Guilford College - Quaker Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Getting Started On August 23, a dreary Thursday morning, the campus of Guilford Col- lege became the scene of rampant fear, dispair, excitement, relief, panic, major concerns, and lots of hard work. That ' s right, it was freshman orientation time. This year a majority of the 355 incom- ing freshman and transfer students were greeted on campus by 42 smiling members of the Student Welcoming and Advisory Team, or SWAT for short. Clad in longsleeved bright red shirts with their names on the front, each SWAT member did his or her part to welcome the parents and students to campus during the busy four days of orentation. As Paula Swonguer, the SWAT coordinator, stated, I think it went very smoothly. We seem to have an exceptional group of freshman and a super SWAT team. For the new students, orientation in- cluded such memorable activities as the movie Stripes, Group Games on the lawn of Milner, student prop night which produced some unusual skits, a pig and poultry pickin ' , a Hawaiian dance, and best of all no mathematics placement exam. However it wasn ' t all fun and games. Students had to endure the check-in line with its embarrassing ID machine, the usually long line to purchase the required books at the bookstore, the initiation into the scram- ble system of the cafeteria, reading, English, and oral language placement tests, the hope I get all my courses registration line, IDS group meetings, and the realization that upperclassman return to campus on Sunday. And of course there were many other aspects each new student had to be concerned with. For example what if my room- mate beat me to the room and got the good side of the room? Will I be able to fit my stereo in the room properly? I wonder if my roommate smokes? And of course each student had to face the dreaded fear that just maybe he or she did not bring enough posters! Getting started at school during those first few days was not easy, and classes hadn ' t even started yet. But believe it or not, everyone survived. Taking i load of luggage i Its experience the ) Binford. freshman and Dny of carrying everyth- up many flightt of stairs. Room ke vs a re ha nded h .li n Donathan to awa,. ins freshr Here Bon Tie W er re eived he rs and prepares t . he ad to vards B nf .rd while other St udents wait behi d h r. m ..».- 1 Lan be a trying tin le. David Marradiscov- Ma ny books and lots of monev. that ' s w awaits to be infor Tfied by Derek Maingot the new student in the bookstore at the s t he has been shut out of his desired class. sen- ester. Here Mrs, C calculates the total nber of books for a concerned student.

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Welcoming students back to school in August. Van- guard, a Winston-Salem based band, took the stage and provided plenty of heavy rock for students to dance to. Having played at previous Guilford Serendipities. the hand and audience knew each other well enough to en- able a well received presentation of material including Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath renditions. Vanguard was more than able to kick off the fall semester in the right direction. On the same night that Prince was | town. The Maxx was able to draw a lar berger for their show which included a of Prince ' s own song Delirious. ' ing£ clowns, and flashers. Though students found themselves often heading outside for a quick blast of cool night air, the dance was easily a success. Near the end of the semester, stu- dents were also able to enjoy the Bin- ford sponsored Christmas Formal at the Hilton. A large student turnout combined with more of Steve Montgo- mery ' s music created another fantastic time. Not to be easily forgotten at both this and the Halloween dance was when the theme from Hawaii Five-0 and Surfin ' USA were played, male stu- dents threw their bodies on the floor so that other students could stand surf on the backs of those on the floor. Upon witnessing this, one hotel employee shook his head with utter amazement. Is this what college kids do for fun? And let ' s not forget midnight bowl- ing! For the cost of renting shoes, stu- dents quickly discovered their ability, or inability, to strike pins with a ball that the finger holes were too small in, all at the odd hour of 2:45 am. Whether it was a movie, a dance, out- door day, a concert, or just a game of Trivial Pursuit, students did their best to break free from the monotony of study, study, study. Who said there ' s no social life at Guilford? The Good Guys from Virginia came to Guilford October and delivered a strong sound mixed with i influence of both reggae and rock. The X-Teens came to Stei variety of danceable music night ' s worth of enjoyment. One of the most unusual and popular ad sented in November by The Maxx. Their sho a crisp selection of hit songs intermixed wi light show, matching blue satin pants, nearb choreography, terrible jokes, and even a ju Needless to say, they put on a hot show.

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Seated for a photo. •lav Inglin smilt s while Boh White focuses fur just or e of the ma ny ID ' being made. In the background othe students v atch V tfith mild ap- prehension. Twirling an umbrella. Juliette Rosier uses her imagi- nalion to find a use for her prop while Tobi Peck looks on. Prop night was an evening where SWAT groups were t;iven a number of props to incorporate into a quick skit. Carrying a towel between them, Sam Longmii Suyen Schotborgh race towards the finish line for the many games held on Milner lawn. Holding a bamboo stalk, Becky Spencer demon- strates a possible use for the prop to Martha Clark. Prop night brought out many unusual skits and personalities with the winning SWAT group portraying a clever skit. The Wicked Waitress of Oz. Freshman Orientation 11