student life. These different exposures combine to create a unique atmosphere under which tomorrow's technologists and managers can mature. TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: Members of the Fraternity of Kappa Alpha lay siege to the Dean of Students in celebration of their Old South Weekend. Fireworks highlight the end of a successful pep rally. BOT- TOM, LEFT TO RIGHT' Lynn Cassell lets a frisbee fly in the heart of Yellow Jacket Plaza. A barrage of balloons signals the beginning of the 1982 version of the ever-popular Fiamblin' Reck Parade. FASET holds a lunch.

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A-aiu-40' .ati 3 JW M MQWM Familiarization and Adaptation to the Surroundings and Environs of Tech: by its name, the FASET program purposefully created large expectations, which it must fulfill. This tour de force which the ad- ministration has developed is unique in its standing among the nation's freshman orientation programs, most others simply do not attempt the feats of testing, orien- tation and acclimation that the FASET program does. ln two and one half days, the dedicated and hard working staff of FASET propose to turn a naive high school senior into a worldly, or at least more worldy college student. FASET attempts to provide a subtle in- troduction into college life for Tech's in- coming students. Organizationally, it is a well developed itinerary of events which consists of aptitude testing, informational lectures, and recreation. FASET is a mini-Georgia Techg a Tech devoid of homework, perhaps, but it has the tests, the education and the social environ- ment. The FASET staff is professional and effective. They serve to form a subtle buffer between the new student and his destiny at Tech. What is miraculous about FASET is not that it tries to encompass so much in such a short time, but that by and large, it succeeds in doing it well. TOP, LEW TO RIGHT' Jeff Cooper gives the lowdown on Tech. An introduction to lines during orientation. A hungry freshman licks his lips. BOT- TOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: A FASET group relaxes in the grass. The tour of campus begins.